Ms Meena Kumari > Duncan Lewis Solicitors > Bradford, England > Lawyer Profile

Duncan Lewis Solicitors
Offices 9 & 10, Titan Business Centre, Park House
BRADFORD ROAD
BIRSTALL
West Yorkshire
WF17 9PH
England

Work Department

Family and Child Care

Position

Meena Kumari is a director in the family and child care departments at Duncan Lewis Solicitors and has a wealth of experience involving complex children cases with an international element, as well as cases where the children have special needs. Meena has particular expertise in negotiating medium to high-net financial settlements for clients in the course of separation, divorce and dissolution of civil partnership. This is an area of family law requiring a tenacious and proactive approach as well as meticulous attention, qualities Meena possesses in abundance.  

Meena believes in adopting a proactive rather than a reactive approach to family law in each of its different facets and strives to ensure that what is often a very difficult situation for clients is not made more difficult due to inaction or lack of foresight. She has a passion for advocacy and represents the majority of her clients at every court hearing.

Career

Meena began her legal career in Cambridgeshire where she trained and qualified as a solicitor. She joined Duncan Lewis Solicitors in 2016 as a partner-level director.

Languages

Meena is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. She can also converse in French and Creole.

Memberships

Meena is an active member of the Law Society’s Family Panel (Advanced) and in 2015 she joined the Law Society Law Management Section where she shares her management knowledge and skills amongst other members in the profession. She has also trained as a collaborative lawyer and is a member of Resolution.

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Private client > Family

(Firms to watch)

Duncan Lewis Solicitors primarily focus on care and abuse proceedings. The team is led by Meena Kumari , who specialises in children work, especially when there are complicated health or international elements. Emily Reed is also active supporting practice matters.

Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

The family team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors is led by Abbid Majeed in Bradford, and Meena Kumari in Manchester. The team has experience across a range of family law matters, including matrimonial and divorce issues, alongside private, public and cross-border children work. It has particular expertise regarding forced marriage protection orders, female genital mutilation cases, and international child abduction cases. The firm’s strength in culturally complex cases has led to its appointment to the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit. Talat Manir has particular experience regarding children law, including situations involving vulnerable clients.