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Ursula is a Solicitor and Solicitor – Advocate,practising in the field of family law. She is a director and shareholder of Family First Solicitors Limited, a firm specialising in family work.

She regularly conducts final hearings in Children Act and Family Law Act matters.She writes and speaks on the legal matters as well as business development for Resolution, SJ Live as well as various other publications and local radio. She has lectured for the University of West of England on the LPC. She takes a particular interest in the mentoring and development of young lawyers.

She is founder of the Family Duty Clinic, an Oxford Court based Law Works Pro Bono clinic and winner of the inaugural national Pro Bono Centre award 2013.

She can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ursula-rice/29/750/333
or through http://www.familyfirstsolicitors.co.uk/
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James is a partner and founder of Hall Brown. He has expertise in all aspects of family law but specialises in divorce involving complex financial issues. James has acted for and advised a wide range of clients from teachers, doctors and lawyers through to celebrities. He has particular expertise advising entrepreneurs and their ex-partners/spouses having acted in cases involving £100,000 up to £100 million at every level from Magistrates Court to Supreme Court.
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