Melissa Strachan

Melissa is a Senior Solicitor in our Family Law team.

Melissa joined the firm as a trainee and has been a specialist family lawyer since 2017.  She advises clients on all aspects of family law, with a particular focus on helping clients resolve their financial and childcare arrangements following a relationship breakdown, Melissa’s clients feel well looked after and properly advised and praise her discretion and instinctive ability to settle at the right point.

During her career Melissa has developed a specific interest in child maintenance disputes and child relocation cases, where one parent wishes to relocate away from Scotland to another country with their child, or children.

Melissa’s approach is to work closely with clients to understand their individual circumstances and to help them achieve their personal aims. In the majority of cases, that can be done calmly and constructively without the need to go to Court. Where that isn’t possible, she has experience in representing clients in the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session, where she has a strong track record.

Melissa is a member of the Family Law Association and the Scottish Young Lawyers Association.