Brighton Team Member
Zoë Summers qualified as a specialist family Solicitor in 2009. She is a member of Resolution and is an accredited specialist in complex financial remedy cases for medium to high net worth and low to medium value matters. Zoë is a qualified collaborative practitioner and a member of the Eastbourne Law Society.
Zoë is recognised in Chambers 2022 for her experience in dealing with high-value financial remedy cases, including those that involve more complex assets such as trusts. She is described as “extremely thorough and her attention to detail is second to none”.
A Recommended Individual in the current edition of the Legal 500 UK 2022, the commentary included: “Zoë Summers is a very intelligent and able lawyer. She has great attention to detail and forensic skills making her a very strong lawyer and particularly suited to matrimonial finance cases. She is capable of dealing with complex, difficult and high-value matrimonial finance cases. She also has excellent personal skills and is very good with clients.”
Ranked in the Chambers & Partners, UK 2023 directory, the commentator says “Zoë is a very good lawyer who is easy to deal with.”
Prior to joining Family Law Partners, Zoë was a Partner and Deputy Head of the Family team at a regional legal firm.
Zoë is experienced in all aspects of family law. Zoë excels in matters concerning complex financial remedy issues such as company assets, trusts, third-party issues and international assets. Zoë is well attuned to issues involving children whether that be settling arrangements for children on a day-to-day basis or dealing with a specific issue such as schooling or relocation. Zoë frequently advises clients in relation to pre and post-nuptial agreements, which are becoming ever more popular.
Zoë is personable and client-focused. She is committed to understanding each client’s individual goals. Zoë relishes finding innovative ways of resolving matters and considers it essential to always give clients a range of options and a full understanding of the possible outcomes so that they are empowered in their decision-making.
Zoë advises clients all over the South East from her hometown of Eastbourne to Seaford, Hastings and Brighton. Zoë acts for clients in Tunbridge Wells, London and overseas.
Outside of work, Zoë enjoys spending time with her family, yoga, reading and listening to podcasts.
she is extremely thorough and her attention to detail is second to none
"Clearly many family law matters are (hopefully) a once in a lifetime event, in my case divorce and financial agreement, so it is unlikely a non lawyer will know where to start. At a time when emotions are all over...
