Meet Richard and Gavin
Choosing a family solicitor is one of the most important decisions you will make during separation. You are not simply choosing someone with knowledge of family law. You are choosing the people who will help protect your relationship with your children, your financial future and, ultimately, the way your case is presented to the court.
That is why we believe it is important for you to understand not only what we do, but who we are and why our combined experience has shaped the way we represent our clients.
Our Team
Richard Gregorian
Principal Solicitor
Richard Gregorian has advised clients for more than thirty years, initially as a commercial banking partner and, subsequently, as a specialist family lawyer.
His commercial background continues to influence the way he approaches family litigation.
Commercial clients expect more than an explanation of the law. They expect practical advice, strategic thinking and a clear plan designed to improve their position and achieve the best possible outcome.
Richard believes family law clients deserve exactly the same.
Throughout his career he has remained convinced that legal expertise, whilst fundamental, is only one part of effective family law representation. Every family dispute involves people whose behaviour, communication and decision-making influence the way litigation develops. Understanding those wider dynamics enables legal advice to be applied more effectively.
Richard also brings personal experience of the family justice system, having successfully defended an international relocation application involving his own family at a time when primary carers were generally regarded as having an unassailable advantage. Whilst every family's circumstances are unique, that experience has given him an additional appreciation of the emotional, practical and strategic challenges faced by clients who entrust their family's future to the legal process.
Gavin Emerson
Conflict Engagement Specialist
Gavin Emerson works alongside Richard to strengthen the strategic thinking that underpins every case. His expertise lies in conflict engagement, communication, family dynamics and, where appropriate, the psychological factors that influence family disputes.
His role is not to replace legal advice, nor is it to provide therapy or mediation. Instead, Gavin's contribution helps ensure that the legal strategies developed for our clients are informed by a deeper understanding of the conflict itself and the way that conflict influences communication, behaviour and decision-making.
Where appropriate, Gavin also helps clients prepare for important meetings, discussions and court hearings so that they communicate their case with greater confidence, consistency and clarity.
One Integrated Strategy
The greatest strength of our approach lies in the way our different areas of expertise work together.
Clients do not receive separate legal advice on one hand and conflict resolution advice on the other. They receive one carefully integrated strategy.
From the very beginning of your case, legal analysis, communication, conflict engagement and strategic thinking are developed together, so that every significant decision contributes towards the same overall objective.
This influences:
- the advice we provide;
- the correspondence we prepare;
- the strategy we recommend;
- the way your case is presented to the court;
- your communication with Cafcass, Social Services and experts; and
- the way you explain your own position throughout the proceedings.
Our objective is to ensure that every aspect of your representation works together rather than in isolation.
Working With You
Whilst we take responsibility for leading your case, we believe that the strongest legal representation is achieved when solicitor and client work together with complete transparency.
We explain not only what we recommend, but why.
We ensure that you understand the strategic thinking behind important decisions so that every stage of the litigation supports the wider objectives that have been agreed together.
Many clients tell us that this is one of the greatest differences they experience after instructing us.
Rather than feeling that they are simply reacting to events and having to tell their solicitor what to do at each step, they understand the direction of their case, the purpose behind each decision and the strategy that is being implemented on their behalf.
Why This Matters
Every experienced family solicitor understands the law.
We believe that the strongest legal representation comes from combining that legal expertise with a broader understanding of the people behind the dispute.
Our Integrated Legal and Psychological Approach is the result of that collaboration. It combines experienced legal representation with expertise in conflict engagement, communication, family dynamics and, where appropriate, clinical mental health. Not to replace traditional legal practice but to strengthen it.
Our objective is simple.
To place every client in the strongest possible position to achieve the outcome they are seeking, whether through constructive agreement or, where necessary, successful litigation.
If you are looking for legal representation that combines outstanding legal expertise with a broader and more strategic understanding of family conflict and litigation, we would be pleased to discuss how our approach may assist you.
Book a consultation
A confidential conversation is the first step. There is no obligation, and no charge in demonstrating how this strategic and collaborative approach can benefit your case.