Alia Lewis is an award-winning solicitor and Chambers UK-ranked DEI Champion, who specialises in representing neurodivergent children in complex child protection cases and is committed to upholding the rights of neurodivergent individuals within family proceedings.  

In 2017, at the age of three, Alia’s son was diagnosed autistic. Her learning journey in relation to autism and support made her acutely aware of the knowledge gaps and discriminatory practices relating to neurodivergence in the family justice system. This led to Alia developing an unwavering determination to effect positive change in order to secure the best possible outcomes for neurodivergent families.  

Alia established the first specialist autism and ADHD care proceedings team in the UK, offering bespoke and highly skilled representation to neurodivergent clients. Alongside casework, the team aims to reform the family justice system via FLANC (Family Law Advice for the Neurodivergent Community), a cross-firm working group, of which Alia is a co-founding member. FLANC is dedicated to ensuring that the neurodivergent community has equal access to justice by addressing barriers to participation in family proceedings and dispute resolution.  

In 2023, Alia won Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year for Children’s Rights in recognition of her ongoing work. In 2024, FLANC won innovation awards at the Resolution and Family Law Awards, and in 2025, FLANC was highly commended in the innovation category at the Modern Law Awards.