Nockolds LLP Family Law Surgery

Book one of the limited spaces in our free surgery here: email Debbie at dt@nockolds.co.uk or phone on 01279 755777

Nockolds LLP (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/index.htm) will be offering the chance for visitors to London’s Starting Over Show on March 7^th to receive a free consultation on areas surrounding relationship breakdown such as:

• outlining separating options for the client including divorce,
• contact issues with children,
• grandparent contact issues,
• and International issues surrounding divorce such as legal interpretation and translation.

Our highly qualified and experienced Family team (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/personal/family.htm), are able to offer both the collaborative and traditional approaches to divorce in line with our belief that each client requires a tailored approach according to their personal circumstances.

Contact us at Nockolds on familylaw@nockolds.co.uk or phone on 01279 755777 – or pop in and see us at the Starting Over Show in London on 7 March 2010, or in our offices Market Square, Bishops Stortford, to find us click here: (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/maps.htm)

As a leading recommended Legal 500 firm of Hertfordshire Solicitors, Nockolds LLP, are renowned for their superior expertise and experience across the legal spectrum. We specialise in all aspects of business law (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/commercial/index.htm) personal legal services (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/personal/index.htm) and International matters (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/international/en/index.htm) as well as offering tailored legal advice to core industry sectors throughout the UK.

Situated just off the M11, next to London Stansted Airport, we are ideally positioned to manage work within the UK and Internationally.

Contact us at Nockolds on familylaw@nockolds.co.uk or 01279 755777 – or pop in and see us at the Starting Over Show or in our offices Market Square, Bishops Stortford, to find us click here (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/maps.htm)

Book one of the limited spaces in our free surgery here: email Debbie at dt@nockolds.co.uk or phone on 01279 755777

Meet the team

Lynn Cowley heads the Family Team, International Team and Personal Injury Team.

Lynn graduated from York University in English and Politics. She qualified as a Solicitor in 1989 whilst working with Hertfordshire County Council, and gained a postgraduate diploma in Local Government Law and Practice. She joined Nockolds LLP in 1990 and became a Partner in 1997.

Lynn works on a variety of contentious matters including high value ancillary relief, family law, and children’s matters. She also set up the firm’s International Department, currently led by Alfonso Valero.

She is a member of the Children’s Panel of the Law Society
Lynn speaks fluent Spanish and is a Parent Supporter and Committee Member of Cantate.

Find out more about Lynn http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/lcowley.htm

Peter Dodd has been a Partner in Nockolds LLP Solicitors since 2004 and specialises in dealing with high value matrimonial assets. Pete is a trained collaborative lawyer and set up the Hertfordshire Family Law Collaborative team last year, which he now chairs. He also set up a local Resolution group in 2007 for Hertfordshire. Originally a Psychology graduate from Bristol University, he then completed the Law Society Finals at the College of Law in Guildford.

His expertise is in all areas of private family law including: Divorce and finances, Disputes about children, Family breakdown (married or unmarried), Inheritance Act disputes.

Peter is a member of the following professional bodies: The Law Society’s Family Panel, The Law Society’s Children Panel, Resolution Member, Collaborative Lawyer (Resolution) and

Find out more about Peter http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/pdodd.htm

Francesca Cozens joined the firm in March 2007 as a newly qualified solicitor. Originally a sociology and law graduate she went on to achieve a distinction in the Legal Practice Course at College of Law in London.

Francesca’s expertise is in general family law and her work includes divorce and resolving financial matters, disputes about children, cohabitation agreements and cohabitation breakdown.

Francesca is also a member of Resolution, an organisation seeking to promote mediation and conciliatory solutions to family law matters.

She was raised in Brentwood in Essex and in her spare time she enjoys travelling and visiting the theatre.

Find out more about Francesca http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/fcozens.htm

Carolyn is an experienced lawyer, specialising in family and matrimonial work, including children matters arising out of separation and divorce, financial aspects of divorce and property matters relating to cohabitees.

She is a Resolution member and is a collaboratively trained lawyer. She is committed to the Collaborative Law approach. She aims to combine practical legal advice with a sensitive and understanding approach to clients.

Carolyn is a member of the Hertfordshire and Cambridge Collaborative Family Law Groups.

Find out more about Carolyn http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/chanes.htm

Maria-Christina Peyman first joined Nockolds LLP as a Trainee Solicitor in 2002 and qualified as a Solicitor in April 2004. She graduated from Thames Valley University with a degree in Law and Spanish language and then completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford. Maria-Christina originally qualified into our Matrimonial team and is a Member of Resolution.

Maria-Christina is fluent in Spanish and attended the University of Oviedo in Northern Spain as part of her degree

Find out more about Maria http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/mcpeyman.htm