Janet will be able to deal with all aspects of relationship breakdown including divorce, cohabitee disputes, children, domestic violence, property and financial issues.
Ruth Jones, who leads the family team and is also a trained mediator, comments “I am delighted to welcome Janet to the team. It is excellent to have on board someone with Janet’s impressive background in law, together with her mediation expertise. In these current times, couples are turning more to mediation and this is a very exciting move forward for the firm”.
Smith Partnership is a growing regional law firm with offices across the Midlands, including Derby, Leicester, Burton, Stoke and Swadlincote. The firm has 23 partners, and over 100 fee earners who specialise in commercial, private client and criminal work.
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Janet Riley will Head the firms newly established family mediation service, which now sees the firm being able to offer impartial and experienced mediation on family issues for couples across the East Midlands.
Janet is a Qualified Mediator and has joined the firm bringing with her over twenty years valuable experience in law. Her experience in Family mediation has helped many couples resolve their disputes after separation or divorce, by helping them to look for their own solutions, rather than fight about them in the Courts.
