Our principal, Ms Nikki Rutherford has been practising law in Portsmouth for over 25 years and set up her firm Rutherford Solicitors on 1st October 2007. Nikki is a sole practitioner and enjoys the flexibility that gives her in providing her clients with a professional but friendly service at very competitive rates. As a Member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel Advanced, you can feel assured by Nikki's expertise dealing with complex family law cases. We want to give you the best possible service. However, if at any point you become unhappy or concerned about the service we have provided then you should inform us immediately, so that we can do our best to resolve the problem. If you would like to make a formal complaint, then you can read our full complaints procedure here. My complaints policy. Making a complaint will not affect how we handle your case.