Family Law practitioner since 1976. Former Registrar of the Family Court of Australia. Admitted as an Accredited Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of New South Wales (1994); Accredited Arbitrator in Family Law. Councillor of the Law Society of New South Wales since 2007, Treasurer Law Society 2009, Senior Vice President 2011. Member Family Issues Committee 2007 – 2011, Chair 2010 – 2011. Member Dispute Resolution Committee 2007 – 2010.Member: Law Council of Australia; Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia; New South Wales Law Society Specialist Accreditation Committee; LawAsia. Primary convener of the biannual Australian Family Lawyers’ Conference; Western Sydney Collaborative Family Law Group College of Law Family Law Advisory Committee. Regular contributor to family law journals; regular presenter at continuing legal education dealing with Family Law and associated areas. Partner in experienced family law firm, which has offices in Sydney, Parramatta and Canberra.