Emily is an experienced family lawyer who is passionate about helping her clients navigate the complex issues that can arise following a separation. Emily is committed to ensuring her clients understand their legal options by providing thoughtful support and strategic guidance.
When working with Emily, you can expect measured, comprehensive and sensible advice. Emily has a collaborative approach to her practice, working with her clients’ trusted advisors and other legal practitioners to deliver positive outcomes, with a view of avoiding litigation wherever possible.
Emily has worked in family law since 2017. Prior to her admission to the legal profession, Emily worked as a Legal Associate to the Honourable Justice Forrest and the Honourable Justice Carew in the (as it was then known) Family Court of Australia.
Emily lives in Toowoomba and has an extensive client and referrer network in regional Queensland. She is based in Lander & Rogers' Brisbane office and represents clients living throughout Australia and overseas.
Experience
Emily has experience in all aspects of family law, including:
- property and financial settlements, involving asset pools valued up to $60 million
- complex parenting issues, including those involving serious allegations of family violence and abuse
- appearing at mediations to resolve parenting and financial matters
- providing discrete advice in relation to international family law and jurisdictional issues
- appearing in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for a range of family law matters, including instructing counsel at final hearings
- preparing pre-nuptial and post-nuptial financial agreements.
Career highlights
Emily's career highlights include:
- defending a third party's property interests against a property settlement application
- obtaining final court orders for her client to relocate internationally with their children
- obtaining orders for a no-contact arrangement between the other parent and a child in a case involving significant substance abuse and family violence
- successfully negotiating final parenting and property orders by consent without recourse to litigation for numerous clients
- obtaining interim orders for her client to receive spousal maintenance following a contested hearing.
Client feedback
What Emily's clients say:
"Emily, I am so thankful that I was referred to you for your knowledge, kind words, patience and dedication to getting me the best outcome has made going through a divorce so much easier. Every step of the way I felt that you really did care about helping me walk through what is such a difficult and challenging time rather than just being another number. Thank you for being the support I didn’t know I needed before having you in my corner to fight for me".
FAQs
What is a benefit of using Lander & Rogers for my family law case?
As the largest family law team in Australia, and with the support of our wider commercial firm, Lander & Rogers can provide specialised family law advice, whilst also drawing on the expertise of colleagues in different states and areas of law.
Can I engage you if I already have legal representation?
Yes. We can arrange for your file to be transferred from your current lawyers and take the necessary steps to enable you to formally retain us. We will also need to consider any future court dates and/or deadlines and outstanding fees (if any) owed to your current legal representatives.
Can you appear for me at my hearing, conciliation conference or mediation?
Whether we consider it the best approach to appear for you directly or brief a barrister with respect to any hearing, conciliation conference or mediation, will depend on the complexity of your matter, the type of court event, as well as your individual needs and preference.