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Monday 16 November 2009 2:05 PM
Specialist family law firm Woolley & Co has further expanded it’s presence in the Midlands with the appointment of family solicitor, Sharon Brassington.
Sharon, who joined family law specialist Woolley and Co in October, will work from her base in Bulkington, Warwickshire covering clients across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Sharon attended Nuneaton’s Nicholas Chamberlaine School, in Bedworth, before heading to North London University and the then York College of Law. She had decided at the age of 14 that she wanted to work with the law and the majority of her training involved working in the area of family law which is why she decided to specialise.
Sharon from the firm who specialise in divorce, family law and financial settlements, said, “It was something I really enjoyed. I found it much more interesting than wills and probate and conveyancing. Family law is about meeting all kinds of people who are in difficult circumstances. My role is trying to be a lot of things to that person - not just a lawyer, but an advisor and a confidant. You give legal advice but also a lot of sympathy,” said Sharon, who is a fully trained collaborative lawyer, a member of the Family Law Panel and a member of Resolution.
Collaborative law is taking off in the UK after coming over from America. It encourages the parties, together with their legal advisors, to reach an agreement without having to spend the time, money and upheaval of going to court to thrash things out.
Sharon added, “It is a much nicer way of dealing with disputes and more and more people are seeing the benefit of this. It backs up the work I do with the Family Law Panel and Resolution, always seeking amicable ways to sort out a divorce and exploring all the options. Lawyers who do not specialise in family law might not always do this.”
Sharon heard about Woolley & Co the expert family law firm, through new colleague Claudette Jaggard-Inglis, who works for Woolley &Co in Lutterworth, and is looking forward to the challenges of running her own home office.
“I wanted to work for a firm that is forward thinking. It is a different way of working and an exciting way of working,” she added
Woolley & Co has 18 senior level family law specialists working from satellite offices across the Midlands, South, South West and East. It has just published its third book – Exploring the Myths about Divorce and Separation – which can be ordered free here.
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