Mr David Lillywhite > Burgess Mee Family Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Burgess Mee Family Law Offices
UNIT 9, 16 PORTEUS PLACE
SW4 0AS
England
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Mr David Lillywhite
Work Department
Family law.
Position
Partner
Career
David qualified in 2005 with a large regional firm in the south east of England before moving to a West End boutique practice in 2008. In 2010 he moved to a mid-sized firm in Central London where he was a senior solicitor and the head of the family department.
He joined Burgess Mee in 2015 as a senior associate and was made Legal Director in January 2018 and Partner in April 2019.
David has developed a specialism in intervenor cases but has an active caseload of both financial and private law children matters (with an interest in leave to remove issues).
He trained in collaborative law in 2014 and as a mediator in 2015. He is a member of the Family Solutions Collaborative POD in Central London.
Languages
English.
Memberships
David is a member of Resolution’s Innovation Committee and mentors solicitors for Resolution and students for the University of Kent’s career scheme. He also volunteers at the Peckham Citizens Advice Bureau.
Education
David studied Law at the University of Kent and the College of Law in Guildford.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Next Generation Partners)Burgess Mee Family Law is a ‘boutique family law firm’ that ‘continues to grow from strength to strength’. Under the excellent leadership of Antonia Mee and Peter Burgess, the ‘tremendous’ team receives a steady flow of instructions on high-value and complex financial cases, as well as having an excellent children’s law practice. Natalie Sutherland has a niche offering in surrogacy and fertility law, and the group’s modern family practice advises intended parents on parental orders following domestic and international surrogacy. David Lillywhite has a busy practice as a mediator.