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.
His breadth of experience allows him to look at the case from all angles and he really fights for his clients.
She is organised, calm under pressure and personable. She gives good, clear advice.
He is highly committed to his clients and pursues their cases ferociously and with total commitment.
Peggy Ray has a powerful and acute intelligence, and grapples imaginatively, with maturity of judgement, and (where appropriate) forcefully with difficult and challenging cases. She is a legendary class act.
Peggy Ray is a phenomenal solicitor and a powerhouse who demonstrates a real warmth and instinct with clients. She has her finger on the pulse of family law, and she takes a robust, pragmatic approach towards cases.
Trudi Featherstone and Thomas Brownrigg are very personable and knowledgeable, and are able to guide their clients with NCDR principles to a reasoned and fair result.
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 is very well-connected in the legal arena with a large choice of barristers, mediators, and judges to pull into the resolution efforts. They have views on skill set and strengths of each individual to work with so that a good choice can be made regarding collaborators.
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.
Peggy is a fantastic advocate whose energy and commitment is unrivalled.
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.
If I can give Goodman Ray more than 5 stars I would definitely do. They deserve more than 5 stars, especially Emma Sherrington. She was my solicitor. She was in constant communication with me throughout the case, and even during her vacation, she used to appoint someone to replace her. She was quick to respond to messages and emails. Very strong and skilled in her field. Her legal view and advice were always on point. I am wordless to thank her. Honestly, I am lucky that my case came to her. and I am pleased to have met her.
Hannah Perry is one of the best public law children lawyers there is. A first choice and a reliable choice. Hannah is technically brilliant with a fine attention to detail. Hannah is a charismatic and persuasive advocate and a tremendous lateral thinker. Hannah is extremely good at negotiation. She is always popular with clients and speaks with calmness and authority that sets the clients at ease. Hannah has an excellent knowledge of children’s law and procedure that is used both tactically and effectively and she is quite commanding in the courtroom and excellent at cross-examination.
Emma is an excellent family solicitor – compassionate and supportive, yet realistic.
Kevin can really cut through things and see the end goal. He is a strategist who is planning how to resolve a case from the early stages.
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
She’s very bright, she’s very astute and she really fights for her clients.
You are such an inspiring lawyer and woman and I hope to one day have a heart that cares and a mind that thinks like yours.
Jemma Dally is a market leader in surrogacy and modern families work. She is enormously creative and always looking to push forward her clients’ cases.
Emma Sherrington – tenacious advocate for her clients; she is a pleasure to work with; always brings new ideas and is a creative lawyer.
…maintains a reputation as one of London’s foremost children’s lawyers. She has a particular specialism in public law matters, which sees her acting on behalf of children and parents in cases of severe abuse that often involve complex medical evidence. Commentators describe her as an “intellectually elegant” lawyer who “guides her clients with the benefit of much accumulated experience and real empathy.
Thomas Brownrigg is incredibly reassuring and able to deal with every aspect of the issues and concerns that come up, meaning clients feel supported.
Their support comes with that extra level of knowledge and experience.
Dear Shabina… you worked incredibly hard to get me back and showed me so much compassion and understanding. You were the one who understood the severity of my situation even when the police had no clue. I think about you most times. I really appreciate everything you have done for me. Without you this wouldn’t have been possible…
“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.”
