Jo qualified as a solicitor in 1992 having completed her training at leading Cambridge firms Taylor Vinters and Thompson and Co. After qualification, Jo moved to J Garrard and Allen in Olney where she established the family department.

In 1994 Jo was made a Partner at J Garrard and Allen and continued to build and develop the practice. Jo trained as a mediator with Resolution in 1996. In 2001 Jo decided to set up independently and created a purely family law practice in Stony Stratford. Since then Hawkins Family Law has continued to grow but maintains its original ethos of providing professional quality advice to individuals. The team is described by The Legal 500 as ‘exemplary’ and Jo herself as a ‘Leading Individual’ with ‘strong experience and a commercial approach’. Jo is a trained Collaborative Lawyer and in June 2013 became a Family law Arbitrator. In addition she is an accredited specialist of Resolution and is on the committee for the local Resolution group in Milton Keynes.

Jo has particular experience in relation to all aspects of separation and divorce. Much of her work involves dealing with complex financial issues. Jo also has considerable experience resolving children issues. Jo has established good links with local and national solicitors and other professionals which can be called upon as and when required.