Stephanie heads the Thames Valley Dispute Management Team.  With over 22 years experience of contentious practice, Stephanie has a wealth of experience of a wide range of commercial litigation instructions.  She has particular expertise in advising in relation to personal and corporate insolvency litigation, public law applications, applications for emergency relief and commercial/contractual disputes.  Stephanie also regularly handles disputes arising out of various sale and purchase agreements and warranty claims, Stephanie acts for a police authority in connection with various contractual disputes. She is often instructed by commercial clients to provide pre-action advice with a view to reaching a negotiated settlement short of proceedings. Apart from her commercial litigation work, Stephanie has expertise in contentious probate matters.  Stephanie is also a member of the firm's specialist education sector group.