What can I do for you
Stephanie assists individuals with a wide range of family law matters, including relationship or marriage breakdowns, children disputes, nuptial agreements and domestic abuse injunctions.
She provides compassionate and pragmatic legal advice to ensure that her client’s feel supported throughout, seeking to get to the heart of the matter from the very first meeting.
Stephanie has significant experience in complex asset and income structures, pension issues and complex children matters, including both internal and international relocation and matters concerning serious domestic abuse.
Stephanie is ranked as an 'Associate to Watch' in Chambers & Partners 2025.
Supporting your ambitions
Stephanie is keenly aware of the emotional impact family disputes can have and works tirelessly to resolve disputes in a fair and timely manner. She provides practical solutions to resolve matters and to enable her client's to move forward with their lives.
She strives to avoid the court forum wherever possible, but recognises that litigation can be required to ensure progress and reach a resolution with the best possible outcome for her client. She is a fearless lawyer in this arena working to promote her client's interests and achieve their aims.
Stephanie can assist with a wide range of family law issues, allowing her to support clients through multiple, complex and inter-linked issues
What do others say
"Stephanie Hawthorn has been fantastic, very hard working, diligent, patient and understanding. She makes sure that everything is done way before the deadlines. Cannot fault her at all, she gives 110% when dealing with me." - Client
"Stephanie is a great up-and-coming lawyer who shows great client care." - Chambers & Partners 2025
"Stephanie Hawthorn is very sensible and switched on- she is a good opponent." - Chambers & Partners 2025
What else should you know
Stephanie was previously co-chair of the University of Birmingham's Free Legal Advice Group, through which she now acts as a professional volunteer, working with students to provide legal advice to those most in need.
Outside of work, Stephanie is working hard to travel the world and experience as many new cultures and cuisines as possible.