Solicitors for Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea

Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors are one of the longest established legal practices in the area, serving both commercial and private clients from our offices in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.

The practice has a team of Solicitors and support staff, all experts in their respective fields, enabling Fitzhugh Gates to offer a broad range of legal services to a high standard, at competitive rates.

No matter what your needs are, the Fitzhugh Gates team are the people you really want on your side.

The Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors Team

Craig Petrie - Managing Partner

Craig spent the first part of his legal career working as a civil litigator advising both private and commercial clients. Since July 2018, Craig’s primary focus has been law firm management and he now has overall strategic and operational… Read more

Mark Barrett - Partner

Mark joined Fitzhugh Gates at Head of Commercial Property in September 2017 and became a Partner in July 2019. Mark is a partner at Fitzhugh Gates, having qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and joining us in September 2017, having been a senior… Read more

Jodi Hamlin - Partner

Jodi is an experienced Wills, Trust and Probate solicitor with over 13 years experience. Jodi is a Partner and Director in the group of law firms comprising Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors, Eric Robinson Solicitors and the Merriman Partnership (trading as… Read more

Moira MacFarlane - Partner

Moira has been a solicitor since 1996 and became a Partner in FitzHugh Gates in 2003. She has substantial experience with all aspects of residential conveyancing and has a diverse client base with the majority of her clients coming from personal… Read more

Ben Upward - Partner

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Richard Wallace-Lower - Partner

Richard is an experienced Wills, Trusts and Probate Solicitor and is Head of Private Client for the group of law firms comprising Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors, Eric Robinson Solicitors and The Merriman Partnership (trading as Merriman Solicitors).… Read more

Sian Butler - Solicitor

Sian is an experienced family law practitioner who was admitted as a solicitor on 15th March 2001. She has extensive range of family law experience. Her expertise includes care proceedings, divorce, finances, prenuptial agreements, co-habitation and… Read more

Joanne Lawrence-Hall - Solicitor

Joanne Lawrence-Hall joined Fitzhugh Gates as a senior solicitor in 2015. She has over 20 years experience in the fields of family and employment law. Prior to joining the firm, Joanne has spent her career in the City of London, where she gained… Read more

Lucy Tammar - Solicitor

Lucy was admitted as a solicitor in 2022 and has over 10 years’ previous experience in wills and probate. She enjoys finding the right solution for her clients tailored to their individual needs. Areas of special expertise: Wills, estate… Read more

Carla Brunning - Conveyancing Executive

Carla joined Fitzhugh Gates Solicitors in early 2019 bringing her wide experience to our busy residential conveyancing department in Shoreham-by-Sea. Having completed a Law and Criminology Degree at the University of Portsmouth in 2012, Carla went… Read more

Jessica Calder - Private Client Executive

Jessica is a private client executive who has specialised in estate administration in Sussex for almost 20 years. Jessica puts her clients at the centre of all she does. She is highly capable in efficiently and effectively administering estates of… Read more

Dominique Arnold - Wills and Probate Executive

Dominique completed her Law degree in 2017 as a mature student with the Open University and has been specialising in Wills, Trusts and Lasting Powers of Attorney since then. She has also completed post graduate professional training in Private… Read more

Yazmyn Corteggio - Wills and Probate Executive

Having recently graduated from the Open University with a first-class law degree, Yazmyn is now preparing to sit the Solicitors Qualifying Examination. She hopes to be admitted as a solicitor later this year. Yazmyn works alongside Jess Calder and… Read more

Rachel Wilkie - Private Client Executive

Rachel joined our thriving private client department in late 2020. Rachel has worked in private client departments for over 15 years most recently as private client executive. She has considerable experience in assisting with all aspects of private… Read more

Sona Starkova - Chartered Legal Executive

Sona qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2015 and practised in a firm in Berkshire before moving to West Sussex. She is an enthusiastic law practitioner specialising in Family law and deals with a wide variety of matrimonial and children… Read more

Fitzhugh Gates Partners

James Petrie (Managing Partner), Jodi Hamlin, Ben Upward, Richard Wallace-Lower, Mark Barrett, Moira MacFarlane and FHG Law Ltd (Corporate Partner).