Family solicitors in Leeds

We take the time to understand what you are going through and know how to help you and your family.

Dealing with the complex and unusual is our normal. Our Leeds family and divorce lawyers have a national reputation for their technical expertise, practical approach and outstanding client service.

Get in touch to learn how we can provide tailored legal support for you.

Award-winning family solicitors in Leeds

  • 91% client satisfaction
  • Top-ranked, widely recognised firm

What services do our Leeds family solicitors offer?

Our nationally renowned Leeds family lawyers get to understand you and the issues that you face. They've helped clients to resolve a wide variety of family law problems:

Our Leeds family and divorce lawyers reduce conflict wherever they can and overcome even the most difficult challenges. Able to call on expertise from colleagues across our national firm, our team will help you to find a way through what you’re facing and look to the future with confidence. 

Who do our Leeds family law solicitors work with?

We work with clients from a wide variety of backgrounds:

  • Business owners, entrepreneurs and their partners
  • International families
  • Professional and family trustees
  • Farming families
  • Sportspeople
  • People with a high profile in the entertainment industry and their partners
  • Medical professionals
  • Senior management and other professionals and their partners

Get in touch

Our team of legal experts are here to support you.
Contact one of our lawyers today.

About our team of family solicitors in Leeds

Our Leeds family law team is led by "next generation partner" and children arbitratorJane Ingleby. Described by clients as incredibly knowledgeable yet compassionate, Jane is particularly well-known for advising on high-conflict children cases and has a growing international practice. 

Working alongside Jane is the "future of family law", Claudia Gilham. Claudia is highly respected for her work with children cases and has a strong reputation for her skill in dealing with cases involving domestic abuse allegations and emotional harm. Stephanie Douthwaite recently joined our Leeds team and is known for her expertise in complex financial cases and wealth protection with clients praising her practical, problem-solving approach. 

Senior associates Nicola Criscione and Ellen Wilkinson complete the team. Specialising in financial arrangements following relationship breakdown, Ellen was shortlisted for the Rising Star Award at the Resolution Awards 2022.

Why choose Mills & Reeve as your Leeds family law firm?

Our Leeds office is a key part of our national, top-ranking firm, delivering award-winning advice for high-net-worth individuals and families. Here's why you can trust our services:

Get in touch with our Leeds team of family lawyers

Only a short walk from Leeds train station, our office is based in City Square. Contact our Leeds family lawyers directly using the photos above or email your enquiry to them using our contact form. Alternatively call  0113 3888440 and speak to our national team.  

What our clients say about us?

“An excellent stand-out team who regularly deal with the most difficult of cases”

Legal 500

“Goes the extra mile for her clients...Her dedication to her clients and their case is second to none.”

Client feedback on Claudia Gilham

“Ellen made me feel empowered at a time when I would otherwise have felt lost.”

Client feedback on Ellen Wilkinson

“Mills & Reeve are the stand-out quality firm in Leeds. They are a notch above everyone else.”

Legal 500

“Claudia Gilham is the future of family law - she has an absolutely phenomenal brain and her expertise is outrageous.”

Chambers & Partners

“Claudia is excellent with the detail of a case. She has real clarity in seeing the most important point and focusing on that. She is very discerning in her case management and analysis.”

Chambers & Partners

“The Leeds team is good combination of great experience and younger fresh enthusiasm both of which are well combined to provide excellent advice and support to clients.”

Legal 500

“Claudia Gilham and Ellen Wilkinson are both leaders in their field – both able to identify what really matters in a case and what will ensure the best outcome for the client.”

Legal 500

Resources

Explaining family law podcast

Facing a family law issue and not sure what's involved? Our podcast is the right place to start.

Family and children blog

Our family and children law blog provides practical advice and insight on a wide range of topics by our family and children lawyers.

Navigating separation survey

Explore key findings from our YouGov survey on married individuals' views on family law issues and dispute resolution.