Robert Williams
Managing Director, Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer & Arbitrator
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Robert Williams is an owner/Director who specialises in family law. He is a Collaborative Lawyer, Deputy District Judge, Family Law Arbitrator and a member of Resolution (First for Family Law).
A recognised expert in the field of family law, Chambers UK 2021 says Robert “receives plaudits from interviewees as a “thoughtful, experienced and tactical” lawyer who “remains calm and sensible at the most distressing times while giving clear and understandable advice.”
He is recognised in the 2021 edition of the Legal 500 for his financial remedy and arbitration work, described as ‘approachable, engaging, forensic, he leaves no stone unturned in advancing a client’s case’.
Robert sits as a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit in the County Court and Family Court. He has been appointed by the President of the Family Division to deal with private law cases involving children. He is also a Family Law Arbitrator and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Robert specialises in finances following a relationship breakdown, whether by separation, divorce, or dissolution of civil partnership.
Having qualified in 1994 with First Class Honours in the Solicitors Final Examinations, Robert was formerly head of the family department and Training Partner at a regional legal firm from 2001-2010 prior to setting up Family Law Partners with Alan Larkin.
Robert focuses on the strategic issues in each case he works on and ensures that all his clients look at ways of managing the risks associated with relationship breakdowns.
Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his family and dogs, walking on the Downs, watching United, playing golf and meditation.
