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Hall Brown Family Law

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Hall Brown Family Law

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Managing Partner: James Brown

Senior Partner: Sam Hall

Number of partners/consultants: 13

Number of assistant solicitors: 24

Number of other fee-earners: 11

Office locations: Manchester, London, Sheffield and Leeds

CONTACTS 

Managing Partner: James Brown

Senior Partner: Sam Hall

THE FIRM 

Hall Brown is an multi-award winning boutique family law firm in Manchester, London, Sheffield and Leeds offering best-in-class advice on a full range of family law services. Every member of the team, from Partner to Personal Assistant has been handpicked with the aim of offering clients the highest level of legal expertise, service, and the best possible outcome. They specialise in all areas of private family law. Every lawyer is recruited from or worked at a ‘top tier’ family law team. All partners are recognised as leading experts in family law.

Hall Brown Family Law was established in April 2016 by Sam Hall and James Brown with the aim of delivering outstanding service and excellent family law advice to clients.Prior to establishing the firm, Sam and James had been recognised as being amongst the best family lawyers in the country by the leading legal directories.

The Hall Brown team pride themselves on providing the same level of care and service no matter who the client is. They have acted in a large number of complex and high-profile cases, representing clients in the Supreme Court, and regularly acting for celebrities and sports-stars.This is not, however, all they do.The hardest cases are not necessarily those involving large amounts of money or media interest.Hall Brown has extensive experience dealing with an entire spectrum of families from the Magistrates Court up to the Supreme Court.

During their combined 30 years+ of family law practice, James and Sam have developed deeply-held beliefs about what clients should be able to expect from their family lawyer – beliefs that are shared by every single member of the team. They share a desire to focus on the quality of work and level of service they provide. Their decision to set up their own firm was driven by their desire to have the freedom to invest the time, care and attention they believe clients should be given. In establishing Hall Brown they have gathered around them a team of talented lawyers and support staff – all of whom have trained at or worked at firms regarded to be amongst the best in the country.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK 

Divorce-related financial proceedings, private Children Act proceedings including Schedule 1, pre-and post-nuptial agreements, Civil Partnership dissolution, disputes between unmarried and co-habiting couples, domestic violence and injunctions and alternative dispute resolution and collaborative law.

CLIENTS 

Acts for a wide range of clients from Doctors, teachers and lawyers through to celebrities, entrepreneurs, politicians and members of the judiciary. The firm has dealt with cases with a value of up to £1 billion. Notable public cases include acting for Stacy Giggs (wife of sportsman and celebrity Ryan Giggs).

INTERNATIONAL 

A partner in the firm is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Many of the firm’s cases have an international angle. Members of the firm speak fluent French.

OFFICES 

Manchester 

Ship Canal House

98 King Street

Manchester

M2 4WU

(T: 0161 804 7000)

London 

1 Bedford Row

London

WC1R 4BU

(T: 020 3927 4500)

Sheffield 

Fountain Precinct

Balm Green

Sheffield

S1 2JA

Leeds 

St. Paul's House

23 Park Square South

Leeds

LS1 2ND

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