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 practice at Tees Law is praised by clients for its ‘excellence in legal knowledge and case management’, working out of Bishop’s Stortford. Practice head and ‘leading light‘ Sally Powell is an expert in cases involving agricultural land and farming assets, while Helen Midgley, promoted to partner in April 2024, is a mediator offering the one lawyer two clients model across financial and children matters. James Scarborough is adept at handling financial disputes and nuptial agreements, while Katie Stewart is a key name for children matters.