With an abundance of ‘high-quality and highly respected lawyers’ in its ranks, the three-partner team at family boutique Grant Stephens Family Law has the strength-in-depth to handle a tremendous range and volume of family law matters, combining a ’tireless work ethic with real empathy’ to good effect for a client base that includes many high-net-worth clients. ‘Enormously experienced’ managing partner Grant Stephens ’always offers clients reassurance and gets to the nub of the case straight away’, including a significant number of high-value and complex matrimonial cases for clients in the media world. Drawing upon a breath of experience in court work and mediation, Lisa Evans ‘brings a calm and measured approach to each of her cases’, including on matrimonial finance and civil cohabitee disputes. The ’very sensible and down-to-earth’ Matthew Wells is also a key member of the team and favours a conciliatory approach, if possible.

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Testimonials

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  • 'I found Grant Stephens Family Law to be outstanding. They are a firm with great values and it is clear their standards are set exceptionally high in all areas.'
  • 'Now a heavy-weight family firm in Cardiff. When against them, you know that they will be a professional but tough opponent, and when instructed by them, you know that the case will be well supported and thoroughly prepared.'
  • 'The firm has a number of very experienced practitioners and invariably attracts high-net-worth clients.'
  • 'Grant Stephens is enormously experienced, he always offers clients reassurance and gets to the nub of the case straight away.' 
  • 'Lisa Evans has expertise in both matrimonial finance and also civil cohabitee disputes.'
  • 'Matthew Wells is very sensible and down to earth.'
  • 'Nia Thomas brings a wealth of experience particularly in the West Wales market. She has a sound understanding of business matters.'

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Grant Stephens, Lisa Evans, Matthew Wells

Other key lawyers

Nia Thomas, Bethany Davies, Nel Roberts, Lowri Walters