Oxford University 1986-1989. Admitted as a Solicitor 1992. Partner and Head of Family Law Department at Peden & Reid since 2004. Specialist family lawyer dealing primarily with financial claims on relationship breakdown with a particular emphasis on complex and middle to high value Ancillary Relief cases. Described in the Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession as receiving ”widespread acclaim as a leading lawyer for financial disputes and children’s matters” in Northern Ireland. The Chambers Guide has also referred to him as ”one of the few true matrimonial experts in the province and it shows in the superiority of his work” . He is a former Chairman of the Belfast Solicitors Association and is on its Family Law Sub-Committee. He was a member of the Northern Ireland Collaborative Law Steering Group and the Law Society of Northern Ireland Ancillary Relief Reform Focus Group. He is a member of the Association of European Lawyers Family Law Special Interest Group.