Family lawyers exceed revenues in first year
IN JANUARY, HALL BROWN RELOCATED TO A SUITE OF OFFICES IN THE GRADE II-LISTED SHIP CANAL HOUSE
THE founders of a city centre family law firm have described their first year as ‘remarkable’ as revenues hit £1.3m.
Sam Hall and James Brown launched Hall Brown Family Law only 12 months ago.
During that period, not only has the firm exceeded revenue targets, but has also seen a dramatic expansion in staff numbers requiring a move to Ship Canal House on King Street, Manchester, while also picking up a number of awards along the way.
James has underlined that he remains focused on the firm’s core values despite the advances.
He said: “We have had a remarkable first 12 months and are well on course to better what we’ve achieved during year two.
“The growth to date has already seen us become the largest specialist Family law team in the north of England.
“However, we will not lose sight of our desire to provide a very bespoke service.
“We intend to continue to concentrate simply on being the best at what we do. I think that both the volume and the nature of work which we have handled fully justifies our approach.
“We have been very fortunate in attracting some of the country’s leading family lawyers and we will look to increase our numbers still further with singular, strategic, quality appointments when the right talent from other top tier firms become available.”
In January, Hall Brown relocated to a suite of offices in the Grade IIlisted Ship Canal House in the heart of Manchester’s business district.
The firm employs 18 staff, 13 of which are fee earners and include two of the UK’s highly-respected family lawyers – Beth Wilkins and Andrew Newbury – who, along with Sam and James, are top ranked with the industry’s premier directories, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.
James said that he regarded Newbury’s membership of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) as having been influential in Hall Brown’s growing overseas caseload.
He added that the firm had dealt with more than 260 cases in its first year with many involving 13 different jurisdictions, across Europe, the Middle East, North America and Africa.
As well as Stacey Giggs, wife of the former Manchester United player and caretaker-manager, Ryan, notable Hall Brown clients have included the ex-Spurs and Newcastle United French international David Ginola.
Its achievements merited Hall Brown the title of Small Law Firm of the Year in the Manchester Legal Awards earlier this month, one of three awards won since the end of 2016.