Sheffield

Alyson Siddall - BA (Hons)
Head of Howells Family Department, Alyson is a family law specialist with more than two decades experience.  Her areas of expertise include finance and property settlements - including a number of very high asset cases - divorce, injunctions and children work.  Alyson is a Resolution accredited specialist in the areas of ancillary relief (advanced financial provision) and private children law.  Named in both Legal 500 and legal Experts in 2008, Alyson has an excellent reputation for her family law work.  She is also a trained Collaborative lawyer having qualified in 2009.



 

Sharon Lockwood - LLB (Hons)

Sharon, joined Howells in 2010, is a 6 year qualified Solicitor.  She has a broad-ranging experience across the matrimonial law spectrum and has particular interest in finance and property cases.  Sharon is a member of the Resolution Accredited Specialist Panel with specialisms in advanced financial provision and private children law.

 

Melanie Hadwin - LLB (Hons)
Melanie joined Howells in 2004 as a paralegal in the Family Department.  After completing her training she qualified as a Solicitor in 2007.  She undertakes the full range of matrimonial work but specialises in divorce and separation cases involving financial and property matters, children work and domestic abuse cases.  She has a particular interest in dealing with Declarations of Parentage.  Melanie is a Member of the Sheffield District Law Society Committee and hopes shortly to become a Member of the local Resolution Committee.  Melanie is a member of Resolution.











 



John Clegg - LLB (Hons)
Having completed his initial training at Howells, John qualified as a Solicitor in 2009.  He specialises in all aspects of matrimonial law and is also an accredited Police Station Representative.



















Sarah Savage - A.Ilex
Sarah is an Associate Legal Executive who joined Howells in 2005.  She mainly specialises in divorce, children, change of names and domestic abuse work.




















Suzanne Sutherland
Suzanne Sutherland is a paralegal who has worked for Howells for 23 years.  She specialises in divorce, change of name and children cases.
















 
 
 

Rotherham

Dawn Lowry

Dawn has more than a decade’s experience of legal work. She joined Howells in August 2006 and specialises in matrimonial work and domestic abuse.

Dawn is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and a member of both the Law Society Family Law Panel and Resolution Accredited Specialist Panel.

  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

Karen Murphy

Solicitor Karen Murphy joined the firm as a secretary in 2001. Following promotion to a paralegal position, she was the youngest person in Sheffield ever to become a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.

 












 
 


Gemma Round - LLB (Hons)

Gemma completed her law degree at the University of Northumbria in 2002 and completed her training contract in 2004. She joined Howells in 2004 and specialises in matrimonial work and domestic abuse.