Meet The Team
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At Brown Turner Ross we’re dedicated to making your whole journey with us as stress-free as possible.
You will have direct access to your solicitor who will guide you through every stage compassionately and professionally.
With no-nonsense language, honest guidance and a solicitor who specialises in the area of law that you need, you can trust Brown Turner Ross to protect your interests.
Family Law
Sam Bushell
Managing Director & Solicitor - Head of Family Law
Sam Bushell
Managing Director & Solicitor - Head of Family LawSam began her legal career in 1998 and qualified as a solicitor in 2002, becoming a partner at Brown Turner in 2006. Since 2016 she has been managing director at Brown Turner Ross.
From the start of her career she has focused solely on family law. She specialises in:
High net worth divorce covering complex dispute resolution, business assets, pension transfers, share valuations and taxation
Financial resolution following marriage breakdown
Pre-nuptial Agreements
Deeds of Separation
Child Care issues
Sam is recognised as a first class Advocate and Family Law expert. Her ability to analyse complex issues and, advise on the best possible outcome for her Clients make her the Lawyer of choice for a select client base.
Memberships and accreditations
Law Society Family Panel
Resolution
Collaborative Law Member
Merseyside Collaborative Law Group
Qualifications
LLB honours degree
Solicitor
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Abigail Davidson
Solicitor
Abigail Davidson
SolicitorAbigail began her legal career in 2017 and qualified as a solicitor in 2019. From the outset she has specialised in family law. Abigail joined the Brown Turner Ross in 2019 as a solicitor in the family team. She specialises in all areas of family litigation including:
Public law Care Proceedings
Private law children matters
Domestic abuse
Divorce
Financial settlements
Qualifications
Law Degree LLB Hons
Solicitor
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Sean Douglas
Solicitor
Sean Douglas
SolicitorSean began his legal career in 2017. During his career he has been involved in Personal Injury and Family. He joined Brown Turner Ross in 2018 and took up his current role as a paralegal in the family team. His current role covers the following types of work:
Child Care Proceedings
Private Children Proceedings
Non-Molestation Orders
Occupation Orders
Legal Qualifications
GDL pass with Commendation
Legal Practice Course
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Jo Foster
Legal Assistant
Jo Foster
Legal AssistantJo began her legal career in 1981. During her career she has been involved in family law, children proceedings, litigation and conveyancing.
She joined Brown Turner Ross in 1996 and took up her current role as a Legal Assistant. Her current role covers the following types of work:
Organising the managing director’s diary
Liaising with clients
Drafting documents
Typing correspondence/documents
Legal Qualifications
Legal Secretaries Diploma and A Level Law
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Lucy Newton
Trainee Solicitor
Lucy Newton
Trainee SolicitorLucy graduated from the University of Liverpool in Summer 2021 with a First Class Honours Degree in Law. Lucy will go on to complete her LPC alongside a Masters in Family Law at the University of Liverpool.
She joined Brown Turner Ross as a paralegal in the family team, working in areas such as:
- Public Law Care Proceedings
- Private law children’s matters
- Domestic abuse
Qualifications
Law Degree LLB Hons
Adele Robson
Paralegal
Adele Robson
ParalegalAdele began in her legal career in 1997 upon leaving full time education. Adele has extensive knowledge of working within a solicitor’s office, having worked in different roles ranging from office junior to fee earner throughout her career.
Adele works within the Family Department as a Legal Assistant.
Qualifications
Level 6 accreditation in CILEX
David Bushell
Consultant
David Bushell
ConsultantDave joined Brown Turner in 1973, qualifying as a solicitor in 1975. He acquired Brown Turner Compton Carr in 1986 and managed the firm for 30 years until 2016 when he stepped down as Managing Director.
Dave specialises in the following areas of law:
- Commercial and general litigation
- commercial and corporate work, including company sales and purchases
- professional negligence litigation in family law
- high value divorce work, including seeking reviews of past settlements
- motoring law
Dave has significant experience as a tenacious litigator in high value multi-track commercial litigation including director and shareholder disputes and disputes arising out of breach of fiduciary duty.
Dave has developed a niche area of litigation within family law, acting for clients seeking to have their divorce settlements reviewed and seeking compensation from their previous solicitors, achieving significant damages for a client whose original settlement had undervalued her share of her husband’s pension.
He has won significant Appeals against initial decisions in divorce matters on behalf of husbands who he felt they had been particularly badly treated by the Judges in the Lower Court
He has significant experience of advising clients in large scale business sales, in particular in the garden centre/nursery sector.
Qualifications
LLB honours Degree in London
Solicitor
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Graham Twist
Family Solicitor
Graham Twist
Family SolicitorFamily Solicitor
Graham started his legal career as a legal assistant dealing with PI claims in 2011. Since then he has worked as a solicitor, and subsequently Director, of a Liverpool law firm dealing with civil litigation, private family law as well as wills. He joined Brown Turner Ross as an associate solicitor in 2022.
He specialises in
- Divorce
- Matrimonial finances
- Children Act proceedings
- Injunctions
Qualifications
BA (Hons) / GDL / LPC
Corporate & Commercial
Micaela Dempsey
Director
Micaela Dempsey
DirectorMicaela began her legal career in 2003, qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2011 and a solicitor in 2013.
She has significant experience advising clients in a multitude of legal areas from a civil perspective and specialises in dealing with matters of a complex and sensitive nature.
Since 2004 she has focused solely on civil litigation including but not limited to:
- Property disputes
- Probate disputes
- Breach of contract
- Employers liability
- Public liability
- Serious Injury claims
- Fatal Accident claims
- Product liability
- Property damage
- Enforcement actions
- Commercial disputes
Qualifications
FILEX
Solicitor
David Bushell
Consultant
David Bushell
ConsultantDave joined Brown Turner in 1973, qualifying as a solicitor in 1975. He acquired Brown Turner Compton Carr in 1986 and managed the firm for 30 years until 2016 when he stepped down as Managing Director.
Dave specialises in the following areas of law:
- Commercial and general litigation
- commercial and corporate work, including company sales and purchases
- professional negligence litigation in family law
- high value divorce work, including seeking reviews of past settlements
- motoring law
Dave has significant experience as a tenacious litigator in high value multi-track commercial litigation including director and shareholder disputes and disputes arising out of breach of fiduciary duty.
Dave has developed a niche area of litigation within family law, acting for clients seeking to have their divorce settlements reviewed and seeking compensation from their previous solicitors, achieving significant damages for a client whose original settlement had undervalued her share of her husband’s pension.
He has won significant Appeals against initial decisions in divorce matters on behalf of husbands who he felt they had been particularly badly treated by the Judges in the Lower Court
He has significant experience of advising clients in large scale business sales, in particular in the garden centre/nursery sector.
Qualifications
LLB honours Degree in London
Solicitor
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Kevin Ross
Director
Kevin Ross
DirectorKevin qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and shortly thereafter became a Partner in the well known Liverpool Law Firm Malcolm J Ross.
Kevin joined Brown Turner Ross in 2008 when Malcolm J Ross and Brown Turner merged. He has been a partner and then director at Brown Turner Ross since joining the firm.
Kevin has 25 years experience of dealing with Property Law at the highest level and in particular in the following areas:
Commercial property sales and purchases
Site Acquisition for Developers and subsequent Plot Sale services
Drafting and Negotiating Terms of Commercial Leases acting for both Landlord or Tenant
Residential Sales and Purchases
Sales, Purchases and Mortgages over both Commercial and Residential Property
Business Sales and Acquisitions
Specialist transactions such as Garden Centre Sales
Buy to Let Purchases and specialist services for Investor Clients
Right to Buy from Local Authorities or Housing Associations
Remortgages and Equity Release
Qualifications
LLB honours degree.
Solicitor
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Commercial Property
Kevin Ross
Director
Kevin Ross
DirectorKevin qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and shortly thereafter became a Partner in the well known Liverpool Law Firm Malcolm J Ross.
Kevin joined Brown Turner Ross in 2008 when Malcolm J Ross and Brown Turner merged. He has been a partner and then director at Brown Turner Ross since joining the firm.
Kevin has 25 years experience of dealing with Property Law at the highest level and in particular in the following areas:
Commercial property sales and purchases
Site Acquisition for Developers and subsequent Plot Sale services
Drafting and Negotiating Terms of Commercial Leases acting for both Landlord or Tenant
Residential Sales and Purchases
Sales, Purchases and Mortgages over both Commercial and Residential Property
Business Sales and Acquisitions
Specialist transactions such as Garden Centre Sales
Buy to Let Purchases and specialist services for Investor Clients
Right to Buy from Local Authorities or Housing Associations
Remortgages and Equity Release
Qualifications
LLB honours degree.
Solicitor
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Michael Stephens
Commercial Property Solicitor
Michael Stephens
Commercial Property SolicitorMichael was formerly a partner in a firm specialising in commercial property and latterly a commercial property partner in an international firm. He has in-depth experience of a wide range of non-contentious aspects of commercial property, acting for landlords, tenants, investors, developers and businesses, in particular retailers.
Career highlights include: £38M sale of 28 shops to M&S Simply Food; heading-up property team on £129M re-financing of 270 investment properties to Nat West and RBS and heading-up teams in England, Scotland and N.Ireland for a retail chain`s purchase of 52 shops from Woolworths` administrators.
Qualifications
Law Degree LLB
Solicitor
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Amy Gibson
Conveyancing Assistant
Amy Gibson
Conveyancing AssistantAmy began her legal career in 2009. From the beginning of her career she has been involved in Conveyancing. She joined Brown Turner Ross in 2009 and took up their current role in 2010 as a Legal Assistant for Kevin Ross.
Her current role covers the following types of work:
- Residential property sales and purchases
- Commercial property
- Transfer of equity
- Remortgage
- Development work
Residential
Kevin Ross
Director
Kevin Ross
DirectorKevin qualified as a Solicitor in 1998 and shortly thereafter became a Partner in the well known Liverpool Law Firm Malcolm J Ross.
Kevin joined Brown Turner Ross in 2008 when Malcolm J Ross and Brown Turner merged. He has been a partner and then director at Brown Turner Ross since joining the firm.
Kevin has 25 years experience of dealing with Property Law at the highest level and in particular in the following areas:
Commercial property sales and purchases
Site Acquisition for Developers and subsequent Plot Sale services
Drafting and Negotiating Terms of Commercial Leases acting for both Landlord or Tenant
Residential Sales and Purchases
Sales, Purchases and Mortgages over both Commercial and Residential Property
Business Sales and Acquisitions
Specialist transactions such as Garden Centre Sales
Buy to Let Purchases and specialist services for Investor Clients
Right to Buy from Local Authorities or Housing Associations
Remortgages and Equity Release
Qualifications
LLB honours degree.
Solicitor
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Vicki Coulthurst
Conveyancing Solicitor
Vicki Coulthurst
Conveyancing SolicitorVicki Coulthurst qualified as a Solicitor in 1989. She trained at Goffey & Co, in Southport before moving in 1989 to Canter Levin & Berg. In 1991 she joined Ridgway Greenall (now FDR Law) until December 2020 being made a Partner in 1993 and sitting on their management committee for more than 6 years.
From the beginning of her career Vicki has been involved in all aspects of residential conveyancing and she has 30 years experience in property matters.
Vicki joined the Brown Turner Ross in January 2021 in their current role, specialising in:
Sales, purchases and remortgages including Buy to Let of houses and flats, leasehold and freehold and new build
Transfers of equity
Equity Release
Sales or purchases of part of title/land/property
Right to Buy purchases
Land acquisition and individual plot sale off.
Purchases involving Help to Buy
Qualifications
LLB honours Class 2:1 from Sheffield University
Solicitor
Amy Gibson
Conveyancing Assistant
Amy Gibson
Conveyancing AssistantAmy began her legal career in 2009. From the beginning of her career she has been involved in Conveyancing. She joined Brown Turner Ross in 2009 and took up their current role in 2010 as a Legal Assistant for Kevin Ross.
Her current role covers the following types of work:
- Residential property sales and purchases
- Commercial property
- Transfer of equity
- Remortgage
- Development work
Gemma McLaren
Trainee Solicitor
Gemma McLaren
Trainee SolicitorGemma began her legal career in 2019, initially by undertaking a Graduate Diploma in Law, before securing her first role as a Conveyancing Paralegal at a local firm in Ormskirk.
Before embarking on a career in law, Gemma gained significant experience within the residential property sector, by benefiting from 14 years engaged as an estate and letting agent at a recognised, award-winning agency in Kirkby. The final 4 of these 14 years were spent working in the capacity of director.
Gemma joined Brown Turner Ross in 2021 taking up her current role as a Residential Conveyancing Paralegal, whist she continues to study for the Legal Practice Course before progressing to Trainee Solicitor.
Her current role involves the following types of work:
Residential Freehold and Leasehold Sales
Residential Freehold and Leasehold Purchases
Re Mortgages
Transfers
Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Law with Distinction
Su Kenwright
Conveyancing Assistant
Su Kenwright
Conveyancing AssistantSu began her career in conveyancing in 2019 specialising in probate property sales.
Since joining Brown Turner Ross, she has been assisting the commercial property team and residential team. Previous to this she was an airline manager for 15 years.
She specialises in:
- Residential property sales and purchases
- Commercial property
- Transfer of equity
- Remortgages
- Development work
Qualifications
BSC (Hons) Sport science
Melissa Sedley
Conveyancing Assistant
Melissa Sedley
Conveyancing AssistantMelissa began her legal career in 2016 as a trainee Conveyancing assistant. She has previous experience of managing her own caseload, but joined Brown Turner Ross in 2022 as an Assistant to Vicki Coulthurst assisting with residential Sales and Purchases.
She specialises in:
- Residential property sales and purchases
- Qualifications
Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice (BSc)
Private Client
Sam Bushell
Managing Director & Solicitor - Head of Family Law
Sam Bushell
Managing Director & Solicitor - Head of Family LawSam began her legal career in 1998 and qualified as a solicitor in 2002, becoming a partner at Brown Turner in 2006. Since 2016 she has been managing director at Brown Turner Ross.
From the start of her career she has focused solely on family law. She specialises in:
High net worth divorce covering complex dispute resolution, business assets, pension transfers, share valuations and taxation
Financial resolution following marriage breakdown
Pre-nuptial Agreements
Deeds of Separation
Child Care issues
Sam is recognised as a first class Advocate and Family Law expert. Her ability to analyse complex issues and, advise on the best possible outcome for her Clients make her the Lawyer of choice for a select client base.
Memberships and accreditations
Law Society Family Panel
Resolution
Collaborative Law Member
Merseyside Collaborative Law Group
Qualifications
LLB honours degree
Solicitor
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Civil & Dispute Resolution
Marna Bushell
Litigation Executive
Marna Bushell
Litigation ExecutiveMarna began her legal career in 1995. She has over 25 years’ experience in legal administration having worked as a Barristers Clerk in a busy Liverpool Chambers where she was responsible for a number of barristers, ensuring the efficient running of their diaries and fees. She later became a manager in a significant personal injury firm in Southport responsible for the Costs Team with recovery of fees from Third party Solicitors.
She currently works in the Housing Disrepair Team and is responsible for assisting and managing the efficient operation of the department.
Her current role covers the following:
- File management and administration
- Monitoring and progression of incoming work
- Contracts
- Costs
Micaela Dempsey
Head of Litigation
Micaela Dempsey
Head of LitigationMicaela began her legal career in 2003, qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2011 and a solicitor in 2013.
She has significant experience advising clients in a multitude of legal areas from a civil perspective and specialises in dealing with matters of a complex and sensitive nature.
Since 2004 she has focused solely on civil litigation including but not limited to:
- Property disputes
- Probate disputes
- Breach of contract
- Employers liability
- Public liability
- Serious Injury claims
- Fatal Accident claims
- Product liability
- Property damage
- Enforcement actions
- Commercial disputes
Qualifications
FILEX
Solicitor
Denise Roberts
Legal Assistant
Denise Roberts
Legal AssistantDenise has over 30 years’ experience in law, starting her career in 1991 at Brown Turner Compton Carr as a Legal Secretary Denise returned to (the now) Brown Turner Ross in January 2017 working in the family department before moving to housing disrepair team in 2018.
Denise has since joined the litigation department working as a Legal Assistant.
Louise Harrison
Litigation Executive
Louise Harrison
Litigation ExecutiveJamie Kelly
Litigation Executive