I'm an Accredited Specialist in Family Law, having become a lawyer in 1986 after graduating with degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Sydney. I'm also both a registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, and an Accredited Mediator under the National Meditator Accreditation System. I hold a Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology from Charles Sturt University, a Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution from the Australian Institute of Social Relations, and am a member of the NSW Legal Aid Commission’s Independent Children’s Lawyer and Mental Health Advocacy Panels.