Name	Firm	Email	Memberships
Theresa Lee	Barrett & Co Salisbury House 54 Queens Road Reading RG1 4AZ Tel: 0118 9589711	theresa@barrettandco.co.uk	LSFLP, Res, Med
Andrew Don Brenda Long Kerry Fretwell Sandra Marshall Sue Mason Claire Dyer	Blandy & Blandy 1 Friar Street Reading RG1 1DA Tel: 0118 9516800	andrew_don@blandy.co.uk brenda_long@blandy.co.uk kerry_fretwell@blandy.co.uk sandra_marshall@blandy.co.uk sue_mason@blandy.co.uk claire_dyer@blandy.co.uk	Res, Med LSFLP, Res, Med, CL Res, CL LSFLP, Res, Med, CL Res, CL Res
Sian Blore	Blores Delegate House 30A Hart Street Henley on Thames RG9 2AL Tel: 01491 579265	seb@blores.co.uk	LSFLP, Res
Ann Thomas	Charles Coleman & Co 14a Cross Street Reading RG1 1SN Tel: 0118 9581578	ann.thomas@charlescoleman.co.uk	Res(Acc)
Marilyn Young	Clifton Ingram LLP 22-24 Broad Street Wokingham RG40 1BA Tel: 0118 9120295	marilynyoung@cliftoningram.co.uk	LSFLP, Res
Alison Whistler Karen Eves	Colemans 21 Marlow Road Maidenhead SL6 7AA Tel: 01628 631051	family@colemans.co.uk family2@colemans.co.uk	LSFLP, Res(Acc) Res
Martin Kelly Stephanie Alderwick Eleanor Gibson Claire-Marie Eighteen	Dexter Montague & Partners 105 Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UD Tel: 0118 9393999	martin.kelly@dextermontague.co.uk stephanie.alderwick@ dextermontague.co.uk eleanor.gibson@dextermontague.co.uk claire-marie.eighteen @dextermontague.co.uk	LSFLP, Res(Acc), Med Res LSCP, Res(Acc)
Douglas Darlow	Fairbrother & Darlow Neville House 23 High Street Bracknell RG12 1DL Tel: 01344 42080	doug@fairbrotherdarlow.co.uk	LSFLP, LSCP
Susan Baker Michelle Rees Claire Devine Dawn Routledge Katie Surrey	Field Seymour Parkes The Old Coroner's Court 1 London Street Reading RG1 4QW Tel: 0118 9516200	sue.baker@fsp-law.com michelle.rees@fsp-law.com claire.devine@fsp-law.com dawn.routledge@fsp-law.com katie.surey@fsp-law.com	LSCP Res LSCP, Res
Seona Myerscough Collette Bailey Jenny Buchanan Anne-Marie Nash	Gardner Leader White Hart House Market Place Newbury RG14 5BA Tel: 01635 508100	s.myerscough@gardner-leader.co.uk c.bailey2@gardner-leader.co.uk j.buchanan@gardner-leader.co.uk a.nash@gardner-leader.co.uk	LSFLP, LSCP, Res(Acc), Med, CL LSFLP, LSCP, Res(Acc), CL Res, Med
Elizabeth Bettes	Hewetts 55-57 London Street Reading RG1 4PS Tel: 0118 9575337	e.bettes@hewetts.co.uk	Res, CL
Peter Mason-Apps	Mason-Apps, Smallmans & Co 4 Bridge Avenue Maidenhead SL6 1QY Tel: 01628 636148	masonapps@compuserve.com	LSFLP
Sarah Benfield Siobhan Baillie Amandeep Sangha	Ratcliffe Duce & Gammer 49-51 London Street Reading RG1 4PS Tel: 0118 9574291	sarah.benfield@rdg-law.co.uk siobhan.baillie@rdg-law.co.uk amandeep.sangha@rdg-law.co.uk	LSFLP, LSCP, Res(Acc), CL
Carolyn Brown	Ratcliffe Duce & Gammer 1-2 High Street Wallingford OX10 0BJ Tel: 01491 834400	carolyn.brown@rdg-law.co.uk	Res
Helen Johnson	Rosemary Smith & Co Sydenham House Chambers 97 High Street Crowthorne RG45 7AD Tel: 01344 777441		Res(Acc)
Julia Drury Sally Wood Jasbinder Dail Samantha Simpson	Rowberry Morris 17 Castle Street Reading RG1 7SB Tel: 0118 9585611	julia.drury@rowberrymorris.co.uk sally.wood@rowberrymorris.co.uk jasbinder.dail@rowberrymorris.co.uk samantha.simpson @rowberrymorris.co.uk	LSCP, Res
Julie Gallimore Diane Hodges	Rowberry Morris Sherfield House Mulfords Hill Tadley RG26 3XJ Tel: 0118 9812992	jgallimore@rmtadley.co.uk dhodges@rmtadley.co.uk	Res, CL Res
Kate Grant James Davies	Sargeant & Sheppard 150 Friar Street Reading RG1 1HE Tel: 0118 9573425	kate@readingsolicitors.com jamesdavies@readingsolicitors.com	LSFLP, Res Res
Mo Fox Richard Rodway Madeleine Lamb Gavin Henshaw	The Head Partnership 9 Chalfont Court Lower Earley Reading RG6 5SY Tel: 0118 9756622	office@thpsolicitors.co.uk	LSFLP, Res, Med, CL LSFLP, Res Res Res

If you would like to find out how to become a member and details of current membership fees please email member@tvfls.org for more information.

Notes

Law Society Family Law Panel (LSFLP)

The Law Society has set up an organisation called The Family Law Panel to assist individuals in finding the correct help that is needed when going through separation or divorce. The Family Law Panel has been set up to accredit solicitors and legal executives who specialise in family law and who have the experience and knowledge necessary to help. Dealing with divorce, separation and family disputes is a complex area of law and requires both detailed knowledge and at the same time an experienced and understanding approach.

Law Society Children Panel (LSCP)

This is the longest established Law Society specialist panel. Members of the panel have to have at least three years’ experience having undertaken public law cases (cases involved social services), attended a training course and shown skill and understanding at interview. Children panel members have particular expertise in cases involving social services, but also in general children cases.

Resolution (Member or Accredited Member of Resolution) (Res or Res(Acc))

Resolution , which was formally known as the Solicitors Family Law Association or SFLA, is a national organisation of specialist family practitioners, recognised by the Law Society. Members agree to abide by Resolution's code of good practice promoting a conciliatory approach in divorce proceedings and dealing with matters sensitively.

Resolution was created in 1982 when there was widespread concern that solicitors and court procedures were adding to the distress and anger that can arise when family relationships break down. Members of Resolution believe that solicitors should deal with matters in a way designed to preserve people’s dignity and encourage them to reach agreement, thus resulting in achieving a more satisfactory solution than going to court,

but at less cost in terms of emotion and money.Resolution has some members who are accredited, having passed the association's qulaification requirements.

Mediator (Med)

Mediation is an alternative means for couples to resolve disputes arising out of separation/divorce. Mediation can be used to address the legal and financial problems, as well as the arrangements for any children involved, in a structured setting with the assistance of a trained mediator or mediators.

The mediators’ role is to act as an impartial facilitator, giving the parties guidance and support, but without offering advice. The decisions remain those of the parties who are encouraged to seek independent legal advice alongside the process.

Collaborative Lawyer (CL)

Collaborative Law is another method of dispute resolution of Family law problems. The parties involved each instruct a solicitor to represent them at a series of round table meetings. A document is signed at the outset that the objective is to engage in fair negotiations to achieve an amicable settlement and indeed the solicitors agree that they cannot continue to act for their clients if there are court proceedings. In this way it is in the solicitors' interests to use all their skills to help negotiate a settlement. The aim is to reach agreement on the basis not of what a Court might achieve but what is the best solution for the family.