Karen Barlow

Karen is an experienced solicitor who has immersed herself in the law since 1995.  She has worked for international, national and regional law firms and has focused her professional development to become a specialist practitioner. As an affiliate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, she provides personally tailored advice to individuals, families… Read more »

Sharon Cook

Having qualified as a solicitor in 1993, Sharon has specialised solely in family law for over 30 years.  Sharon is a member of Resolution and is also trained in Collaborative Law, being committed to dealing with matters as sensitively and as constructively as possible.  She will advise on other methods of dispute resolution, and where… Read more »

Marcus Cover

For the largest part of his professional career which extends to over 40 years, Marcus has specialised in property matters, both commercial and residential, and matters of high complexity. Marcus also has significant experience in general corporate and commercial work, Marcus ran a successful sole practice in Petersfield for 14 years before merging with another… Read more »

Melisa Ipek

Melisa graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a law degree in 2024 and gained valuable experience at firms in London and West Sussex before joining Burley Geach in September 2024 as a paralegal in the family department. Working closely alongside the firm’s Haslemere based family solicitors, Tamsyn Windle and Richard Middlehurst, Melisa has developed… Read more »

James Larke

James is a solicitor and qualified in 2001. He spent some time in London specialising in commercial property matters before joining the property department at Burley Geach in 2014 where he now specialises in commercial property, estate and farm sales and purchases, complex residential property as well as other property related matters. James combines a… Read more »

Lucy Stockill

Lucy joined the firm in May 2025 as a newly qualified Solicitor, bringing with her 2.5 years of fee-earning experience. Her journey started at a Surrey law firm where she spent a year as a Private Client Paralegal before embarking on her training contract. During her training she managed a varied caseload including wills, probate,… Read more »

Joanna Strike

Joanna is a solicitor and partner of the firm and specialises in all aspects of family law including divorce, relationship breakdown, financial and child care arrangements and all issues arising from domestic abuse. She is a fully committed member of Resolution and will always seek to resolve disputes in a constructive and cost effective way…. Read more »

Stacey Tribe

Stacey joined Burley Geach in 2010 whilst studying LLB Law at Portsmouth University. Stacey proved herself very shortly after joining Burley Geach and quickly progressed from a support role to accounts manager. Stacey later opted to return to legal work providing valuable assistance to our residential and commercial conveyancing teams as a first step towards… Read more »

Clare Wells

Clare has worked for Burley Geach for more than 20 years, over which time she has developed an excellent knowledge and understanding of property work through her roles as secretary and more recently as paralegal for the commercial property department. Clare is now keen to progress further in the field of property and put her… Read more »

Helen Wernham

Helen is a conveyancing paralegal and an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. Helen has over 30 years’ experience and knowledge of residential property, all gained in and around the local area. She joined the property department in 2011 maintaining her own very successful caseload.  However, she has now chosen a slightly… Read more »