K J Smith Solicitors, recommended for its ‘exceptional attention to detail', regularly handles a range of Children Act matters and financial remedy proceedings. The team is jointly led by Jennifer Murray in Basingstoke, Robyn Bowyer in Southampton, and Arabella Turner in Winchester. Bowyer is qualified as a barrister, and has a ’real passion for people', while Turner regularly handles complex Children Act proceedings. Southampton's Derek Parsons is noted for his expertise in cross-border matters, and Portsmouth-based Daniel Norris is a key name within the team.
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- 'The team have great energy and exceptional attention to detail. They want the best for their clients and are always easy to contact.'
- 'Dan Norris is forward thinking, friendly, robust and realistic. He gets the issues which matter and focuses on those for his client. I cannot generally speak highly enough of the K J Smith team, I have found each and every member of staff I have interacted with and worked with a pleasure to work with. They are communicative, responsive, motivated and open.'
- 'Derek Parsons has years of experience and has a wonderfully personable manner. Derek robustly fights his client's corner and is a firm negotiator.'
- 'Robyn Bowyer has a real passion for people. She is a great communicator and adopts a firm and robust stance in support of her clients.'
- 'Derek Parsons is a family focused, sensible lawyer specialising in international disputes.'
- 'Arabella Turner has been very supportive, informative and decisive in what has been a long and challenging family law case. I have appreciated her strength, determination and professional manner. She has been exemplary in her approach to negotiations with extremely combative and aggressive solicitors on the other side. She has remained calm, professional, respectful and always advocated for me in my best interests.'
- 'Daniel Norris has been a star from day 1. When emotions ran high, he kindly diverted me to the matters at hand. I cannot thank Daniel enough for his professionalism and advice.'
- 'Jennifer Murray and Lizzie Dravnieks stand out as solicitors with great expertise in their area. Lizzie combines a very client focused manner with giving firm advice when needed. Jennifer provides great client service, and also has an overview of other cases within her team and supports more junior members if needed.'
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jennifer Murray, Robyn Bowyer, Arabella Turner