COLLABORATIVE LAWYERS COLCHESTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Fisher Jones Greenwood Solicitors
Charlotte Knappett is a Solicitor and Partner specialising in family law at Fisher Jones Greenwood LLP.
She is a specialist in many areas including divorce, finances arising from divorce, private law children matters, special guardianship, domestic abuse and fertility law. She has received a special mention in the Legal 500.
Charlotte has also conducted International Child Abduction cases, representing clients in the Royal Courts of Justice.
She is a keen and experienced court advocate, and collaborative lawyer, as such she is able to tailor her services to meet the needs of her clients and the circumstances of their case.
During her time at Fisher Jones Greenwood, she has trained many members of the family team and enjoys encouraging personal development. Her love of the law (and being sociable) extends to her role as the current President of the Mid Essex Law Society.
Away from the office she is a keen athlete competing her sport of choice, CrossFit.
Job Titles:
- Independent Financial Adviser
Gary is one of the founders of the business and Independent Financial Advisers of East Anglian Financial Planning Ltd (EAFP).
Gary has been an independent financial adviser for over 35 years and is qualified as a Chartered financial Planner, as well as a Resolution Accredited IFA, a regulated Pension Transfer Specialist and an affiliated member of STEP.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Armstrong Family Law Solicitor
Job Titles:
- Collaborative Lawyer
- Essex Family Law
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Solicitor
- Birkett Long Solicitors
- Head of Divorce Colchester
- Member of Resolution
Mel is a solicitor, partner and Collaborative lawyer at Birkett Long LLP and specialises in divorce and the financial issues that arise on family breakdown. She also assists unmarried couples when their relationship comes to an end. Mel currently leads the Divorce & Family Team at Birkett Long's Colchester Office.
Mel has been a member of Resolution for many years, which is an association of family lawyers who aim to resolve family disputes in a way that reduces conflict. She is also a member of the Law Society Family Panel, which is a specialist family law accreditation scheme and she was recently named in the Legal 500.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Birkett Long Solicitors
Job Titles:
- Head
- Fisher Jones Greenwood Solicitors
- Solicitor and Arbitrator
Simon Osborn is a Partner and head of the family team which is consistently ranked Top Tier in the Legal500 and Band 1 in the Chambers Guide.
Simon has over 35 years' experience in divorce and family law with his expertise lying in high value and complex financial cases, often involving family businesses, multiple properties and pensions.
He is also experienced in cases concerning disputes relating to the property of unmarried couples. Simon is ranked as a Leading Individual in the Legal500, where he is described as being "hugely experienced" and is complimented on his "sound knowledge and pragmatic approach", and as a Notable Practitioner in Chambers Legal Directory where his approach is described as "considered, realistic and strategic".
Simon is a keen Collaborative Family Lawyer and always encourages clients to resolve their differences without going to court.
Simon is also a trained Family Arbitrator and is a member of IFLA (Institute of Family Law Arbitrators) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Simon is primarily based at our Charter Court office in Colchester, where he works alongside members of the Fisher Jones Greenwood commercial team. He also regularly sees clients at the firm's other offices.
Job Titles:
- Solicitor
- Solicitor at Barker Gotelee Solicitors
Sue Wardropper is a Family Solicitor at Barker Gotelee Solicitors and is able to offer appointments at their office in Ipswich. Sue has specialised in Family law since becoming a Solicitor in 1994. She has a wealth of experience in dealing with all aspect of Family law.
She undertook her training as a Collaborative Lawyer in 2006 and is very much committed towards both a conciliatory and constructive approach when assisting her clients.
Sue enjoys the flexible approach which the Collaborative approach provides her clients and has found that it greatly assists parents in being able to continue to co-parent their children together following their separation or divorce.
Sue has also found that the Collaborative approach often produces quicker and more cost-effective outcomes as well as giving greater control to the parties as to both the content and timetabling of the round table meetings.