The 2026 listing of leading Tyneside & Teeside Family Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family, divorce and matrimonial law matters across the region’s legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Kim Fellowes, Irwin Mitchell
Nicky Hunter, Stowe Family Law LLP
Ian Kennerley, Irwin Mitchell
Leading
Emily Cannell, Mincoffs Solicitors LLP
Sarah Crilly, Stowe Family Law LLP
Scott Halliday, Sintons LLP
Anna Hunter, Major Family Law
Louise Masters, Ward Hadaway LLP
Lesley Monkhouse, David Gray Solicitors
Hollie Murray, Stowe Family Law LLP
Recommended
David Allen, Stowe Family Law LLP
Christian Butler, Knights PLC
Sam Carter, Major Family Law
Jenny Goldstein, Samuel Phillips Law
Katie Machin, Irwin Mitchell
Joanne Scott, Sintons LLC
Elspeth Thomson, David Gray Solicitors
The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce lawyers in the Tyneside & Teesside Metropolitan Area identified by fellow Tyneside & Teesside Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published July 2025
Leading
Emily Cannell, Mincoffs Solicitors
Lucinda Connell, Major Family Law
Ian Kennerley, Irwin Mitchell
Joanne Major, Major Family Law
Lucy Mead, David Gray Solicitors
Lesley Monkhouse, David Gray Solicitors
Recommended
David Banks, Prism Family Law
Sam Carter, Major Family Law
Simon Dakers, Ward Hadaway
Kerry Kelso, Hay & Kilner
Wayne Lynn, Irwin Mitchell
Hollie Murray, Stowe Family Law
Elspeth Thomson, David Gray Solicitors
Andrew Wilkinson, Mortons