Richard Baker > Porter Dodson LLP > Dorchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Porter Dodson LLP
53 HIGH WEST STREET
DORCHESTER
DT1 1UX
England

Work Department

Family.

Position

Head of Family Department – specialises in resolving financial remedy and cohabitation disputes. Richard is a trained collaborative practitioner.

Career

Qualified 1994; joined Porter Dodson 1996; Partner 2001; Head of Family Department. Current directorships Dorchester, Sherborne and Districts and North Dorset Citizens Advice Bureau.

Memberships

Family Law Panel; Member of Resolution; Dorset Resolution (committee member), Co-chair of North and West Dorset collaborative POD.

Education

Sheffield Hallam University (BA (Hons) 2:1).

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Private client > Family

Described by clients as having ‘an excellent local reputation’ and a ‘client-focused approach’, the family department at Porter Dodson LLP regularly advises high-net-worth individuals, business owners and landowners on a spectrum of family law matters. The practice is sub-divided into two teams, focusing on divorce and financial matters, and children matters, respectively. Department head Richard Baker has over 25 years of experience in family law, and is noted for his work on complex matters involving overseas assets, companies and trusts.