Chris Graves

Chris is a partnership member and a Solicitor Advocate with over thirty years experience in Family Law. His advocacy experience ranges from Social Security Tribunals to General Courts Martial, including the High Court in a number of cases. He was recently accorded Higher Court advocacy rights of audience in all levels of civil proceedings up to the House of Lords. Chris is a member of the Law Society's Children Panel, an accredited specialist with Resolution in Children Law and Adoption and a qualified Collaborative lawyer.

He has long held a reputation in Legal Aid, having pioneered Duty Solicitor schemes in East Anglia and was a founding member of the Legal Action Group and Legal Aid Practitioners Group . He is a member of the LAPG National Committee and lifelong supporter of Liberty. Having chaired Legal Aid Appeal Committees in Eastern Region for many years, he was recently appointed an Independent Legal Aid Adjudicator by the Legal Services Commission. Chris also has an interest in Landlord/Tenant law, and the world of 'Buy to Let'.

He has overall responsibility for the Housing Team and deals personally with preparation of tenancy agreements and possession proceedings for landlords. He has held a number of public posts including Colchester Borough Councillor, Chairman of Colchester Quaker Housing Association and Chairman of the Governors of Colchester County High School. He has served on governing bodies and acted as a legal advisor to many local charities and was recently President of Suffolk and North Essex Law Society.

Chris was listed in the Legal 500 guide 2009 for handling £2m plus matrimonial cases both collaboratively and conventionally.


Contact Details

Office:    Colchester - Norfolk House
Phone:   01206 217560
Fax:       01206 760282

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