Sandra Sinclair is managing director and founder of Sinclair Law Solicitors, a boutique family law practice located in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
She helps private clients in all matters of family law, providing both an experienced and personal level of service that’s the envy of many other ‘corporate’ law practices. She has been listed in Legal 500 directories and the Chambers and Partners have had this to say of her:
“Sandra has the ability to handle complex cases and that inspires confidence in clients. She is praised for her courtroom manner during contested ancillary relief proceedings. She attracts extremely good work and carries out in a calm and thoughtful fashion”
Lucy Hart – Director
Lucy is an experienced family solicitor who has specialised in this area of law for over ten years. The majority of her career has been spent in top tier Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners firms and she therefore has a wide breadth of expertise particularly in relation to financial settlements on divorce and complex children disputes. She is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Complex Financial and Property Matters and Children Law.
She also advises in relation to pre-nuptial agreements, disputes between unmarried couples and injunctions.
Lucy prides herself on her empathetic yet practical approach to achieving the best possible outcome for her clients and joined Sinclair Law in order to provide a bespoke and high quality service to clients at a time of particular disruption in their lives.
Suzanne Moore – Solicitor
Suzanne has a wealth of experience in all areas of family law. She is a member of Resolution and is a Resolution accredited Collaborative Lawyer.
Suzanne is committed to working with you to find the best solution in as non-confrontational way as possible in order to achieve a swift resolution as cost effectively as possible.
Suzanne is approachable and has good technical skills. A well-respected solicitor in her field, Suzanne has developed a close working relationship with the LGBT Foundation in Manchester and is a member of the UK and Ireland LGBT Family Law Institute which is an association of solicitors and barristers experienced in the area of LGBT work.
Suzanne has published articles on same-sex issues and is at the forefront of advising same-sex couples on all aspects of separation, finances and children including surrogacy and donor agreements.
Philippa Lewis – Solicitor
Philippa is dual qualified as a Solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser. She specialises in Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts, Probate, Court of Protection applications and personal tax planning.
Philippa is also a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT).
Philippa trained as a Solicitor with Hill Dickinson LLP and stayed with the firm for seven years advising clients on a broad spectrum of private client matters. She then moved to KPMG in 2013 in order to qualify as a Chartered Tax Adviser. During her time at KPMG, she was part of their Private Client Tax team and latterly their Reward team where she was involved in advising families and their businesses on succession planning issues in the context of employee/director equity awards.
Philippa joined Sinclair Law in 2018 to join a like-minded team focused on providing personal bespoke high quality advice tailored to each client.
Fakhruddin Maimoon – Solicitor
Fakhruddin joined the firm in 2020 and specialises in matters relating to Wealth and Succession Planning, Inheritance Tax advice, Trust creation, Will drafting, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection applications.
Fakhruddin has previously worked at a top tier international law firm gaining invaluable experience in commercial litigation. Fakhruddin worked in-house for a large insurer client which meant that he was able to understand how the client operates and their requirements. He then joined a local high street practice specialising in all areas of contentious and non-contentious private client work which allowed him to find his passion.
Fakhruddin has many attributes but what makes him stand out is his personable nature and his ability to provide a practical approach to ensuring the best possible solution is found for each of his clients.
Agata Napora – Trainee Solicitor
Agata joined the practice in October 2018 from a premium international business law firm where she has worked with corporate clients as well as high-net-worth individuals for several years. Prior to that she gained exposure to family law whilst working at smaller establishments in London.
Agata is currently undertaking her training contract at the firm and she is due to qualify as a solicitor in March 2021. She primarily assists Sandra Sinclair and Lucy Hart with complex matrimonial proceedings, financial settlements and children disputes whilst building her own portfolio.
Agata is passionate about her line of work and she prides herself at providing exceptional and friendly service. She loves spending time with her family and their two dogs.
