Teresa Cullen > Fladgate LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Teresa Cullen

020 3036 7348 tcullen@fladgate.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Family

Position

Partne- Head of Family Team

Career

I believe that fundamental to all family cases is the strategy that is adopted at the earliest opportunity.

Each family is different and each family’s circumstances need a tailored approach, whether that is dealing with matters with the court’s assistance and adopting the court timetable, or endeavouring to negotiate the best outcome for her clients in light of ongoing family relationships.

I am unfazed by complicated trust structures or corporate entities. I feel as at home with the financial complexities as I am with trying to arrange safe and fulfilling relationships for children with both their parents, wherever possible.

I also deal with complex family affairs in my work in connection with claims under the Inheritance Act 1975 and in Contested Probate cases.

I am a trained family (and civil and commercial) Mediator.  I am a Collaborative Lawyer and, unusually, a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist having trained with the Tavistock and specialise in working with couples. These skills allow me to tailor her approach to the individual client with whom I am working, and against the background of their family dynamics, both financial and personal.

For every family, there must be a solution. My role is to help the client, through whichever process is adopted, to reach that solution with as little trauma and delay as possible.

Languages

Italian, Spanish.

Memberships

Member of The British Association of Clinical Psychotherapists; Resolution; International Academy of Family Lawyers and a recognised specialist; International Association of Collaborative Professionals.

Education

Hillingdon Court; University of Westminster (BA Hons 1981).