UK
Practice Areas
Family Law – covering all financial matters arising from the formation and breakdown of relationships; including nuptial agreements, pre-civil partnership agreements, cohabitation agreements, financial claims on divorce, financial injunctions, claims made under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 and claims by unmarried or engaged partners.
Career
Joanne trained with Pannone LLP and qualified in 2008. In 2015 she joined Brabners LLP and was made a Partner there in 2018. She joined Hill Dickinson in 2024 to lead the family team in the Manchester office.
Professional Memberships
Joanne is member of Resolution and is the Chair of the Greater Manchester Resolution regional committee (Resolution being the largest organisation of family justice professionals in the country). She formerly spent three years on Resolution’s National Committee after being elected by fellow members. She sits on the Financial Remedy Court Users Group. She is a member of the Law Society.
Publications
In the last year Joanne has lectured to financial planners at CISI’s national conference about working with clients going through divorce and has spoken on the topic of divorce and trusts to other lawyers and professionals. She has produced a webinar for MBL Seminars on Nuptial Agreements, as an expert in the area.
Personal
Alongside working with clients, Joanne has also co-hosted a number of episodes of the popular 3am Conversations podcast. Joanne regularly works with social mobility charities (a topic close to her heart) and on LGBT causes. She is a mum and enjoys spending time with her family. When time allows, she explores her love of great food and restaurants.