Karen Chapman

Karen qualified as a Legal Executive in June 1999, became a Fellow in 2001 and was admitted as a solicitor in 2004. Karen is a member of Resolution, the British Association of Adoption and Fostering, the Enfield Domestic Violence Forum and a trained family mediator. She deals with family finance and property issues and children's matters. Karen was awarded the Joseph Jackson Memorial Prize for Matrimonial Practice in 1998 and has achieved the Resolution Specialist Accredited status in advanced financial provision, cohabitation and financial provision for children.

Why family law? Karen says: 'the draw for me is that family law is very people orientated which suits my personality. There is the opportunity to build relationships along the way enabling me to understand how best to represent my client. It is a very interesting area of law with all sorts of stories – I am no longer easily shocked".

Highlights? "acting on a Child Abduction case in the High Court which set a legal precedent"

What you don't know is that Karen is a black belt in karate. She has also been a tutor for Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) distance learning courses, Family Law and Practice and Legal Practice.

Karen Chapman is currently on maternity leave