Jones Myers Partner, Nicki Mitchell, is celebrating a career in family law spanning thirty years.<\/p>\n
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A skilled family lawyer, mediator and child inclusive mediator, Nicki was York\u2019s first collaborative family lawyer in 2006.<\/p>\n
She is a highly respected pioneer of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) \u2013 non confrontational and constructive options for divorcing and separating couples which avoid going to court.<\/p>\n
Nicki\u2019s extensive expertise includes the financial aspects of divorce and separation, particularly complex cases involving family businesses, multiple properties, and complicated pension arrangements.<\/p>\n
Jones Myers\u2019 reputation in York as a leader in family law continues to go from strength to strength after Nicki headed the firm\u2019s expansion to the city in 2019. Three years later the team marked further growth to bigger premises at Bootham Row in line with client demand. The Legal 500 2025 Guide endorses Nicki as a Recommended UK Lawyer, who has \u201cestablished a strong niche family law presence in York with an enviable reputation for specialist and tailored family law services<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n Nicki also retains her listing in the Family and Matrimonial category of the latest Chambers 2025 legal guide and is also ranked for her ADR expertise.<\/p>\n Highlighting her strong reputation in York, the guide says “Nicki has her clients’ best interests at heart,\u201d is \u201cvery sensible and very good in her approach” and is \u201cpragmatic, sensible and comes to a positive solution.”<\/p>\n Said Nicki: \u201cMy passion for, and commitment to, family law and seeking the best solutions for our clients is as strong now as when I started out thirty years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has been tremendous to witness formative changes including no-fault divorce and the increase in options such as mediation and collaboration which avoid lengthy and expensive court litigation and put children\u2019s best interests first.<\/p>\n \u201cJones Myers\u2019 reputation for excellence is recognised across the UK and overseas and I\u2019m proud to play a key role in the firm\u2019s continued growth and development.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46678","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/46678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}