Work Department
Family
Position
Associate
Katie is an associate in the Family Department at Tees, based in the Bishops Stortford office.
Katie started working in family law in 2014. She advises and represents clients on a range of family matters, including private law children, divorce and finances, cohabitation matters, including cases brought under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Schedule 1 Children Act proceedings, pre-nuptial agreements and cases involving domestic violence.
Career
Paralegal, Goodman Ray, 2014 – 2015; Paralegal, British Film Institute (BFI), 2015 – 2016; Trainee Solicitor, Stone King LLP, 2017 – 2019; Solicitor, Burgess Mee Family Law, 2019 – 2020; Solicitor, Tees Law, 2021-2022; Associate, Tees Law, 2022-Present
Memberships
Member of Resolution
Education
BA History and Sociology, University of Leeds, 2010-2013; Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP, 2013- 2014; LLM, Law, University of Law, 2016-2017
Lawyer Rankings
The team at Tees Law offers a ‘first-class service‘ when advising clients on financial remedy cases. Sally Powell heads up the Bishop’s Stortford-based practice. Powell has deep knowledge surrounding financial proceedings involving farms, often acting for farming families. Associate Helen Midgley is ‘in a league of her own‘ when assisting clients with the division of assets following relationship breakdowns, while associate Katie Stewart is an ‘exceptional talent‘, and handles Children Act applications and cases involving social services. The ‘very hardworking‘ James Scarborough joined the team group from Stowe Family Law LLP in October 2022, and has vast expertise in cohabitation disputes.