Ms Kirsten Hale > Barcan+Kirby LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Barcan+Kirby LLP
49-50 QUEEN SQUARE
BRISTOL
BS1 4LW
England

Work Department

Family

Position

Partner

Career

Kirsten has specialised in family law since qualifying as a solicitor in 2003. She joined Barcan+Kirby in 2007 and was promoted to partner in 2018.  She manages a varied caseload assisting clients with all aspects of relationship breakdown with a particular focus on the financial impacts of separation.  She has a strong emphasis on client care and aims to help clients find an effective and constructive way forward that works for them.  She is the secretary for Bristol Resolution and advocates a non-confrontational approach where possible.

Languages

English

Memberships

Resolution Member

Education

University of East Anglia Law LLB (Hons) (1996-99); Nottingham Law School Legal Practice Course (1999-2000)

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Private client > Family

Extremely client focused…supportive and humane‘, Barcan+Kirby LLP regularly handles high-net-worth cases, as well as matters concerning children and domestic abuse. The team’s specialties encompasses property disputes between unmarried couples, child abduction cases, and modern fertility law matters. The wider practice is chaired by Hanni Pennelegion; Kirsten Hale heads up the matrimonial finance practice; Tom Powles runs the children team; while Kim Joseph serves as head of the care-focused offering.