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Kerry Mordey is a Partner in Hopkins Law. Kerry joined the firm in November 2006, having built up an enviable reputation in the area of matrimonial/divorce and children’s law, since qualifying in 1991.
Kerry is a member of the Law Society's Children Panel with particular interest in representing children as well as parents in care proceedings brought by the local authority. She has also featured regularly in local press and on radio.
She is a solicitor advocate allowing her rights of audience in the Higher Courts of England and Wales, as well as a Resolution Accredited Specialist in domestic violence, cohabitation and children law.
Kerry also sits as a member of the Cardiff and District Law Society Family law committee
To contact Kerry please email: kmordey@hopkinslawltd.com
Following qualification Liane practiced as an in-house lawyer at the Principality Building Society. After six years Liane moved to Eversheds where she helped establish their direct sales and purchase conveyancing arm.
More recently at Berry Smith, Liane set up their equity release team acting for one of the country's leading providers.
Liane joined Hopkins Law as a Partner in November 2007 to head the firm's property department. Her years of experience allow her to deal with all aspects of property transactions, with a specialism in Equity Release.
To contact Liane please email: lfarthing@hopkinslawltd.com
Shelley joined our property team from Eversheds in 2008, bringing with her a broad base of commercial property experience dealing with acquisitions, disposals, development work and landlord and tenant related matters, for both the public and private sector. She has acted for local authorities and national house builders on large scale projects. She also has experience in estate management and letting work for companies managing and expanding their property portfolios.
Shelley also has many years experience in the private client sector, covering all aspects of residential conveyance, Wills and probate, administration of estates, Inheritance Act claims, trusts, tax planning and elderly client matters.
To contact Shelley please email: shelleyjones@hopkinslawltd.com
Following Kelly’s graduation from the University of Wales Swansea with a degree in Law and French, she successfully completed the Bar Vocational Course at Cardiff Law School. Kelly subsequently undertook the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test and qualified as a solicitor in January 2005, since which time she has practised exclusively in the area of family law. She joined Hopkins Law in August 2008 and was promoted to Associate Solicitor in September 2009 to head the Family Law Department at our Cowbridge office. Kelly is a member of Resolution and continues to specialise in various aspects of family law including divorce, dissolution and related financial issues, cohabitation agreements and disputes, pre and post nuptial agreements, Private Law Children Act matters and domestic violence.
Kelly is a fluent French Speaker.
To contact Kelly please email: klewis@hopkinslawltd.com
Tom Allen joined the firm in January 2010 as an Associate. Tom qualified in 2001 and deals with all aspects of family work with a particular emphasis on divorce and financial matters. After qualifying as a Solicitor in Pembrokeshire Tom moved to Cardiff in 2002 where he developed a reputation for dealing with matters in a straight forward sensible manner.
Tom has had extensive involvement with the media and commented on topical family law issues ranging from Children matters to Civil Partnerships for radio television and local press.
To contact Tom please email him tallen@hopkinslawltd.com
Rachael Thomas joined the firm in April 2009 as a solicitor. Rachael qualified in 2008 and deals with all aspects of family work with a particular emphasis on divorce and financial matters.
After qualifying as a Solicitor in Bristol, Rachael moved to London and spent a brief period dealing in a specialist litigation practice dealing with clinical negligence, personal injury and child abuse claims, before transferring to family-specific practice with Hopkins Law
To contact Rachael please email him at rthomas@hopkinslawltd.com
Lisa is a Conveyancer specialising in residential property transactions, with considerable experience in all aspects of conveyancing to include the sale and purchase of both Freehold and Leasehold properties, dealing with the necessary contract documentation for properties bought and sold at Auction, knowledge of unregistered titles, as well as re-mortgages and transfer of equity transactions.
Lisa has worked in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan for the past 20 years. Since joining Hopkins Law in July 2009 at our Cowbridge office, Lisa has brought a very personal, professional and efficient service which is borne out by the positive feedback received from our satisfied clients. Lisa has also recently worked with a Client in purchasing a listed property, which will be used as one of the locations in the new Dr Who series.
To contact Lisa please email her at llake@hopkinslawltd.com
Clare graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2005 with a 2:1 degree in Law and Accounting and thereafter completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Chester. Clare then qualified as a Solicitor in Solihull, West Midlands and practised in exclusively private family work before relocating to South Wales and joining Hopkins Law in October 2009.
Clare is based at our Cowbridge office and undertakes both private and publicly funded family cases.
To contact Clare please email her at cwaters@hopkinslawltd.com
Chris graduated from the University of Newcastle with a degree in History, thereafter undertaking the Common Professional Examination and Legal Practice Course at Northumbria University before moving to Cardiff in 2005.
Chris worked as a Legal Assistant in the Commercial Department at Eversheds before qualifying as a Solicitor in 2009 and has acquired a wide range of experience in family law, property, wills and probate.
Chris joined Hopkins Law in April 2010 and is based at our Cardiff Gate office. He now practises exclusively in family law specialising in divorce and Children Act matters. Chris is also a member of Resolution.
To contact Chris please email him at cdavison@hopkinslawltd.com
Kelly graduated from the University of Glamorgan in 2005 with a 2.1 Law degree and thereafter successfully completed her Legal Practice course at Cardiff University. Kelly has since practised exclusively within the area of family law, qualifying as a solicitor in December 2009.
Kelly joined Hopkins Law in January 2010 and is based at our Cardiff Gate office. Kelly specialises in public and private Children Act matters .She also works with Women's Aid and is particularly interested in the effect of domestic violence on both the victims and their children.
To contact Kelly please email her at kellybarclay@hopkinslawltd.com
Nigel is an experienced lawyer having practiced in Cardiff for nearly thirty years; dealing mainly with non-contentious matters. Having joined Hopkins Law in September 2007, Nigel is currently working as a consultant in the expanding property department.
To contact Nigel please email: nperris@hopkinslawltd.com