Angela Sharma

Angela Sharma is a Senior Associate and a member of our Family Department. Angela qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and has practised family law in the local area since qualification.

After qualification, Angela spent much time undertaking cases involving serious domestic violence and abuse. She also worked with the Asian Women’s Association advising women of ethnic orientation as to their rights and guided them through divorce, applications for non-molestation and occupation orders and financial matters. Due to her understanding of cultural pressures and also being able to converse in Punjabi and/or Hindi made the women feel more comfortable and confident. Angela has always chosen to undertake as much advocacy on behalf of her clients so as to maintain continuity and she has become known to the local family courts and Judges.

After maternity leave, Angela joined a local firm where she became a partner and was solely responsible for the family department and its’ running. Her expertise in divorce and financial remedy increased and she became highly respected in the local area. Her caseload varied from low value to high value financial remedy cases.

Angela takes a keen interest in child arrangement orders and applications and to improve her understanding has recently completed a course “About Henry” so as to enable her to have a better understanding of what children go through upon a divorce so as to relay this information to parents who are often very emotional. Additionally, Angela began a counselling course which specifically dealt with children and adolescents last year. This means Angela has a greater understanding of the effects upon children upon separation which are sometimes unrecognised by the parties.

As Pre-Nuptial, Post-Nuptial, and Cohabitation Agreements have become more common Angela has taken a keen interest in this area and developed skills so as to protect parties’ assets upon marriage or cohabitation. Often, one party will bring more to a marriage in terms of wealth and will often want to protect/ring fence these assets from the other.

Due to the wealth of experience and running her own department, Angela is also able to deal confidently with civil partnerships and dissolution, separation and claims to be made by unmarried couples under Trust of Land Act.

Angela has always prioritised the needs of the client and much of her work is often from recommendation from previous clients. The empathy and understanding she has been able to develop over the years of practice is highlighted by the positive feedback from clients and also her peers.

Angela enjoys travelling, especially walking holidays which have included trekking in Nepal and she regularly attends spinning classes.