Wilkin Chapman Rollits

wilkinchapmanrollits.co.uk

Partner Alison is an experienced family lawyer having specialised in the field for 20 years. With particular experience in family business and farming., she has a pragmatic, level headed approach and works closely with colleagues and other professionals to help separating couples. Whether helping to sort out co-parenting arrangements for children or handling disagreements over the division of finances, Alison combines strong legal knowledge with a focus on reaching solutions rather than creating problems. She adopts an empathetic, sensible, detailed and positive approach to matters in order to achieve the best possible outcome. Alison is passionate about being part of the process of rebuilding lives after a significant event in the family or helping clients plan for their futures. Alison is also a member of Resolution, an organisation for professionals who specialise in family law matters. Resolution is committed to working in constructive and non-confrontational ways in order to resolve disputes, produce outcomes and provide support for separating families and children.

Chris Grocock is the firm's senior partner and head of the recoveries department based in the Grimsby office. Named ‘expert in his field’ by the Legal 500, he has been involved in recoveries work for over 25 years - which encompasses debt recovery litigation, insolvency litigation, and corporate and personal insolvency. He has built up a wealth of experience in dealing with utility, commercial, and public sector debt recovery work as well as a variety of insolvency work. Chris provides innovative solutions for clients’ recoveries needs and leads a department working in a variety of sectors and providing specialist enforcement strategies.

James Marsden is a partner and head of family, based in our Hull office. He qualified as a solicitor in 2011 following his training contract with the firm. He specialises in family matters including divorce, financial matters on the breakdown of a marriage, cohabitation, domestic abuse, and childcare issues. James has experience in dealing with high value financial matters, complex cohabitation matters and private children proceedings. James graduated from Hull University in 2007 with a 2:1 degree in Law and Politics and passed his Legal Practice Course with Distinction at the College of Law in York.

Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 2011 after previously working as a paralegal for another local firm of solicitors. She joined James Legal in 2013 and has helped to grow the family department. Sarah helps to resolve family matters including divorce and financial aspects, dissolution of civil partnerships, cohabitee disputes, separation, children matters, change of name deeds and representing clients at court.