Purcell Solicitors

Established in 2005 Purcell Solicitors are leading family law specialists in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Our boutique firm provides a focused and extremely personalised service from our team of accredited family lawyers. In addition to work local to our office we advise and represent clients throughout the UK and overseas on all aspects of family law via our remote conferencing facilities.

We advise and represent clients where there are family law disputes following relationship breakdown. These include divorce, separation, financial matters, children, and cohabitee disputes. We also assist when families stay together with Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements, Living Together Agreements and Surrogacy.

Our clients include business leaders, senior managers, Company directors and professionals. We have considerable strength in depth in advising on complex financial matters on divorce and separation including businesses, trusts, and pensions. We are regularly referred work by other professionals and members of the Judiciary.

Our Managing Director, Pauline Purcell, has over 30 years experience in family law. Prior to establishing Purcells Pauline was an Equity Partner in a large law firm. She has considerable expertise in high value financial cases with a particular interest in businesses and pensions. She is a family law Arbitrator in financial matters and regularly represents her clients in the Courts and in Arbitration. She is a Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer and committed, where possible, to help resolve matters out of court or arbitration.

Our two other Directors, Mandi Austin and Lisa Buckridge, have been at Purcell Solicitors since the start in 2005, having previously worked with Pauline at their previous firm. Mandi has over 20 years experience in family law, is a collaborative lawyer and an accredited specialist on the Law Society Family Law Panel. She advises on all aspects of family law with particular expertise in financial matters on divorce, children disputes, cohabitee financial issues and surrogacy.

Lisa Buckridge has 20 years experience in family law and is an experienced Solicitor, collaborative lawyer and accredited mediator. She is committed to finding the best solution for clients and has a growing mediation practice helping couples reach a solution on financial matters on divorce and children issues.

The directors are supported by a team of family lawyers offering an expert and extremely personalised service to our clients. We provide clear and pragmatic advice and legal representation tailored to each client and their circumstances. We regularly work with other professionals to assist our clients including family therapists, counsellors, financial advisers, accountants and actuaries.