Kristy joined stevensdrake in 2024. She has been advising clients and representing them in court since 1993.

Having worked in solicitors’ firms for over 30 years, she is experienced in all areas of family law and has a particular interest in family businesses, pensions and family matters relating to Armed Forces’ personnel, Teachers’ and Police officers. She holds Family Law Accreditation through The Law Society which is a recognised quality standard for family law practitioners.

She was admitted as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2003, as a Chartered Legal Executive Advocate in 2008 which gave her extended rights of audience in the family courts. In 2021 she was admitted as the only Chartered Legal Executive Litigator & Advocate in both family and litigation matters, which is particularly useful with separating couples who are unmarried.

Kristy deals with financial and children matters arising out of separation, divorce and civil partnerships. She is committed to resolving matters as amicably as possible and is also a qualified family mediator (working towards accreditation), an accredited civil & commercial mediator and an accredited workplace mediator utilising her knowledge of the full range of contentious matters. Mediation is a non advice based service.

Kristy is also a Resolution Together Neutral Lawyer where she is able to advise both parties in a separation at the same time, which can result in significant time and costs being saved through using one Lawyer rather than two. Having been a full member of Resolution for over 25 years, Kristy seeks to give realistic advice to her clients. She also sits on Resolution’s Standards and Training & Learning Committees.

Kristy holds Family Law Accreditation through The Law Society and is also a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.