Kath Hill
CILEX Lawyer, Legal Director, Family Law
Kath is a CILEX Lawyer and Head of the Family team at Swinburne Maddison LLP. With over 30 years of experience as a family law advocate, Kath is well known on the North Eastern Court circuit and is familiar with fellow solicitors as well as barristers practising in this area.
In May 2022, she was promoted to the position of Legal Director.
Previously described in the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 as a “well-respected and experienced” lawyer, Kath is praised in the current edition for her “incredibly supportive” manner. She is also recognised as a Leading Individual in her field, signalling the high regard in which she is held by her clients and peers.
Kath’s focus is to always achieve a fair and reasonable resolution in relation to family breakdown from divorce, separation and dividing assets to making arrangements for children. She is experienced in all aspects of relationship breakdown and is a Collaborative Lawyer.
Award recognition
In 2020, Kath was nominated in the category of Private Client Individual of the Year (outside of London) at the Legal 500 UK awards. Shortlisted alongside 6 other standout individuals from across the UK, this recognition was further acknowledgement of Kath’s professionalism, experience and commitment to exceptional client care.
Professional memberships
Kath has been a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel since 2002, specialising in finance and children’s issues.
Client feedback
Clients have given very positive feedback about Kath, often commenting on her supportive yet professional manner and her first class service, a view which was corroborated by a recent edition of The Legal 500 United Kingdom which described her as a lawyer who is “very professional and direct in her approach but also communicates with kindness and with an understanding of the distress the client is facing when seeking her services.”
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Kath Hill
CILEX Lawyer, Legal Director, Family Law
Kath is a CILEX Lawyer and Head of the Family team at Swinburne Maddison LLP. With over 30 years of experience as a family law advocate, Kath is well known on the North Eastern Court circuit and is familiar with fellow solicitors as well as barristers practising in this area.
In May 2022, she was promoted to the position of Legal Director.
Previously described in the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 as a “well-respected and experienced” lawyer, Kath is praised in the current edition for her “incredibly supportive” manner. She is also recognised as a Leading Individual in her field, signalling the high regard in which she is held by her clients and peers.
Kath’s focus is to always achieve a fair and reasonable resolution in relation to family breakdown from divorce, separation and dividing assets to making arrangements for children. She is experienced in all aspects of relationship breakdown and is a Collaborative Lawyer.
Award recognition
In 2020, Kath was nominated in the category of Private Client Individual of the Year (outside of London) at the Legal 500 UK awards. Shortlisted alongside 6 other standout individuals from across the UK, this recognition was further acknowledgement of Kath’s professionalism, experience and commitment to exceptional client care.
Professional memberships
Kath has been a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel since 2002, specialising in finance and children’s issues.
Client feedback
Clients have given very positive feedback about Kath, often commenting on her supportive yet professional manner and her first class service, a view which was corroborated by a recent edition of The Legal 500 United Kingdom which described her as a lawyer who is “very professional and direct in her approach but also communicates with kindness and with an understanding of the distress the client is facing when seeking her services.”
"Kath Hill was incredibly supportive, honest and spoke sense in a none legalistic way, making everything she explained easy to understand."
"[Kath was] professional at every step of the way and kept me grounded when my emotions and poor mental health got the better of me at times. It would have been so much harder for me if [Kath] were not acting on my behalf, so thank you again for everything you have done to resolve this matter."
"I felt very fortunate to have Kath Hill represent me on this case. Her expertise, experience and personal manner – I believe – is what kept me grounded and also helped me to ultimately have my freedom back by obtaining a Child Arrangement Order for my children. The case was very lengthy, frustrating and heartbreaking at times but I will always be grateful to Kath for bringing excellence to my case."
"Kath my mediator was very empathetic whilst remaining impartial. She made me feel comfortable in a situation I was finding difficult."
"The consideration and kindness of Kath could not have been more helpful. The only description would be exemplary. In a very difficult situation the advice and execution could not have been better."
"Kath has been great over the ten-year period that I have had dealings with her. Professional, patient, friendly, efficient and persistent!"
"I found Kath Hill always to be completely objective and able to provide timely and constructive advice and guidance. She was very supportive and reassuring throughout the two court hearings I was required to attend and negotiated very effectively."
"Just want to say that I am so thankful for your confident and assuring manner during this process. I have always felt that I can trust in your advice implicitly and that has been so important to me."
"I am forever grateful to you for finalising this divorce. Myself and my fiancé have arranged our wedding to be on Xmas Eve and we can now go ahead and do it. This would not of been possible without your help. I cannot thank you enough."
"Kath Hill was exceptionally knowledgeable and helpful, and was very patient as I was working though a very tough time in my life."
"From the start of my interaction with Swinburne Maddison, I was represented by Kath Hill, a family practice associate dealing with my matter. She was an excellent communicator who kept me up to date promptly with new information and explained the legal aspects of my case clearly and offered timely solutions to problems which arose from the third party’s unwillingness to compromise."
"I would like to thank you for your wise and decisive advice through this very difficult time. I am finally coming out of the other end."