Nicki Mitchell > Jones Myers Ltd > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Jones Myers Ltd
Carlton Tower
34 St Paul's Street
Leeds
LS1 2QB
England

Work Department

Financial Remedies Department which specialises in high net worth cases (up to £250m), frequently managing matters involving tens of millions of pounds. Regularly instructed in multi- jurisdictional proceedings and cases involving complex corporate and (often offshore) trust structures.

Position

Partner, heading Jones Myers York office. With over 25 years’ experience in family law, Nicki  specialises in the financial aspects of relationship breakdown, They incude particulalry complex cases involving family businesses, multiple properties, and complicated pension arrangements.

A skilled mediator and York’s first collaborative family lawyer, Nicki champions Alternative Dispute Resolution processes which avoid a lengthy court process and can lead much more quickly and cost effectively to a successful resolution.

Her exceptional track record includes advising clients on the more traditional methods of resolving issues surrounding family breakdowns.

Career

  • Partner

    JONES MYERS LLPJONES MYERS LLPJun 2019 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mosJun 2019 – Present · 2 yrs 10 month York

  • Family Solicitor
    Lupton Fawcett Lupton Fawcett Jan 2011 – Present · 11 yrs 3 months Jan 2011 – Present · 11 yrs 3 mosYork, United KingdomYork, United Kingdom

    Sykes Lee & Brydson SolicitorsSykes Lee & Brydson Solicitors
    Nov 2004 – Jan 2011 · 6 yrs 3 months 

Languages

German and Italian

Memberships

Member of Resolution

Education

University of Law, York
Common Professional Examination and Law Society Final Examination Law
1990 – 1992 Honours

University of Bath
Bachelor’s Degree, German and Italian
1892-1986 2:1

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

Jones Myers Ltd’s family team works across York, Harrogate and Leeds. Richard Peaker, managing partner, leads the divorce and financial remedies team, which specialises in work for company owners, professionals, high-net-worth individuals and their spouses. Kate Banerjee, a founding member of Lawyers for Children, leads the children department, which has a notably high success rate in international child abduction matters. All children’s department team members are Society Children Panel members and Anthony Parrish has particular strength regarding child abduction, while the ‘exceptionalNicki Mitchell leads the divorce and financial remedies offering from the firm’s York office.