Awards Finalists 2026
Our finalists were shortlisted by our expert judging panel from across the sector. The panel deliberated on the many outstanding entries, thank you to everyone who entered or nominated fellow members.
Congratulations to our shortlist! Winners will be announced at our gala awards night on Thursday 24 September, Church House, London.
Resolution Solicitor of the Year
Sponsored by AlphaBiolabs
Recognising a solicitor member who embodies and champions Resolution’s core values.
Verity Eunson-Hickey, Tisshaws
Sadie Glover, Blaser Mills Law
Samantha Jago, DHM Stallard
Simon Pigott, Levison Meltzer Pigott
Michelle Uppal, Lowry Legal
Resolution Barrister of the Year
Recognising a barrister member who embodies and champions Resolution’s core values.
Natasha Khalique, Exchange Chambers and 1GC
Stephen Lue, Garden Court Chambers
Rhys Taylor, 36 Family
Resolution Legal Executive of the Year
Recognising a legal executive member who embodies and champions Resolution’s core values.
Juliet Harvey, Birketts
Sharon Kay, Kay & Pascoe
Lynsey Robertson, Amphlett Lissimore
Resolution Rising Star
Recognising a YRes member (within 10 years PQE) who has demonstrated their potential as a future leader of family justice.
Charlotte DeCecco, Tisshaws
Kathryn Fanstone, Zeus Family Law
Amber Gregory, Tees Law
Lauren Guiler, Birketts
Rosa Schofield, International Family Law Group
Resolution Legal Aid Practitioner of the Year
Celebrating members who have committed their expertise to give the most vulnerable individuals access to justice in family law.
Tracey Cassidy, Amphlett Lissimore
Megan Eaton, Stephens Scown
Nathalie El-Korashy, QualitySolicitors Harris Waters
Catherine Haworth, Avon & Somerset Family Law
Sheeja Sukumaran, Goodman Ray
Resolution Pro Bono Team of the Year
Recognising a firm, team or group of practitioners that uses its expertise and dedicates time voluntarily to promote Resolution’s values for the benefit of the wider community.
Dads House Family Law Clinic
Dawson Cornwell, 4KBW and FRA Williams
Cartwright King
Family Law Group
Resolution Region of the Year
Recognising the Resolution region that has worked the hardest to build a strong network of members with our Code of Practice at its centre.
Cambridge & West Suffolk Region
Hampshire Region
Leicestershire Region
NEW Yorks (North, East and West Yorkshire) Region
West Sussex
West Midlands
Resolution Team of the Year
Sponsored by Cansford Laboratories
Recognising a team that has fully embraced the Resolution ethos and approach, placing Resolution and its Code of Practice at the core of all its family law work
Anthony Gold
Edward Cooke Family Law
Kay & Pascoe
Tisshaws
Trethowans
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Recognising an individual or group driving positive change in equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Lucy Birch, Birketts
Naheed Ghauri, Justice for Sisters
Irwin Mitchell
Judge & Priestley
Estella Newbold-Brown, Lester Aldridge
Resolution Wellbeing Award
Recognising an individual or firm who has championed a healthy workplace and prioritised the wellbeing of their colleagues, employees, or the wider family justice community.
Rachel Frost-Smith, Birketts
Sadie Glover, Blaser Mills Law
Judge & Priestley
Estella Newbold-Brown, Lester Aldridge
Resolution Innovation Award
Recognising an individual or group who have developed new approaches to their practice to benefit clients, their firm, or the wider family justice community.
Kimberley Davies, Trethowans
Claire Field, Parenting Apart Limited
Family Solutions Group
Ridley and Hall Solicitors
Burgess Mee
Resolution Children Practitioner of the Year
Awarded for championing children’s voices and advocating a child-centred approach.
Amanjit Lalli, A L Law
Helen Robson, Caris Robson
Lucy Todd, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
Resolution Finance Professional of the Year
Recognising an individual or group who has gone above and beyond to put the code at the heart of clients’ approach to financial matters.
Trudi Featherstone, Goodman Ray
Fiona Hotston Moore, FHM Accounting
Fiona Sharp, Verve Financial Planning
Resolution NCDR Practitioner of the Year
Recognising an individual or group who has demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication in resolving disputes outside of court.
Richard Adams, Tisshaws
Stuart Hanson, Direct Mediation Services
Elinor Harvey, The Relationship Therapy Practice
Sarah Manning, Hall Brown Family Law
Helen Midgley, Tees Law
The Mediation Space
Resolution Working Together Award
Sponsored by Quilter Cheviot
Recognising a firm, team, or group of professionals that has placed an emphasis on collaboration at the heart of its practice.
Anthony Gold
Nockolds
Stephens Scown
Working Group for Pets on Divorce & Separation
3Counties Family Law Grou