Kevin is an expert in all aspects of children law. Kevin has an excellent, dare I say encyclopaedic, knowledge of the law which he uses to put forward arguments on behalf of children.
Kevin is respected for his huge amount of knowledge and experience. He is very committed to the client and very much a leader in the field of international family law.
Janet is fantastic. She’s a great lawyer with great judgement and is very knowledgeable.
Ann Thomson is highly experienced and always achieves the best outcomes for her clients. She is a safe pair of hands.
Ann Thompson is simply unbeatable. She advises across the range of family law cases and offers the complete service to her clients.
Kevin is a master tactician and very well-regarded for international children work.
Jemma is the stand out solicitor for complex adoption, parentage and surrogacy disputes.
Janet is brilliant – she never gives up on a case and fights until the last for her clients.
Hannah is an exceptional lawyer who is caring, considerate and goes above and beyond.
Emma always looks for ways to support the client around proceedings, considering all the options to get the best possible outcome for them.
Catriona Allan is a very experienced solicitor and provides an excellent service to clients.
Trudi Featherstone provides strong, sensible and no-nonsense advice. She is forward thinking and respected by her peers. As an experienced mediator, she has the optimum blend of sensibility and empathy, enabling her to navigate clients through their often complex emotional influences. She expertly guides the clients through the mediation process and will find some common ground.
Thomas Brownrigg is a stand out family lawyer for finance and children disputes. Very good with cohabitation and modern family cases. Technically brilliant with a fine attention to detail. Tremendous lateral thinker. Extremely good at negotiation. Always popular with clients. Very good at difficult, challenging and acrimonious mediation cases.
Kevin Skinner knows everything about international family law cases. He acts for parents and children and has been involved in some of the key cutting edge cases.
Ann Thompson is a legend amongst family lawyers. Her client skills are exceptional and she is one of the most in-demand solicitors in London. She is available at all times of day to clients and goes the extra mile.
Janet Broadley is outstanding in children law, especially in international cases. She is rightly regarded as the best lawyer for representing children.
Jemma Dally is a Star amongst Stars. She works tirelessly for every client and has exceptional judgment.
Emma Sherrington is fantastic in all areas of private and public law children work. Really bright. Hugely experienced.
I believe anyone will be in safe hands with Thomas Brownrigg. An outstanding solicitor who made me feel at ease throughout the hearings and achieved the best result for my family.
Trudi Featherstone is known for her wisdom and thoroughness. A very experienced and accomplished mediator.
It has been incredible to work with Peggy Ray of Goodman Ray.
Her attention to detail is extraordinary. I have felt truly supported in what has been a difficult situation and because of her commitment, I have hope that our family situation can be resolved. A successful outcome for our family is everything to me and I know it is for Peggy too. I’m so grateful. I would recommended anyone to work with Goodman Ray, they are an amazing team.
Trudi Featherstone maintains a strong reputation as a litigator and mediator who handles children matters. She represents clients in a range of matters including cohabitation and jurisdictional disputes. Her experience also covers high-value financial remedy and Schedule 1 proceedings.
Emma Sherrington is extremely experienced and able. She can, and does, turn her hand to the whole range of children work, achieving outstanding outcomes for a variety of clients. Very highly recommended.
Having read your letter I would like to thank you for doing your duties emphatically and supporting me though this difficult time by your professionalism. At a time where I was being judged and condemned by various people you fought my corner I believed at the very least reflected my views and side of the story.
Her experience in international children law is second to none.
“Peggy Ray is a titan in this field – when she says things people listen.”
She knew our case inside-out and was not only a wonderful lawyer, but an empathetic and understanding person to deal with during the worst days of our lives.
Trudi Featherstone is a fantastic mediator. Patient, kind, and supportive, she helps her clients to feel heard as well as to focus on how to reach agreements where possible.
Jemma Dally has a strong practice in issues of surrogacy, fertility, domestic and international adoption, for which sources consider her “a real leader.” Another interviewee notes: “Jemma is highly professional and knowledgeable. She is efficient, reliable and a good communicator.
She’s incredibly tenacious and has brilliant judgement. She relentlessly fights her client’s corner.
Emma Sherrington and Ann Thompson are practitioners who also operate effectively at the highest level in children’s cases, including those with an international aspect, and I have worked in cases in which their effectiveness was well-demonstrated.
Kevin’s written advocacy is absolutely brilliant and on par with leading counsel.
Even if she has to present a difficult position, she does it expertly and brings people along with her. She is very good at case planning and strategy.
She is emerging as someone who is central in the world of family law. She puts a huge amount of work in for her clients and she has a collaborative approach with everyone she works with.
I’m extremely grateful for your diligence, professionalism and calm, pragmatic, straightforward approach.
I think it is the first time we have managed to speak to each other – I am so happy to hear your voice, Hannah! I want to thank you for the incredible work you have done on my case…
Thomas Brownrigg is an excellent mediator. He’s gentle, unassuming, very fair and not knocked off his neutral perch easily. He is a very steady presence.
They are a match for any of the magic circle firms. They have expertise in both children and finance cases and have a significant number of outstanding lawyers.
Sheeja thank you so much for everything you have done, I am beyond grateful. You have been with me for the past 4 years, thank you for having patience with me. Thank you for all the hard work. Thank you for putting ease in my heart every time I was struggling, I promise hearing your voice brought me so much comfort, thank you for all the reassurance. Sheeja I can finally breathe again, I no long feel insane, I feel listened to. I can finally enjoy life. I am finally happy and for that may god always bless you. You saved my life. I love you Sheeja.
Kevin Skinner is genuinely interested in his cases and has a reputation for being involved in the very biggest cases. Kevin also has a particular expertise in cross-border work
Goodman Ray is a hard-working firm. They think outside the box to secure good outcomes for clients.
I think your commitment to victims of domestic abuse is inspiring and all your clients are lucky to have someone like you fighting in their corner.
An exceptional individual who is really well prepared, hard-working and caring.
Janet Broadley is an expert mediator and litigator with vast experience in Hague Convention proceedings such as international abduction cases. She garners praise for her expertise in jurisdictional disputes, and regularly represents parents in overseas relocations.
He’s kind, patient and clever and has all the qualities that you would want in someone representing you at the hardest time of your life. He’s incredibly supportive of his clients
Goodman Ray manage to combine expert legal knowledge with a really human approach to cases which clients appreciate so much.
Trudi Featherstone is innovative, solution-driven driven and down-to-earth. She is vastly experienced and one of London’s elite mediators.
“What stands out is the strong leadership of Peggy Ray and the coherence of the family team. It always feels that behind the instruction of each solicitor, you are getting the Rolls-Royce service of the whole team. Their breadth of practice is second-to-none.”
