With 25 years of exclusive practice in family law, Shelley is a solicitor dedicated to helping families resolve disputes with dignity and respect, without the need for court proceedings.
Accredited All-Issues Mediator: Shelley is formally accredited to mediate across all areas of family law, supporting clients in reaching fair and lasting agreements on matters ranging from divorce and finances to child arrangements.
Child-Inclusive Mediation: Trained in child-inclusive mediation, Shelley ensures that children’s voices are heard appropriately in the decision-making process, helping families reach solutions that truly reflect the needs of everyone involved.
One Lawyer Model: Trained in the innovative “one lawyer” approach, Shelley can work with both parties together, providing balanced legal guidance and helping them achieve fair solutions collaboratively.
Client-Centred Resolution: By focusing on dialogue and cooperation, Shelley empowers clients to retain control over decisions affecting their future, particularly in matters of divorce, financial arrangements, and child welfare.
Resolution: Shelley is a member of Resolution, an organisation dedicated to the constructive resolution of family disputes. She was recently appointed to Resolution’s National Domestic Abuse Committee and is actively involved in supporting the development of best practice in cases involving domestic abuse. Shelley has extensive experience handling cases involving domestic abuse, coercive control, and complex financial and children matters. She is also an accredited family mediator, including in child-inclusive mediation, and is committed to promoting child-focused and non-court dispute resolution processes wherever appropriate.
Trusted Expertise: Shelley is known for her integrity, empathy, and practical problem-solving all managed calmly, and constructively.
Shelley focuses on creating constructive pathways in family law, using mediation, child‑inclusive practice, and collaboration to help clients reach dignified, respectful resolutions
In her spare time Shelley enjoys the outdoors—walking her dog by the sea or exploring the countryside on weekends away with friends and family
What our clients say about Shelley:
I’m so relieved to have completed my divorce. Knowing that Shelley has been fighting for my rights and achieved a life changing outcome for me, now allows me to move forward with my life. For all that I have gone through, I never thought I would come out of the divorce with such a life changing settlement
Jonathan Kattenberg
