Sheffield

Doug Leach – LLB (Hons) MA

With more than 30 years’ experience, Doug was admitted as a solicitor in 1978 and specialises in children’s matters, especially care proceedings and adoption and has worked for both local authorities and in private practice.

He is a member of the Law Society Children Panel, the Association of Lawyers for Children and the British Association for Adoption and Fostering.

Julie Munday – BA (Hons)

Julie worked as a welfare rights officer and in training and education for more than a decade before joining Howells on a training contract in 2000. She was appointed as a solicitor on completion of her training contract in 2002.

A specialist in children law, Julie is a member of the Law Society Children Panel and the Association of Lawyers for Children.

Sarah Peart – BA (Hons) 

A graduate in Law and Criminology, Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and joined Howells in 2005, following two years’ working as a family lawyer with a Leeds-based firm. Sarah now specialises in children law and is a member of the Law Society Children Panel and the Association of Lawyers for Children.

Sarah Walker – LL.B (Hons)

Sarah was admitted as a solicitor in 1997, having begun her legal career as a paralegal. Having specialised in family law since 2001, Sarah joined Howells LLP in 2004. She is a member of the Law Society Children Panel, the Law Society Family Law Panel and the Association of Lawyers for Children.

Rotherham

Sarah Jane Lynch
Sarah Jane joined Howells in 2008 and has over two decades of experience in dealing with children issues. She is committed to legal aid support and provides services across the whole range of family law

Chris Patrick – LL.B (Hons)

Based at our Rotherham office, Chris is a member of the Law Society’s Children Panel, which means he is able to specialise in public law proceedings representing children and other parties under the Children Act 1989.

 
He was admitted as a solicitor in 1994 and has a decade’s experience as a family law specialist.