People
Rachael Kelsey, Partner
Rachael is a founding Partner of SKO. She remains the only 'Hall of Fame' family lawyer in Scotland in the Legal 500 (2022 Edition) and the only Scottish lawyer in the Spears 500 Family Lawyers Guide (2021). Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1132
Email: rachael.kelsey@sko-family.co.uk
Susan Oswald, Partner
Susan is one of the founding Partners of SKO. She was elected to the Law Society of Scotland Council, first in 2017, and again in 2020. She is one of only seven accredited Child Law Specialists in Edinburgh and is also accredited as a Family Mediator. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1136
Email: susan.oswald@sko-family.co.uk
Alison Edmondson, Partner
Alison is a Partner of SKO, a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a Specialist in Family Law and as a Family Mediator. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1120
Email: alison.edmondson@sko-family.co.uk
Robert Gilmour, Partner
Robert is a Partner of SKO, is recognised as a Leading Individual in Family Law in Scotland by the Legal 500 and is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Family Law and as a Family Mediator. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1133
Email: robert.gilmour@sko-family.co.uk
Claire Christie, Senior Associate
Claire is a Senior Associate with SKO. She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a Specialist in Family Law and has over a decade of experience as a family lawyer. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1122
Email: claire.christie@sko-family.co.uk
Ewan Campbell, Consultant
Ewan joined us in 2021 as a Consultant with over 25 years experience practicing Family Law in the Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1124
Email: ewan.campbell@sko-family.co.uk
Caroline Millar, Associate
Caroline is an Associate with SKO. She trained in Edinburgh with a large multi-disciplinary firm and then worked in the Central Belt in a busy court practice for three years before joining SKO in 2012, becoming an Associate in 2017. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1137
Email: caroline.millar@sko-family.co.uk
Seonaid Cochrane, Senior Solicitor
Seonaid is a Senior Solicitor with SKO. She joined SKO in 2021 from a large multi-disciplinary firm, where she began her career six years earlier.
Seonaid has a background in commercial law and worked in contentious construction before joining SKO to specialise in family law. Read more
Tel: +44 (0) 131 357 1125
Email: seonaid.cochrane@sko-family.co.uk
Stephanie Smith, Senior Solicitor
Stephanie is a Senior Solicitor with SKO. After qualifying she worked in a busy high street court practice before joining SKO in 2015. Stephanie is bilingual (French) and has worked in France. She also speaks German and Spanish. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1135
Email: stephanie.smith@sko-family.co.uk
Catriona Laidlaw, Solicitor
Catriona graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a First Class degree in Law (with Honours) and a Distinction in her Diploma in Legal Practice. She studied Family Law at honours level and wrote her Dissertation on Forced Marriage and honour based violence. Read more
Tel: +44 (0)131 357 1121
Email: catriona.laidlaw@sko-family.co.uk
Gabriella Lipschitz, Trainee Solicitor
Gabby graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a First Class degree in Law (with Honours) and a Distinction in the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. She studied Family Law and Issues in Child Law at honours level. Read more
Tel: +44 (0) 131 357 1123
Email: gabriella.lipschitz@sko-family.co.uk
Lorraine Millson
Lorraine is a partner at Alex Quinn and Partners, an independent firm of law accountants. She has been in the law accountancy profession since 1974 and her firm is one of the most highly regarded firms of law accountants in Scotland. Read more