Julie Cohen > SA Law LLP > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile

SA Law LLP
GLADSTONE PLACE
36-38 UPPER MARLBOROUGH ROAD
ST ALBANS
AL1 3UU
England

Work Department

Family.

Position

Solicitor, Family Law. Advising in all aspects of the law in relation to families and partners, Julie particularly supports clients with relationship breakdown and the wide range of financial and children issues that can arise as a result. Many of her clients are high-net-worth individuals, especially those with complex matrimonial finances to divide. Julie is also experienced in resolving domestic violence situations.
Dual qualified to practice law in England & Wales and the United States, this can be extremely valuable for international families and relationships.
Born in the former Soviet Union in the former Republic of Ukraine, under the surname Zhalkovsky, Russian is Julie’s native language. Julie is proud to assist Russian-speaking clients navigate the English family law system.

Career

Associate attorney, Walston Legal Group, USA (2006 – 2007); associate family law attorney, Quintero Family Law Services (2008 – 2009); solicitor, Garson Law & Mediation (2011 – 2013); senior family solicitor, Farani Taylor Solicitors (2014 – 2018), solicitor, SA Law (2018 – date).

Languages

Russian (native speaker)
English (fluent)

Memberships

Member of Resolution.

Education

University of California at Santa Barbara, BA, Law and Society (1998 – 2002); University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctor, Law (2003 – 2006).

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx

SA Law LLP‘s ‘fantastic‘ team handles the full scope of both contentious and non-contentious family law issues involving sexual abuse, in addition to mental and physical abuse. Marilyn Bell leads the St Albans-based group, and often represents parents and grandparents in divorces and financial disputes. Rated by clients as ‘outstanding in every way‘, Kiran Beeharry is particularly adept at handling issues faced by cohabiting couples, including financial provision for the children of unmarried parents, in addition to advising on the dissolution of civil partnerships. Simran Gupta has extensive expertise in matters concerning international child abduction and wardship, while associate Julie Cohen often dispenses ‘excellent advice and support‘ to high-net-worth individuals on the division of matrimonial finances, and the resolution of situations involving domestic violence.