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Machins Solicitors LLP Offices

LOCKHART HOUSE
295 - 299 HIGH STREET
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJ
England
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Kathryn Ainsworth

Work Department
Family
Position
Managing Partner and Head of the Private Family Law Department
Career
Kathryn qualified as a solicitor in 1995. She joined Sumner & Tabor as a partner in 2000, having previously practised in Cheltenham then Aylesbury. She became a partner in Machins following the merger of the two firms in May 2012. Her specialist practice areas include divorce and family law.
Memberships
Kathryn is a Member of Resolution
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
(Hall of Fame)Machins Solicitors LLP‘s law team is ‘at the top of its field’, with broad capabilities in both public and private family law. Kathryn Ainsworth heads the private family law department in Berkhamsted, and is described as ‘quite simply one of the best solicitors in the business’ whose team often assists business owners, farmers, and international clients. In Luton, Children’s Panel member Sarah Ashby heads the public department, often acting in matters concerning international and step-parent adoptions. Berkhamsted’s Richard Phillips advises on nuptial agreements. Having joined the group in July 2023 from Stowe Family Law LLP, Sadie Glover is particularly experienced in short marriages. Reena Vadera joined the Luton team in May 2023 from IBB Law along with Laura Martin-Reed in September 2023 from Family Law Group, further strengthening the firm’s children law offering.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Private client
- Hall of Fame South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate