England - South East • Private client

Judge & Priestley LLP

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Offering a variety of family services to high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs and professionals, the ‘strong family team’ at Judge & Priestley LLP is described as having a ’real strength in international cases’. Kelly Sharman routinely handles divorce and finance related work, while ‘stand out’ dual qualified (Spain and England) lawyer Maria Conesa Gonzalez heads up the team and has expertise in complex private children matters and disputes involving child abduction issues, the registration and enforcement of foreign orders, and applications for leave to remove. Expert in cohabitation and TOLATA matters Angela Amponsah is also noted.

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  • ‘Angela Amponsah is incredibly friendly. Maria Conesa Gonzalez is an expert at complex children case particularly those with an international element. Kelly Sharman heads up the team with her strong legal expertise and practical attitude to the negotiation process.’
  • ‘Maria Conesa Gonzalez is the stand out of the firm. She is incredible in her practice and very down to earth, making her approachable and a stand out in her field. She has an eye for detail.’
  • ‘Angela Amponsah is a sensitive, diligent and fearless solicitor who always does the absolute best for her clients.’
  • ‘Judge & Priestly has an excellent standard of client care and committed lawyers who always work to do the very best for every client.’
  • ‘Kelly Sharman has done an amazing job building the team, more or less from scratch, whilst managing her own busy practice. A fierce and tenacious solicitor, no-one fights their clients corner as staunchly as Kelly. Maria Conesa Gonzalez is a legal powerhouse! What she doesn't know about International Relocation isn't worth knowing! Angela Amponsah and Yanoulla Kakoulli are fantastic recruits and will only enhance the teams already fantastic offering.’
  • ‘‘Boutique firm which offers great diversity, a real strength in working in teams and excellent client care.’
  • ‘They have fantastic strength in depth and can cover all areas of Family Law to the highest degree.’
  • ‘J&P has a strong family team covering a wide variety of family law issues. The team has a real strength in international cases, and cases where there is the need for expertise in other areas of family law such as divorce and finances alongside the children proceedings.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kelly Sharman, Maria Conesa Gonzalez

Other key lawyers

Angela Amponsah, Yanoulla Kakoulli