Ms Melanie Hadwin > Hall Brown Family Law > Sheffield, England > Lawyer Profile
Hall Brown Family Law Offices
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield
S1 2JA
England
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Ms Melanie Hadwin
Work Department
Senior Associate Solicitor
Position
Senior Associate Solicitor
Career
Melanie specialises in complex financial settlement cases and has a particular interest in wealth protection in the form of nuptial agreements and cohabitation / living together agreements. The complex financial settlement cases Melanie has conducted, have included high value cases involving business assets with multifaceted structures, high value pension assets, and cases requiring close working of lawyers in different specialisms and other professionals including accountants. Indeed, Melanie has excellent relationships with other professionals, and frequently works together on cases to achieve the best possible result for clients.
Alongside Melanie’s financial practice, she also advises clients in connection with private children disputes including difficult cases involving parental alienation.
In particular, Melanie is well known for her attention to detail and meticulous preparation along with a compassionate approach to clients for which Melanie has received glowing testimonials from clients. As a result, Melanie has become a trusted advisor for many former clients, who often return to her when needing further advice or recommendations for other lawyers in other areas of law.
The Legal 500 directory describes Melanie as “one of the best senior associate solicitors anywhere” and “diligent, caring and experienced”. One former client writing “…Her personable approach made a stressful experience much easier to tolerate. It takes a lot to garner my respect and Melanie has earned it in spades.”
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Family: elsewhere in Yorkshire
Fielding ‘a wealth of experienced advocates’, Hall Brown Family Law‘s team is led by Alison Fernandes, who is based in Sheffield, and includes consultant and key practitioner Martin Loxley. Fernandes specialises in complex financial remedy cases involving pre-marital assets and the team was recently bolstered by the arrival of consultant Zoe Round, Emma Hubbard and Melanie Hadwin from Irwin Mitchell. The practice is well equipped to handle a range of family law issues, with niche expertise in wealth protection and surrogacy law, among other areas.