Sophie Read
Partner,
Family
Sophie is a Partner specialising in family law, including financial proceedings as well as Children Act proceedings and works closely with other team members.
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Sophie is a Partner specialising in family law, including financial proceedings as well as Children Act proceedings and works closely with other team members.
Get in touchSophie is a Partner specialising in family law, including financial proceedings as well as Children Act proceedings and works closely with other team members.
Sophie joined Brachers in 2013 and was promoted to Partner in 2023. She deals with the full spectrum of family work. She has a wealth of knowledge in divorce, financial issues arising from relationship breakdown and complicated children cases, including international relocation. She is an experienced advocate who adopts a professional approach to her work and focuses on dealing with family matters in a constructive and conciliatory way. Qualifying as a collaborative family lawyer in 2018, Sophie continues to support her clients with a range of dispute resolution options.
Sophie also acts for the RSPCA in prosecuting animal welfare cases.
Sophie read Law at the University of Kent and went on to complete the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, London in 2007. She qualified as a solicitor in 2010.
She was named as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the Legal 500 2024 directory.
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Sophie is based in our Canterbury office.
Client quoteThank you again for all your hard work. You’ve done an amazing job for me and I have and will continue to recommend you and Brachers for the fantastic job you have done for me. You’ve been an inspiration to me and empowered and supported me through the toughest thing I’ve ever had to deal with. So thank you so much!
Client quoteVery knowledgeable about divorce, the options and potential pitfalls. Very likeable and has a calming demeanour.
Client quoteA class act. I very much appreciated how you have nursed me through this process and assisted me with sound advice, impeccable professionalism and unwavering patience and kindness over many months.
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