Jennifer Gallagher > Lindsays > Dundee, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Lindsays Offices
SEABRAES, 18 GREENMARKET
DUNDEE
DD1 4QB
United Kingdom
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Jennifer Gallagher
Work Department
Family.
Position
Jennifer is a partner in the family law team and is based in the Dundee office. She is accredited as a specialist in Family Law and Family Mediation by the Law Society of Scotland and is also a fully trained collaborative lawyer. Jennifer has a wide range of experience which includes providing advice and representation for divorce settlements, separation agreements, cohabitation cases and disputes involving children.
Jennifer is chair of the Family Law Association, the professional organisation for family lawyers in Scotland.
She is also currently a member of the Advisory Group for the Scottish Law Commission Family Law Reform Project. Jennifer is a member of the Law Society of Scotland Civil Justice Committee and sits on the mediation specialist accreditation panel.
Career
After qualifying Jennifer spent her early career working in Glasgow and Lanarkshire. From 2006 to 2010 she was a partner in Smail & Ewart solicitors, Lanark. Due to family circumstances she relocated to Fife in 2010 and joined Blackadders, Dundee as an associate in the family team. She became a partner in Blackadders in 2012. Current directorships: East Neuk Centre Trust & Dundee Women’s Aid. Publications of note: guide to separation and divorce in Scotland – published by FLA (Contributor).
Memberships
Family Law Association.
Education
Fernhill School, Fernbrae Avenue, Burnside, Rutherglen; University of Strathclyde.
Leisure
She enjoys running (slowly) and is a member of Anster Haddies running club. She enjoys reading and also enjoys spending time with her family.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Family
The ‘first class family team’ at Lindsays handles a range of financial and child matters, with notable strength in high-value disputes. Glasgow-based team head Alison McKee has broad experience in complex international matters, including child abduction and surrogacy arrangements, while Edinburgh’s Nina Taylor regularly acts in matters involving allegations of abuse. The team stands out due its dispute resolution capabilities, with child inclusive mediator Jennifer Gallagher working out of the Dundee office. Caroline Mackintosh joined the team in January 2024, further bolstering its child law expertise with her experience of child and education policy. Following the firm’s 2023 merger with Miller Hendry, Richard Frenz is a key name in Perth.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Private client > Family
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate