Rayden Solicitors > Birmingham, England > Firm Profile

‘A gold standard firm where the leader of the firm, Katherine Rayden has built a superb team across offices based on maintaining a very high quality of solicitors and a universally good service to clients.’

‘Rosalind Fitzgerald is a great lawyer. She can handle both complex finance work and also the cross-over with some cases into civil work such as TOLATA or when a civil discipline us required in intervenor’s cases.’

‘Katherine Rayden has set up a formidable team of family lawyers. Her own determination to provide the best possible service permeates the entire practice and I do not think there is a weak link amongst them. The decision to create a specialist family firm has really paid off and however esoteric the issue, Raydens is able to address with skill and sensitivity.’

‘High quality work and a team focus. This is a happy and committed team with intellect and pragmatism a key strength at all levels. They are not afraid to explore all the options for their clients and readily grapple with all the issues in a case from all angles to achieve the best results for their clients. They are not averse to creative solutions – in short they are first class lawyers.’

‘Emily Watson is calm and measured in her approach, carefully negotiating the need to be an independent arbitrator whilst also working directly with both parties’ representatives to ensure that the case could be determined in the extremely short timescales provided.’

‘Rayden Solicitors has a superb team with a vast wealth of experience across all areas of family law. They are the go to firm for high net worth and complex financial remedies cases in London and surrounding counties. Katherine Rayden has a deserved reputation as the doyenne of family law and she recruits first rate colleagues to bolster the firm’s excellent reputation.’

‘Katherine Rayden is extraordinary. She is admired throughout the profession by judges and colleagues. She leaves no stone unturned in terms of fighting for her clients’ best interests.’

‘Marc Etherington is very kind and patient as well as very thorough.’

‘Rayden were absolutely brilliant during my divorce. They steered me through the process efficiently, always kept me informed and set out my options clearly. I had absolute confidence in their advice and it meant I could reach a fair settlement for me and my child as we embarked on the next phase of our lives.’

‘Stuart Clark steered me through the financial settlement process and I was able to reach an agreed settlement despite significant initial resistance to the process from my former spouse. He helped to reduce conflict while protecting my interests and ensured steady progress towards agreement. Divorce is a stressful time but I am so very grateful to have had Stuart to guide me through it to reach a fair outcome.’

‘Beth Duffy is incredible, her advice, empathy and knowledge have been very reassuring in such a stressful time. I have never felt unheard and everything I have raised Beth has answered with reassurance. Beth’s correspondence is always clear and easy to understand.’

‘Nazia Rashid is undoubtedly an excellent family lawyer who is not only keen and on point with every case that she has in her hands but she values each client and their interests and they can trust her.’

‘Approachable and willing to go the extra mile. They are specialists in all areas of family law with particular expertise in complicated matters involving jurisdictional issues and parental alienation. ’

‘Nazia Rashid is exceptional. She is amazing with clients and always on top of her cases. Clients adore her.’

‘Raydens are professional, know what they are doing and are invested in finding solutions outside of court including arbitration and Private FDRs.’

‘Nazia Rashid is a national expert in Muslim marriages and relationship breakdown, very well informed on this topic and a go-to person. She has a highly empathetic manner, so much be good to work with for clients. She works incredibly hard on all her endeavours. I am happy to recommend her.’

‘Lauren Parton and Patrice Coughlin have been excellent to deal with. I cannot fault any of their services/compassion/knowledge and cannot recommend them highly enough.’

‘Lauren has dealt with my divorce and she has been fantastic! She consistently put me at ease and explained everything thoroughly throughout the process. She has been very supportive, approachable and personable.’ 

‘Mary Kaye and Lauren Parton were very understanding, calm and responsive. I felt their approach wasn’t commercially driven and they genuinely cared for the best possible outcome with the least amount of funds being wasted.’ 

‘Both Mary Kaye and Patrice Coughlin were fantastic individuals in their knowledge and approach. They also made me feel comfortable at all times. Highly recommended.’

‘The personal care and expert guidance made Raydens really stand out. The approach and attitude was all about ensuring the communication had the correct tone throughout, ensuring that it was the language I wanted to present.’

‘Mary Kaye has set up a formidable team at Rayden Solicitors in Birmingham. She leads by example, nothing is too much trouble for Mary. Mary stands alone in the Birmingham legal community in routinely carrying out her own advocacy, meaning for a client they can have a truly bespoke service.‘

‘Raydens are relatively recent arrivals to the Birmingham market but look set for great success. Mary Kaye has a wealth of experience in all areas of family law. Lauren Parton is really “going places” and is highly recommended.’

‘The people were very knowledgeable and always approachable. Communication throughout the process was excellent.’

‘Julian Bremner is excellent. He really knows his stuff and is unafraid of a fight but has the good judgment to tell when a more conciliatory approach is called for. I think his confidence is very reassuring for clients.’

‘The team at Rayden take a dynamic and collaborative approach to settling both children and finance disputes, always looking to avoid litigation if possible. Each case is co-worked with a partner which gives a high level overview to decision making and provides consistent support to both client and counsel.’

‘Anna-Laura Lock combines empathy and intelligence in equal parts: the perfect prescription for a family lawyer. Handles cases of complexity and well able to deal with difficult clients when the need arises.’

‘The team has expanded rapidly in recent years but without compromising on quality, which is a testament to the overall vision of the management team, and the attractiveness of its offer. Going places.’

‘A well known and highly regarded firm with excellent lawyers across all levels of seniority. The firm works in all areas of family law, and has a particularly able team working on family formation including surrogacy and step-parent adoption, where they have had some recent high-profile cases.’

‘Jennifer Moore is widely regarded as being an excellent lawyer with a down-to-earth manner, able to spot potential problems in a case from early on and set the case on the right path to avoid them. Extremely able with technical law, Jenny also has a calm and can-do approach that reassures clients.’

‘Rayden Solicitors have numerous offices in London and surrounding counties. Each office is staffed with a first rate team of solicitors. I recommend this firm to clients without hesitation.’

‘Incredibly attentive and loyal to their clients.’

‘Lauren Parton and Patrice Coughlin have been excellent to deal with. I cannot fault any of their services/compassion/knowledge and cannot recommend them highly enough.’

‘Lauren has dealt with my divorce and she has been fantastic! She consistently put me at ease and explained everything thoroughly throughout the process. She has been very supportive, approachable and personable.’ 

‘Mary Kaye and Lauren Parton were very understanding, calm and responsive. I felt their approach wasn’t commercially driven and they genuinely cared for the best possible outcome with the least amount of funds being wasted.’ 

‘Both Mary Kaye and Patrice Coughlin were fantastic individuals in their knowledge and approach. They also made me feel comfortable at all times. Highly recommended.’

‘The personal care and expert guidance made Raydens really stand out. The approach and attitude was all about ensuring the communication had the correct tone throughout, ensuring that it was the language I wanted to present.’

‘Mary Kaye has set up a formidable team at Rayden Solicitors in Birmingham. She leads by example, nothing is too much trouble for Mary. Mary stands alone in the Birmingham legal community in routinely carrying out her own advocacy, meaning for a client they can have a truly bespoke service.‘

‘Raydens are relatively recent arrivals to the Birmingham market but look set for great success. Mary Kaye has a wealth of experience in all areas of family law. Lauren Parton is really “going places” and is highly recommended.’

‘The people were very knowledgeable and always approachable. Communication throughout the process was excellent.’