‘A standout practice that combines City-level expertise with a client-focused approach’, SE-Solicitors handles the full spectrum of family law matters including divorce, finances, child arrangements, and cohabitation agreements. Its clients often include agricultural business owners. Practice head Patrick Mulcare is an ’exceptional practitioner’, advising on financial remedy cases involving landed estates. Deborah Davies heads up the team’s private children law offering, qualified as a collaborative lawyer, and often handles matters with vulnerable clients and allegations of domestic abuse.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘SE-Solicitors’ Family Team is a standout practice that combines City-level expertise with a client-focused approach. The team is highly regarded for its ability to handle complex and high-value family law matters with the same skill, precision, and strategic insight as the leading London firms.'
  • ‘Patrick Mulcare is an exceptional practitioner whose legal expertise, strategic mindset, and unwavering dedication set him apart from his peers. He is highly regarded for his ability to navigate complex and high-stakes matters with precision, combining sharp analytical skills with a pragmatic, results-driven approach.'

  • ‘Deborah Davies is a highly competent practitioner. She is well known and respected by the local judiciary and family bar.'

  • 'Patrick Mulcare is also a 'stand out' member of the team. He is intelligent, personable and achieves excellent results for his clients.’
  • ‘I would particularly recommend Sigourney Lee-Smith - she is a solicitor who really fights her clients' corner. She knows the cases inside out, knows the law well, and ensures that barristers she instructs have everything they need. Her clients respect her.'

  • ‘Sigourney Lee-Smith has been a delight to work alongside, and has provided clear and sensible instructions on each occasion. It is clear that she cares for her client and the outcome. She has been exceptionally responsive and has gone above and beyond when required.’

Practice head

Patrick Mulcare

Other key lawyers

Deborah Davies; Monicka Rai; Irrum Shah; Sigourney Lee-Smith