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Duncan Lewis’ Family & Child Care Director Emine Mehmet receives 2016 Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award (24 November 2016)

Date: 24/11/2016
Duncan Lewis, Child Care Solicitors, Duncan Lewis’ Family & Child Care Director Emine Mehmet receives 2016  Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award

Legal 500 “Top Tier” firm Duncan Lewis Solicitors are extremely pleased to announce that Family & Child Care Director Emine Mehmet was awarded the Family Law Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award at the recent 6th annual Family Law Awards.

The 6th Annual Family Law Awards took place at The Bloomsbury Big Top in London on the evening of 23rd November 2016. The Pro Bono Award was the first award of the evening, presented by the Chief Executive of Law Works (National Pro Bono Centre), Martin Barnes. The shortlist and winners were chosen by a judging panel made up of the heads of the Association of Lawyers for Children, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, Family Law Bar Association and Resolution, along with Family Law editors and publishing executives. The Family Law Awards were launched by Jordan Publishing to recognise the important work of family lawyers, and celebrate their many successes and outstanding achievements.

Winner of this year’s award Emine Mehmet is Director of Childcare at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. Emine has extensive experience in all aspects of childcare and family law, but specialises in international children public law & cross border matters. She is a member of the Law Society Child Law Panel and has a significant cross border practice in Hague Convention proceedings (child abduction), inherent jurisdiction disputes and international relocation cases.

Emine is Chairwoman of the Duncan Lewis Pro Bono Committee that delivers weekly Pro Bono advice sessions across a number of offices throughout the UK. Following recent Legal Aid changes, Emine works with organisations such as Hestia and Shelter and has developed a successful strategy for helping vulnerable individuals who would be otherwise unable to access legal services. She devotes her time to delivering free talks, monthly advice surgeries, attending fundraising events. Emine arranges community work to support those suffering from domestic abuse and also provides sessions to advise vulnerable victims on legal aid funding eligibility. Emine has a particular interest in helping women and members of ethnic minority communities, many of whom cannot speak English.

Emine has commented on her win saying that she is " honoured to be recognised for helping to ensure access to justice through my Pro Bono work."

Clare Carty, Deputy Manager at Hestia Hackney applauds the monthly Family Law surgery that has been set up by Emine expressing that; “the women who have been supported by Duncan Lewis Solicitors are extremely grateful to receive their services and express how professional, friendly and successful their support has been to them.”

Duncan Lewis, established in 1998, is a national law firm serving both corporate entities and private individuals from 52 offices across London and throughout the UK. In 2009 Duncan Lewis was the first law firm in the UK to achieve the Investors in People Gold Quality Standard Mark and is recognised by Legal 500 as a Top Tier firm and a recommended leading law firm in 10 of its key practice areas. Duncan Lewis were awarded the Jordan’s Family Law Firm of the Year 2015, the LawWorks Best Contribution by a firm with a London Head office 2015 Award and were also recently shortlisted by the Law Society for its Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Award (2015), Excellence in Pro Bono (2016) and Excellence in Business Development (2016).


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