‘A stellar firm offering a first-class service’, Hodge Jones & Allen’s family team is headed up by Jacqueline Major, ‘a highly experienced partner’ and qualified mediator with expertise regarding all areas of privately funded work. Vanessa Friend joined the team in February 2024 from Stowe Family Law LLP, heading up the mediation and alternative dispute resolution offering. In October 2023, Manisha Raja joined from legacy firm Axiom Ince.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team are well resourced to cover all client levels, from modest to ultra high net worth clients. They provide excellent advice at all levels.’

  • ‘Jacqueline Major is a highly experienced partner who is comfortable in the most complex financial remedy work. She is not afraid to give direct and robust advice, and will always fight her clients corner.'

  • ‘Hodge Jones & Allen, uniquely, offer a joined up service across commercial, criminal and family law. They have exceptional partners and other lawyers and are able to offer clients a service across all areas.’

  • ‘The family law team has gone from strength to strength under the exceptional management of Jacqueline Major. She is building a top quality team and is a brilliant litigator.’

  • ‘A stellar firm offering a first class service. You are assured that anyone on the Family team is able to offer efficient and effective representation, designed and shown to get consistently good results.’

  • ‘Rebecca Coates offers an exemplary service. Her cases are meticulously and sensibly prepared, and she has a natural ease with clients which provides them confidence.'

  • ‘Kind, considerate, clever and determined. Vanessa Friend is a bit like a swan - calm and serene outwardly, working furiously hard under water.’

  • ‘Manisha Raja is very good with clients: shows a great deal of empathy, is tenacious in dealing with difficult situations, and thinks outside the box.'

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jacqueline Major, Vanessa Friend

Other key lawyers

Manisha Raja, Rebecca Coates