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The Howells family law solicitors are one of the largest family law teams in the region, probably the UK. They specialise in many family law services.

These include divorce, financial settlements, and child custody arrangements. They also handle collaborative law, care proceedings, and adoption. Other areas include guardianship, child abduction, and domestic abuse.

The family team has a great reputation for handling many types of cases. They work with high-net-worth finances and complex child cases. The team also have extensive experience of representing clients at court, including parents, grandparents, guardians, and children.

The team covers the entirety of South Yorkshire and the UK, with offices in Sheffield, Barnsley, and Rotherham. They also often receive instructions from clients all over the UK. This includes regular clients in London and nearby areas.

The team ranks number 2 in Sheffield and number 1 in Rotherham and Barnsley on Review Solicitors. They have an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars.

Additionally, 99% of former clients say they would recommend the firm. This shows the quality of advice they provide and their excellent client care. The team are often praised for their professionalism, compassion, empathy, and kindness.

The team are supervised by our family law solicitor and director John Clegg. John is a family law expert.

He handles all parts of family law. This includes divorce, civil partnerships, and cohabitation issues. He also deals with financial matters that come up during separation and divorce.

John works on pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. He helps protect people from domestic abuse. John is also accredited as one of the top solicitors in the UK by the prestigious Chambers and Partners.

The matrimonial team is led by senior divorce solicitor and director Sharon Lockwood. She is well-respected in Rotherham and South Yorkshire. Sharon is a specialist in complex cases involving children and high value assets.

Sharon is very active in the South Yorkshire community. She gets a lot of praise from her clients and colleagues. She has become one of the top divorce specialists in the area.

Client Feedback

“Thank you so much for all you have done. I cannot speak highly enough of you & everyone I have met at Howells. I have already recommended Howells & yourself to the specialist teams I am now in contact with & will continue to do so.”

“Many thanks again for your invaluable help, advice and your calm, approachable manner. It is very much appreciated!”

“Howells provided a great service and worked quickly and efficiently to get the job completed to try to keep my costs down too. I would recommend Sharon and the team.”

“Excellent service with prompt response time.”

“I used Sharon Lockwood in my extremely messy and prolonged divorce case, and I cannot thank her enough. She was kind and caring at times when I was very distressed and at the same time both efficient and professional.”

“Sharon was exceptional from our first telephone call and throughout this process. Professional, supportive, knowledgeable, and very clear.”

“Sharon has been a rock she explains everything every step of the way she has gotten me through a very tough year, and I will be for ever grateful to her.”

“I chose to sort my divorce and financial settlement with Sharon Lockwood at Howells solicitors after seeing other reviews. I was not disappointed in any way, shape, or form. She is very professional and quick off the ball. I would highly recommend Sharon and her colleagues at Howells for a fast and very efficient service and would use again if needed.”

Legal 500 Ranking

2018 – Tier 3 – “The Howells family team works across Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, with Alyson Siddall focusing on high-value financial work, and co-leading the team alongside Sharon Lockwood, whose expertise lies in matters involving tax elements and inherited assets, and John Clegg, who brings extensive experience regarding complex cases involving children. The team undertakes a wide range of family work, with notable expertise in working on complex domestic abuse and care cases.”

2021 – Tier 2 – “Howells fields a substantial family team, which also features eight Children Panel members and five Resolution accredited panel members. Practice head Alyson Siddall is a key name for high-value financial work, advising clients in high-net-worth cases involving significant assets and pensions. John Clegg is particularly well known and respected for children and finance work. He is one of a handful of solicitors in the city who still does finance legal aid work.”

2022 – Tier 1 Ranking – “The team are particularly well known for high-net-worth cases. In addition, the practice has a strong regional reputation.”

2023 – Tier 2 Ranking – “The team undertakes a wide range of family work, with notable expertise in working on complex domestic abuse and care cases.”

2024- Tier 2 Ranking

Professional Feedback

“A go to for complex children matters. Is thorough and deals with cases with a level of detail and knowledge that are truly impressive. Has the detail of every aspect of the case at her fingertips. She is also sensitive and compassionate in her approach to clients, but quite capable of delivering difficult and realistic advice.”

“Sharon Lockwood is dedicated to seeking very practical solutions to financial cases. Tenacious but also very realistic at the same time”

“Alyson Siddall is a pleasure to deal with and is very knowledgeable and competent. She also has a very calm manner, which I am sure is appreciated by clients and other professionals alike.”

“An effective and tenacious advocate known for his thorough, sensible and constructive approach. Has a wealth of knowledge and experience in all areas of financial and children cases and the safest pair of hands no matter how difficult the case.”

“Excellent Collaborative lawyer and a leading family solicitor in Sheffield. Experienced, dedicated and knowledgeable.”

“Thorough in preparation, experienced, excellent with clients, willing to go above and beyond and a strong presence in the courtroom.”