Sharon Auton

Director, Chartered Legal Executive

Sharon, a Director, qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2005. She is also an accredited Mediator. Sharon joined Thompson Smith and Puxon in 2000. Since 2012, Sharon Auton Ltd, a company of which Sharon is a Director, has been a corporate partner in Thompson Smith and Puxon. Sharon became the Head of the Dispute Resolution team in January 2014 and was Finance Director from 2016 - 2019. Sharon has over 20 years experience in Dispute Resolution. She is professional, friendly and approachable, acting for a wide range of clients, both individuals and businesses, in dispute resolution matters. In her spare time Sharon enjoys spending time with her family (she has two sons), travelling and particularly enjoys long walks in the countryside and cooking for family and friends. Sharon advises her clients on a wide and varied range of cases from contentious probate, to landlord and tenant disputes (residential and commercial), breach of contract disputes, commercial disputes, consumer disputes, construction disputes, neighbour disputes – all manner of disputes – harassment and injunctions, mediation, insolvency, professional negligence, and claims under constructive and/or resulting trusts……….life is never dull! Having had huge success in representing clients at mediations, Sharon successfully became an accredited mediator in November 2015. She is passionate about mediation as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (to avoid the need for contested court proceedings) and enjoys the flexibility it offers and the results it often achieves. Sharon, a Director, qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in 2005. She is also an accredited Mediator. Sharon joined Thompson Smith and Puxon in 2000. Since 2012, Sharon Auton Ltd, a company of which Sharon is a Director, has been a corporate partner in Thompson Smith and Puxon. Sharon became the Head of the Dispute Resolution team in January 2014 and Finance Director in January 2016.