Stephanie Hawthorn

What can I do for you

Stephanie is an associate in the Mills & Reeve family team and assists individuals at all stages through a relationship or marriage breakdown, including advising on a wide range of children issues.

She has experience in cohabitation disputes, whether involving children or not, and advises on pre or post nuptial agreement. Stephanie has also supported clients through particularly difficult domestic abuse injunctions.

What do others say

"Stephanie Hawthorn has been fantastic, very hard working, diligent, patient and understanding. She makes sure that everything is done way before the deadlines. Cannot fault her at all, she gives 110% when dealing with me."

"Stephanie Hawthorn is a young, up and coming lawyer who is likely to progress into the premier league of family lawyers."

Supporting your ambitions

Through her experience, Stephanie is keenly aware of the emotional impact family disputes may have on her clients and always works to resolve disputes in a fair and timely manner. She provides practical solutions to resolve matters and to enable her clients to move forward in their lives.

She strives to avoid the court forum where possible, but recognises that litigation is at times required to progress a dispute and reach a resolution that both parties can accept and live with.

Stephanie is developing a broad range of experience in family law, allowing her to support clients through multiple, complex and inter-linked issues.

What else should you know?

Stephanie is a face behind the Mills & Reeve family lawyer Instagram account (family.lawyers) and was previously co-chair of the University of Birmingham's Free Legal Advice Group, working with students to provide legal advice to those in need of it most.

What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Insights from Stephanie

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