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Poundbury
Position:
Partner, Head of Family
Team:
Family
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I joined Porter Dodson in 1996 shortly after I was admitted as a solicitor and became a partner in 2001.
I have over 18 years’ experience dealing in particular with issues relating to marital and relationship breakdown. I act for a wide range of clients, including landowners, farmers and high net worth individuals, and I offer both the more traditional court route for resolving disputes and collaborative law.
I am an accredited Resolution specialist, a committee member of Dorset Resolution and am the Chair of North and West Dorset collaboratively trained lawyers group, which aims to promote and grow consensual dispute resolution.
I provide a supportive, strategic and realistic approach to dispute resolution which delivers client-focused outcomes in a cost-effective way. My collaborative practice allows me to work with my clients to produce solutions which are tailored to their needs.
I have been recommended in the Legal 500 as "a tenacious and thorough practitioner, who is able to deal with the most difficult of personalities in a calm and reasoned manner". I have been described as "knowledgeable, professional and friendly",“exceptional”, “a well-regarded collaborative lawyer” and “quick-thinking …show(ing) empathy and humour, and is straight down the line”.
I have been recommended in Chambers UK since 2016.
Richard Baker was able to communicate effectively with my wife’s lawyers – something which my previous lawyer was unable to do and a resolution was found. Highly recommended.
Professional competence, humanity and sector experience. I have always found the individuals I worked with hugely accessible, personable and understanding – particularly Richard Baker.
He's very knowledgeable on the law, very sensible and pragmatic and a tough negotiator.
Richard Baker is a great tactician who has an uncanny ability to predict outcomes at an early stage and do everything he can to achieve the best outcome for his client.
He is outstandingly capable, caring, measured, calm and sensible.
He has a great ability to cut through to the core of the issue.
He is very hard-working and determined.
He offers a great blend of experience and tactical awareness.
Richard Baker is a knowledgeable and skilful lawyer. He is someone with whom you need to bring your A-game. He is very commercially astute.