Sarah Phillips > Dean Wilson LLP > Brighton, England > Lawyer Profile
Dean Wilson LLP Offices
Ridgeland House
165 Dyke Road
BRIGHTON
BN3 1TL
England
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Sarah Phillips
Work Department
Family
Position
Sarah is a family solicitor and collaborative lawyer with 16 years’ post qualification experience advising clients in connection with divorce, financial remedy, complex private law children disputes, cohabitation and property disputes and domestic abuse. I am committed to conducting my cases in a constructive and sensitive manner and encourage my clients to put the best interests of their children first. My practice is informed and assisted by my strong relationships with Counsel, family consultants, family therapists and independent financial advisers.
Career
Sarah spent the first 11 years of her career working at a busy high street firm in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, where she managed a very large caseload, which was principally publicly funded. She regularly represented clients at the local Tunbridge Wells County Court, particularly in emergency private law chiIdren matters and Family Law Act applications. She then moved to a regional Sussex firm based in Uckfield in 2014, where she developed and broadened her practice. Sarah moved to Dean Wilson in 2016, becoming a partner in 2021.
Memberships
Member of Resolution and am a Resolution Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer with regard to Complex Financial Remedies & Private Law Children from 2015 to date. Accreditation has to be reapplied for every 3 years.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
The team at Dean Wilson LLP, in Brighton, ‘is second to none’. It deals with a full range of divorce, financial remedy, children, and cohabitation matters, led by mediator Julian Hunt, who is praised for his ‘excellent resolution focused approach’. Sarah Phillips often handles complex children matters, Jennie Aspey is also recommended.