Denise Woodward

Position: Partner

Departments: Family & Matrimonial

Denise specialises in family law and works in a sympathetic and fair way to achieve positive results even in the most difficult and sensitive situations. Denise always listens attentively to her clients so that she fully understands their goals and objectives. Denise is a collaborative lawyer as well as a trained mediator.

Denise has many successful years of experience in all aspects of family law with expertise in:

• Children issues
• Civil partnerships
• Cohabitees
• Collaborative law
• Complex financial and property matters
• Mediation
• Advocacy

Denise is one of the founder members of Cheshire Collaborative Family Law Group and is its Pod Liaison Officer.  She is an Advanced Member of the Law Society Family Panel and a Resolution Accredited Specialist in advocacy and dealing with financial claims. Denise is Secretary and Committee Member for Cheshire Resolution and also a past committee member of Chester & North Wales Law Society.  She is also a past Chairman of the Nationwide Independent Solicitors Group.

Denise lives in Chester with her husband and has a son and two step children.  She enjoys skiing, cooking and spending time with family and friends.