Porter Dodson LLP‘s family team maintains both a divorce and financial remedies offering and an active child law offering, with clients benefitting from the large practice’s breadth of expertise in public and private matters. Practice head Richard Baker spearheads the team’s financial offering and is routinely instructed by high net worth individuals with domestic and overseas business assets to act in private FDRs, while Rebecca Marshall is a key contact for private and public law child issues, including care work and Children Act proceedings. Cathryn Smith is an expert on pensions issues in divorces.
Testimonials
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‘The company is highly regarded locally and has a range of solicitors and advisers with a wide range of backgrounds and a lot of experience.’
‘I found the practice to be represented by highly knowledgeable and diverse staff. Their strengths are communication, empathy and peaceable advice. Throughout the whole process of my divorce, my solicitor kept me grounded but showed compassion.’
‘Zoe Gaitskell's calmness and ability to put me at ease was invaluable. Her knowledge and ability to explain the process in a way that didn’t leave me confused or stressed was fantastic.’
‘Genuinely caring and understanding.’
‘Porter Dodson is blessed with an impressive group of people who are extremely capable and care about their clients.’
‘Rebecca Marshall is an excellent solicitor - she is efficient, diligent and bright. Hugely impressive.’
‘Zoe Gaitskell is a calming and impressive partner. She brings good sense, empathy and a powerful intellect to her cases. No stone is left unturned and she is tenacious on behalf of her clients. She has extremely good instincts and great client care. I have recommended her personally.’
‘Richard Baker is a knowledgeable and skillful lawyer. He is someone with whom you need to bring your A-game. He is very commercially astute.’
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Richard Baker