Our People
Helen Bowns
Partner & Head of Family Law
Helen Bowns
Partner & Head of Family Law
Shakespeare Martineau Stratford
Helen works with clients to ensure that they are sensitively guided through the complex area of family and relationship breakdown.
Aasha Choudhary
Partner
Aasha Choudhary
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
I am a family law partner and head of the family team in the Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham office, specialising in the financial aspects of divorce and relationship breakdown with high value or complex assets, often with an international element.
James Myatt
Partner
James Myatt
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Bristol
James Myatt is a director, head of the family department and personal legal services, based in the Bristol office. James has over 40 years of experience in family and private client law.
Katherine Marshall
Partner
Katherine Marshall
Partner
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
A highly respected and experienced lawyer, Katherine leads the divorce and family team in Leicester.
Jane Charlton
Legal Director
Jane Charlton
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Milton Keynes
Jane has significant experience of acting for husbands, wives and cohabiting partners on relation breakdown, offering no-nonsense, sensible advice. Jane identifies the issues early and takes constructive steps to achieve a prompt resolution.
Band 1 Individual ranking Chambers & Partners guide 2024 and for previous 10 years.
Legal 500 2024 ranked firm family law, Beds, Bucks, Herts and Middx
Monica Ghai
Legal Director
Monica Ghai
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Monica is an experienced Legal Director in the family team who practices in all areas of family law breakdown and has developed a reputation for providing practical, thorough and clear advice.
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My Recent Articles
- Asian Divorces – Unveiling The Fallout
Sonia Bachu
Legal Director
Sonia Bachu
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau Leicester
Sonia is a key senior member of our family team in Leicester, with a wealth of experience gained over more than 30 years.
Deanna Phillips-Mills
Associate
Deanna Phillips-Mills
Associate
Deanna practices in all areas of family law breakdown including divorce, children matters and resolving financial issues upon separation.
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My Recent Articles
- Jade’s Law – A Pivotal Shift in Safeguarding Victims & Children
Rob Norris
Senior Associate
Rob Norris
Senior Associate
Shakespeare Martineau Birmingham
Rob is a family law solicitor specialising in both financial remedy and children matters. Rob has experience of high-net worth divorces, pre-nuptial agreements, children contact and residence disputes, applications for leave to remove a child within and out of the jurisdiction, child abduction and protective injunctions.
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My Recent Articles
- Pensions in Divorce – The Asset Too Important to Overlook
Samuel Mason
Senior Associate
Sam Mason is a Senior Associate in the family law team based in Leicester. Sam is a specialist lawyer with many years of experience dealing with divorce and financial remedy, and children matters. Before joining SHMA, Sam worked at a leading regional law firm and gained extensive experience in complex high-net-worth divorce and financial remedy cases, litigation, and related disputes. Sam has a compassionate and outcome-driven approach to client care, and is a staunch ally and trusted advisor to his clients.
Laura Kelly
Paralegal
Laura practices in all areas of family law including divorce, resolving financial issues and children matters.