Tony Wood

Family Law

Tony leads the Specialist Legal Aid Team in our Newton Abbot office. Tony specialises in care proceedings where the represents children who are the subject of care proceedings, instructed by their Guardian, parents and grandparents and conducts almost all of his own advocacy.

Tony also deals with other aspects of family law with over 20 years' experience including divorce and separation and matrimonial finance together with representing parents in private law family disputes. Recently Tony has represented both children, parents and grandparents in cases where children have suffered serious injuries and where there has been extensive medical evidence obtained and where the Court have had to make Findings as to who was the perpetrator of those injuries.

Tony is a member of the Law Society’s Children Panel, and has been recognised in the 2023 Legal 500 directory as the leader of the Tier 3 ranked Family team and a "confident and persuasive advocate with a detailed knowledge of his cases."

He qualified as a solicitor in 1988.