Lesley Smythe

Lesley Smythe is a proactive and determined family solicitor with 25 years of experience in non-contentious and contentious family law, with specialist expertise in divorce matters, separation agreements, and financial settlements.

Lesley Smythe is a partner at Lowry Legal, a trading name of Excello Law and part of Excello’s House of Brands

Lesley advises on high-value money cases for clients across Manchester and surrounding areas, Cheshire, Liverpool and North Wales., having worked in top rated practices across the North West and Yorkshire.

She is respected for her candid, supportive, and personable approach to clients, attributes which are essential in providing high-quality family law services. Lesley supports families and children through difficult divorces and relationship breakdowns, investing personal care into every matter she handles.

Lesley is ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2024 guide, where she is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer. She is described as an “experienced, highly capable and client focused solicitor who exudes confidence,” and who “ensures her clients receive an exceptional service.”

Practising since 1997, Lesley’s approach to high-net-worth family law is holistic, taking cases considering business valuations across different sectors, pensions issues, and maintenance payments through all levels of the courts system from District Judges to the Court of Appeal. Her wealth of knowledge and experience allow her to form strategies to be able to give effective and commercial advice throughout.

Lesley also specialises in the intricacies involving with complex farming cases.

Client care is at the heart of Lesley’s work, and she is committed to providing clear and concise advice with the diligence needed to obtain swift and amicable resolutions to complex divorce issues.