Richard joined Stephens Scown in September 2026 as a solicitor in the Family Finance team specialising in divorce and the resolution of financial remedy matters
Richard qualified at national firm where he gained experience in real estate and contentious probate as well as family law. A member of Resolution, a national body focused on resolving issues in a constructive way, Richard’s work includes:
- Advising clients about the divorce process in England and Wales
- Providing advice and support to clients engaging in alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation and arbitration.
- Assisting with financial remedy cases for high-net-worth individuals and those involving complex military, NHS or public sector pensions, property portfolios and family businesses both large and small as well as farming partnerships
- Fully contested financial remedy proceedings.
- Enforcement of financial orders
- Working with the firm’s Children Team to provide practical advice and solutions to child care related issues alongside the divorce process
Richard studied at Nottingham Law School alongside working for the Ministry of Justice, later undertaking his masters in Legal Practice at the University of Law in Exeter.
Outside of work, Richard enjoys horse riding, walking, writing, and theatre – having worked as an actor and theatre producer in London and being trained at the Royal Academy of Music. He co-founded a professional theatre company, and his work continues to tour the UK.
