Family

Elise Alma

Position
Partner

Branch
St Austell

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection, children disputes and financial disputes including pensions. Particular interest in financial dispute resolution including complex settlements and those involving farming or business issues.

Memberships

• Member of the Law Society Family Law Accreditation Scheme
• Resolution – first for family law accredited specialist with accreditation in Advanced Financial Provision, Domestic Abuse and Children Law
• Law Society Children Panel Accreditation Scheme

Year qualified              1987 Year joined Coodes     1987 Other information

• Head of Family Law Department
• Member of the Coodes Managing Board
• Member of Rural Services Team
• Cornwall Law Society Committee member and Past President
• School Governor

Contact

Branch:            St Austell Secretary:       Anna Rickard – 01726 874762 Telephone:     01726 874700

Sarah Evans

Position
Solicitor

Branch
Liskeard

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce and civil partnership dissolution

Contact

01579 347600

Lawrence Ford

Position
Partner

Branch
Truro

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection, children disputes and financial disputes including pensions. Particular interest in child care work acting for parents and children through their Court appointed Guardian.

Memberships

• Member of the Law Society Children Panel
• Advanced Member of the Law Society Family Panel
• Member of the Mental Health Society Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel
• Resolution – first for family law accredited specialist in Children Law and Advocacy

Year joined Coodes 2009

Contact

Branch:            Truro

Secretary:      Sarah Hocking – 01872 246234

Telephone:     01872 246200

Derek Jordan

Position
Solicitor

Branch
Launceston

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection and children disputes

Memberships

• Resolution – first for family law accredited specialist with accreditation in Domestic Abuse and Children Law.

Contact

Branch:            Launceston

Secretary:       Susanne Harris – 01566 770013

Telephone:     01566 770000

Sally McAtarsney

Position
Paralegal

Branch
Truro

Contact

01872 246200

Karen Pritchard

Position
Legal Executive

Branch
Truro

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection, children disputes and financial disputes including pensions. Particular interest in high value financial disputes and pensions.

Memberships

• Resolution – first for family law accredited specialist with accreditation in Advanced Financial Provision, Domestic Abuse and Children Law.

Year qualified              1995

Year joined Coodes     2000

Contact

Branch     Truro

Secretary Annie Watson -  01872 246232

Telephone  01872 246200

Lowenna Roberts

Position
Legal Executive

Branch
Newquay

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, acting for parents in child care work, domestic violence protection. Particular interest in child and financial dispute resolution.

Year qualified              2010

Year joined Coodes     2004

Contact

Branch:            Newquay

Telephone:     01637 878111

Heather Stokes

Position
Partner

Branch
Penzance

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection and children disputes.

Contact

01736 362294

Ian Taylor

Position
Partner

Branch
St Austell

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection, children disputes and financial disputes including pensions. Particular interest in child care work acting for parents and children through their Court appointed Guardian.

Memberships

• Member of the Law Society Children Panel and Family Panel for many years
• Resolution – first for family law accredited specialist with accreditation in Advanced Financial Provision, Domestic Abuse and Children Law.

Year qualified              1991

Year joined Coodes     1999

Other information

• Member of the Coodes Managing Board
• Cllient Care Partner
• Trustee and Vice Chair of Relate Cornwall
• Trustee of CLEAR
• Chair of Cornwall Community Foundation ‘Cornwall 100 Club’
• Deputy District Judge of the Western Circuit (with special permission to deal with Children matters)
• Committee Member Cornwall & Devon Institute of Directors
• Solicitor Representative on the Peninsula Family Justice Council
• Member of the Cornwall Education Business Partnership
• Judge for Young Enterprise Award competitions

Contact

Branch:            St Austell

Secretary:       Shelley Workman – 01726 874764

Telephone:     01726 874763

Julian Tyson

Position
Solicitor

Branch
Newquay

Specialist Area
All areas of family law including separation and divorce, civil partnership dissolution, domestic violence protection, children disputes and financial disputes including pensions. Particular interest in child care work acting for parents and children through their Court appointed Guardian.

Memberships

• Member of the Law Society Children Panel, Mental Health Panel and Advanced Family Panel for many years
• Resolution
• Mental Health Lawyers Association

Year qualified              1992

Year joined Coodes     2004

Other information

• Director and Trustee for Pentreath Industries
• Adult Instructor Cornwall ACF

Contact

Branch:            Newquay

Secretary:       Rebecca Moore - 01637 870740

Telephone:     01637 878111