Jessica joined the Family team as an Associate from Burgess Mee Family Law in October 2021.
She is experienced in a broad range of family law matters, including complex financial proceedings for high net-worth individuals, disputes in relation to child arrangements, pre-nuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements, disputes involving the ownership of the family home and applications under the Family Law Act for occupation and non-molestation orders. She has a particular interest in disagreements between parents relating to the medical care and treatment of children.
Prior to training as a lawyer, Jessica studied history at Oxford University before studying for a masters in Business at Aston University and the University of South Australia. Upon completing her masters, she worked at a global PR firm before retraining as a lawyer. Jessica completed her training contract with media law firm Harbottle & Lewis, qualifying in 2019.
The music team at Simkins is extraordinary in providing a holistic understanding of the legal aspects as well as best practices in the music industry.
Deborah Jeff 'is a class act and knows her onions'.
...empathetic, non-judgemental and focused on achieving the best possible outcome
Jessica Keal is an up-and-coming member of the team at Simkins and is taking on bigger and bigger cases herself. She is very calm and measured and clients really warm to her sympathetic but tough approach.
