Fielding ‘a wealth of experienced advocates’, Hall Brown Family Law’s team is led by Alison Fernandes, who is based in Sheffield, and includes consultant and key practitioner Martin Loxley. Fernandes specialises in complex financial remedy cases involving pre-marital assets and the team was recently bolstered by the arrival of consultant Zoe Round, Emma Hubbard and Melanie Hadwin from Irwin Mitchell. The practice is well equipped to handle a range of family law issues, with niche expertise in wealth protection and surrogacy law, among other areas.

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‘A wealth of experienced advocates make this team second to none in this area. Between them, they cover a wide range of issues facing clients in the family law arena and deal with them expertly and diligently.’
‘Emma Hubbard manages her clients with such tenacity and diligence that makes her stand out in the field. She is supportive and sensitive with clients dealing with difficult emotional situations, but at the same time will be able to fight for what's needed.’
‘I have nothing but utter praise for the Hall Brown team. Their attention to detail, compassion, communication and honesty make their services, in my opinion, second to none.’
‘An experienced team with in-depth knowledge in all matters relating to private law.’
‘Emma Hubbard is tenacious and extremely thorough in her approach to every case. She is exceptionally good at dealing with private law family matters, both in and out of Court.'
‘The team's major strength at its Sheffield office has been the ability to attract and recruit, within the last 12 months, very competent family lawyers at all levels, including a good number of ex Irwin Mitchell partners and solicitors. With client care running central through its core, Hall Brown will no doubt become the number one specialist family team in South Yorkshire for those who can afford their services.’
‘Alison Fernandes leads the team in the Sheffield office. Friendly and approachable, Alison consistently responds in a timely and constructive manner. Alison adopts a collaborative approach to all family matters and works hard to reduce conflict, finding practical solutions to complex and difficult financial issues arising in divorce.’
'Hall Brown is a boutique firm which has achieved a presence in the family sector of HNW clients extremely quickly. Operating in areas such as Sheffield and Manchester and Leeds, they quickly eclipsed a number of well established competitors.'