Jon Armstrong
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Jon Armstrong has specialised in family work since becoming a solicitor in 1996. He became a partner at Ellisons in 2000 and has been a Collaborative Lawyer since 2005. He uses a realistic and constructive approach, coupled with considerable experience of collaborative and non-collaborative cases. Jon has been a Resolution Accredited Specialist since 2003.

Alison Cantor
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Alison Cantor is an experienced Family Law Solicitor at Thompson Smith & Puxon offering appointments in Colchester and Clacton. She is a Resolution Accredited Specialist and member of the Law Society Advanced Family Panel. Married with two boys, she prefers dancing and stroking cats to housework.

Chris Graves
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Chris has over thirty years experience in family law. A partner in Fisher Jones Greenwood in Colchester, he has Higher Court advocacy rights of audience up to the House of Lords, is a member of the Law Society's Children Panel and an accredited specialist in Children Law and Adoption.

Stephen Harris
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Stephen Harris is a partner at Bates Wells & Braithwaite based in Sudbury. An experienced Children Panel specialist Stephen is alive to the particular benefits for children of a collaborative agreement. Stephen is well placed to offer sensitive advice to parents in the caring professions, law enforcement and farming. An RYA sailing instructor Stephen gets afloat whenever he can.

Simon Osborn
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Simon has over 20 years experience in family law in Colchester and is committed to the Collaborative approach. He is a member of the Law Society Family Panel at Advanced Level and a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Financial Provision and Children. He has practised Collaborative Law since 2005.

Nigel Humphreys
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Nigel is a member of the Law Society Children Panel, a Solicitors’ Family Law Association Accredited specialist, a Higher Court Advocate and collaborative lawyer. He has conducted numerous contested hearings before District and Circuit Judges. He has extensive experience of financial cases and special expertise in cohabitation property disputes.

Ian Richardson
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Ian is a partner in the firm of Sparling, Benham and Brough, and has specialised in family law for 13 years. He trained as a collaborative lawyer in 2005, and is accredited with Resolution as a Specialist Family Lawyer and Family Mediator. Ian can offer appointments in Colchester, Manningtree and Frinton-On-Sea.

Philip Hoddell
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Philip heads the Family department at Birkett Long and has over twenty years experience in advising clients on all aspects of relationship breakdown. Philip believes that clients should be able to determine their own future in the legal process, and welcomes the opportunities that Collaborative law gives for this.

Colin Smith
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Colin leads the Leonard Gray Family Law Team. He has 20 years experience in Family Law. Colin is a Member of the Law Society Family Panel, the Association of Lawyers for Children and a National Family Mediators Association Committee Member. Colin advises directors, family trusts, agricultural and high net worth clients.

Kate Taylor
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Kate is a Family Mediator and has extensive experience in complex financial cases and cases involving children. She is an accredited specialist in financial provision and children, a member of the Panel of Mediators for the Court of Appeal Mediation Scheme and a Board member of the Family Mediators Association.

Jane Wilson
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A Family law specialist since 1987, Jane is joint head of Fisher Jones Greenwood’s Family Team. She has developed particular expertise in high value complex financial cases involving businesses as well as privately owned assets. An experienced and enthusiastic collaborative lawyer, Jane is the Colchester Group’s Liaison Officer.

Nicky Coates
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Nicola specializes in contentious and non-contentious commercial law including matrimonial and childcare matters. She is a partner in Ellisons based at their Frinton on Sea office. Nicola is a member of the Law Society's Children Panel Qualified as a Collaborative Lawyer in 2005. Nicola also specializes in Wills and probate.

Stuart Connal
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Stuart has worked in family law for over 30 years. He can meet clients in the Colchester and Clacton offices. He is a Resolution accredited family law specialist and a member of the Law Society Children Panel. Stuart welcomes the opportunity to use his wide experience with collaborative law.

Patsy Phillips
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Patsy heads the Family Team at Ellisons. She is a long standing member of Resolution, and has been a trained collaborative lawyer since 2005. Patsy sits regularly as a Deputy District Judge. Patsy is primarily concerned with high value and complex financial disputes in the County Court and High Court.

Alison Hanna
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Alison, from County Down, qualified as a solicitor in 1997. Alison joined Goodys in 2000 specializing in family law and trained as a Collaborative Lawyer in 2006. Alison is a member of Resolution. Her interests include horse riding, skiing, hill walking and sketching.

Ben Twitchen
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Ben is from Birkett Long and works in both Colchester and Chelmsford. He is enthusiastic about the freedom the Collaborative Law process offers, and is committed to encouraging this alternative to traditional Court proceedings. He is a member of the Law Society Family Panel. He enjoys golf and travel.

Andrew Stynes
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Andrew has over 18 years experience in family law & is a keen practitioner of the Collaborative model of dispute resolution. Andrew is able to offer appointments in town centre offices in both Ipswich and Chelmsford.