Stacey St Clair > Debenhams Ottaway > St Albans, England > Lawyer Profile
Debenhams Ottaway Offices
IVY HOUSE
107 ST PETERS STREET
ST ALBANS
AL1 3EW
England
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Stacey St Clair
Work Department
Family
Position
Stacey is a partner in the family law and divorce team and has over 10 years’ experience in all areas of divorce and family law, helping clients who are facing relationship breakdown or other family conflict.
She has a wealth of experience in dealing with divorce and high value financial cases and provides practical advice and clear guidance on achieving the best outcome for her clients. She also handles complex and challenging private children disputes involving residence, contact, welfare and relocation issues.
Stacey trained as a collaborative lawyer and offers a non-adversarial approach when appropriate. She has a calm, measured approach and works tirelessly to resolve family disputes in a constructive, conciliatory and cost-effective way, without fuss or legal jargon.
Career
Qualified in 2011; associate 2018; partner 2020; joined Debenhams Ottaway in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘well disciplined, thoughtful and pragmatic‘ team at Debenhams Ottaway in St Albans maintains its strong reputation for handling highly contested divorces involving complex assets, including business interests both domestically and internationally. Practice head Helen Young ‘never fails to deliver spot on advice’, assisting clients with pre and post nuptial agreements, and living together agreements. Stacey St Clair stands out due to her ‘impressive knowledge’, representing clients in complex disputes. The ‘excellent’ Natalie Lester was promoted to partner in May 2023, and is noted for her strong specialism in modern family law, including surrogacy.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx South East > Private client
- Next Generation Partners South East > Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Family: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Real estate > Commercial property: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Employment > Employment: Beds, Bucks, Herts, Middx
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery