Our Senior Leadership Team
Daniel Couchman
Director & Head of Legal Services
Head of Litigation, MLRO/COLP/COFA/Data Officer
Called to the Bar in 2003, Daniel has a wealth of experience in Employment Law and Civil Litigation. Having obtained dual qualification to practice as a Solicitor in Central London, Daniel has continued to have a strong following in advocacy and has developed a well-established reputation in Company and Commercial law.
Louise Kilty
Practice Manager
Complaints Manager & Compliance Manager
Louise is the Practice Manager, responsible for the day-to-day running of the firm. She works closely with both legal and support teams to ensure a professional, efficient, and client-focused service.
Emily Yeardley
Director & Head of Employment Law
Emily advises employees and businesses on a broad range of employment-related matters from raising issues regarding performance or conduct to pursuing or defending employment tribunal claims.
Nicola Ashley
Finance Manager
Nicola has worked within Legal Accounts for over 25 years recently joining the Couchman Hanson team in 2026. Her wealth of knowledge and attention to detail has helped her to progress to Accounts manager.
Paul Marcus
Commercial Director
Marketing and Community Engagement Specialist
Paul is well-known from his time at Eagle Radio. His role is to help develop strong relationships within the community, an essential part of being a trusted local business.
Alex Couchman
Non-Practicing Director
Alex Couchman has a background in the not‑for‑profit sector, where she held senior roles (including deputy executive director) for several charitable organisations and led national projects.
Our Residential Property Team
Nadine Ronan
Residential Property
Nadine has been working in residential property since 2010 and qualified as a Cilex Chartered Legal Executive in 2025.
Helen West
Residential Property Senior Paralegal
Helen has lived in Haslemere for most of her life and has worked in the legal sector since she left school. She brings more than 35 years experience with her and is a member of ILSPA.
Hayley Stroud
Conveyancing Assistant
Hayley is based in our Farnham office and is a conveyancing assistant with 5 years’ experience supporting the residential property team
Anila Veseli
Residential Property
Anila is a dedicated solicitor specialising in Residential Property Law.
Kelli Northcott
Residential Property Paralegal
Kelli has over 15 years’ experience in Residential Property.
Kate Abbosh
Conveyancing Assistant
Kate is based in our Farnham Office, assisting Josh Watkins in the Residential Conveyancing Department.
Bethany Gray
Residential Conveyancing and Litigation
Bethany is a Solicitor who works in our Residential Conveyancing and Litigation departments and is based out of our Crowthorne office.
Gemma Mace
Residential Property Paralegal
Gemma has 20 plus years’ experience working in residential property.
Melissa Richards
Conveyancing Assistant
Melissa works in our Crowthorne Office as a Conveyancing Assistant.
Our Commercial Property Team
Mike Brown
Commercial Property
Mike is one of our consultant solicitors specialising in commercial property.
Amy Ryder
Commercial Property Solicitor
Amy is a solicitor in our Commercial Property department. She specialises in acquisitions, disposals and complex landlord and tenant matters acting for a diverse range of clients, from private investors to established corporate entities.
Arabella Leong-Kee
Commercial Property Assistant
Arabella is an Assistant in both the Commercial and Residential Property teams, based in our Crowthorne office.
Our Employment Law Team
Ayshea Kaa
Employment Law Paralegal
Ayshea is based in our Farnham office as a Paralegal supporting both the Employment Law and Residential Property teams.
David Fullbrook
Employment Solicitor
David chose to specialise in employment law as it allows him to combine the legal knowledge and skills he has obtained, both in education and in legal practice, with the unique perspectives obtained upon his career journey prior to returning to education.
Emily Thomas
Family Law & Employment Law
Emily is a Fellow & Chartered Legal Executive with the Institute of Legal Executives specialising in family and employment law having qualified in 2026.
Our Family Law Team
Nikki Lynch
Head of Family Law
Nikki is our expert lead looking after our family law clients. She brings a sincere understanding and empathy for her clients who are facing separation, divorce, child arrangements and financial arrangements and is therefore sensitive to their individual needs.
Gavyn Simpson
Family Law Solicitor
Gavyn is a member of Resolution which is the largest membership organisation of family justice professionals in England and Wales. He brings his expertise and compassion together to help his clients.
Sarah Watts
Family Law
Sarah is a Senior Chartered Legal Executive Litigator (Family Litigation) and has practiced exclusively in the field of Family Law for all her career. Sarah joins Couchman Hanson from a firm in Godalming and has many links to the local area.
Tracy Donovan
Family Paralegal
Tracy is a highly experienced Paralegal at Couchman Hanson working within the Family department.
Julie Summers
Family Law, Wills & Probate
Julie has significant experience across the whole range of family and matrimonial matters and can also advise and assist on Probate and Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and applications for deputyship.
Our Company Commercial Team
Leon Flavell
Head of Company and Commercial
Leon brings a wealth of experience to his role as Head of Company and Commercial.
Clare Veal
Commercial Law
Clare is one of our consultant solicitors specialising in commercial contracts, intellectual property, data protection and anything media and marketing related.
Gracie Gossage
Legal Assistant - Company & Commercia
Our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team
Natalie Benton
Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Disputes: Wills, Trusts & Inheritance
Natalie is a Senior Solicitor in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team and has over 20 years’ experience in this area. She also heads the firm’s Contentious Probate department.
Emma Somerset
Property Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Emma Somerset is a highly experienced solicitor with substantial post-qualification expertise in property litigation and dispute resolution since qualifying as a solicitor in May 2010.
Varinder Bhandal
Dispute Resolution Litigation
Varinder is a Dispute Resolution Solicitor specialising in Civil Disputes.
Daniel Brown
Dispute Resolution Paralegal
Daniel is based in our Farnham office as a Paralegal in the Dispute Resolution team.
Jim Turner
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Jim is a newly qualified Solicitor who works in our Litigation department and is based out of our Crowthorne office.
Lucy O’Donoghue
Paralegal
Lucy is based in our Crowthorne office as a Paralegal, supporting the Employment Law, Private Client and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Teams.
Our Private Client Team
James Ambrose
Head of Private Client
James joined Couchman Hanson’s Private Client Department on 1st March 2022. He brings a wealth of experience in Private Client and other non-contentious areas of legal practice, having qualified as a Solicitor in 1982.
Vicki Henderson
Trainee Solicitor
Vicki is based in our Haslemere office as a Trainee Solicitor, assisting the Company Commercial team and other departments.
Jayanthie Moodley Private Client
Jayanthie is a Solicitor in our Private Client Department specialising in the preparation of Wills and Lasting Power of Attorney. Jayanthie is a STEP Affiliate (Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners) and has passed the STEP Certificate in Trusts and Estates with Distinction.
Ambreen Mehmood
Trainee Legal Executive
Ambreen has worked in the legal sector for over 6 years and started her career as a Legal Secretary supporting Fee Earners in both family and private client.
Sue Porter
Private Client Paralegal
Sue has been working in the legal sector for over 30 years. We are delighted that she has joined our talented and friendly team at the new Couchman Hanson Haslemere office.
Becky Smith
Legal Administrator
Becky shares the Reception role at Haslemere, carries out a variety of marketing and administrative tasks and is learning to support our Private Client team.
Our Finance Team
Abbie McGlone
Finance Assistant
Abbie carries out daily bookkeeping and financial reporting, as well as helping to ensure clients are warmly welcomed and helped with their enquiry.
Natalie Honeywill
Finance Assistant
Natalie is based in the Haslemere office as part of our finance team.
Iqra Mehmood
Finance Assistant
Iqra is part of our Accounts Department and also works as a Legal Secretary, where she enjoys working in all areas of law.
Our Marketing & Business Development Team
Caroline Swinden
Client Relationship Manager
Caroline is our Client Relationship Manager and works across all our branches supporting business development and marketing.
Dani Payne
Legal Assistant
Dani is based in our Crowthorne office as a Private Client Legal Assistant. She is also assistant to the Practice Manager, Louise Kilty.
James Carr
Marketing Assistant
James is based in our Crowthorne office and working as a Marketing Assistant reporting to Michelle Barnsdale-Ward in the Business Development & Marketing Team.
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