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Helen has a wealth of experience in family law.  She is an expert in the field, having accredited as a specialist in family law in 2005, 10 years after first starting in practice.

She has also trained and practised in collaborative law, mediation, and as an independent children’s lawyer. She has diverse and deeply grounded skills as both a negotiator and a litigator, and over the course of her 20+ years in family law has acted regularly in complex matters.

Prior to working in family law, Helen practised in commercial law and commercial litigation and she brings that financial acumen and expertise to her family law practice, working regularly in complex property matters for high net worth individuals with complex companies, trusts, tax and valuation issues.  But she focuses in equal measure on complex parenting matters, which have included parental alienation, sexual abuse and domestic violence, complex mental health issues and vulnerable children.

Helen is a member and accredited specialist of the Law Society and has served on its Family Law Issues Committee. She is also a member of the  Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, Collaborative Professionals of NSW, the Australian Academy of Collaborative Professionals and Collaborative Professionals Northern Beaches.

When not assisting other families, Helen likes to spend time with her own, with all their challenges and their joys! She loves to ski and to dance, although doesn’t claim any particular expertise in either!