Solicitor
Ellie Maynard is a Solicitor in the Family Team based at our Colchester office, having joined FJG in January 2023 as a paralegal.
Ellie works in the Family Team and advises across a range of family matters, including changes of name, children disputes, divorce, and financial matters arising upon divorce, and works alongside Charlotte Knappett.
She graduated from the University of Essex with a First Class Honours Law Degree in 2022, passed her SQE in February 2025, and qualified thereafter in August 2025.
Outside of work, Ellie enjoys spending time with family, going to the gym, and singing.
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You’ve been offered compensation after filing a negligence claim against an NHS Trust – you may feel relief; but should you accept straight away? While you’ve most likely spent a period of time feeling uneasy due to an open claim, and accepting a claim immediately may feel like the right decision, you should stop and think first.
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