I am an associate solicitor based in the family team in the Crosby Office specialising in public and private children work.
I completed my Law degree in 2010 at the University of Liverpool and I completed the BPTC (awarded Very Competent), the LPC (awarded a distinction as well as the Highest Achieving Profession of my year) and an LLM (awarded a distinction).
I was also awarded the Rising Star Award at the 2022 Liverpool Law Society Awards.
Outside of work I enjoy playing tennis and attending boxing classes. I also enjoy travelling and learning languages. I have achieved Level 1 British Sign Language and I am currently learning German.
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