Stephanie’s clients appreciate her calm, considered manner, her pragmatic approach to resolving matters and her humility.
Stephanie has practised solely in family law since 2008.
During her career Stephanie has represented clients in complex financial and property disputes, negotiated and drafted agreements geared towards asset protection before, during and after marriage or cohabitation, and represented parents in high-conflict parenting disputes.
Stephanie has a wealth of experience, a keen eye for detail and a desire to get the best outcome for every client. Her focus is on providing expert advice and practical solutions to assist her clients to resolve their disputes as quickly and efficiently as possible. She has represented a diverse range of clients in financial and property disputes; from the modest to the complex, she is thorough and analytical.
Stephanie enjoys guiding clients through parenting and grandparenting disputes. She has a reputation for excellence in this area and is regularly referred clients who are in the midst of high-conflict, complex parenting disputes. Stephanie is a trained Parenting Co-ordinator and Independent Children’s Lawyer.
In previous roles Stephanie has led organisations tasked with delivering mediation and counselling services to separating families and has provided advice to the Federal Government on the delivery of these services. She is a past board member of the Australian Children’s Contact Service Association and the Victoria Family Law Pathways Network.
In 2022 Stephanie was appointed Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria Parenting Working Group, Deputy Chair of the Family Law Education Working Group and a member of the Family Executive of the Law Institute of Victoria. Stephanie is also a Director of Pacifica Congress, a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
Away from work, Stephanie is a passionate foodie, a keen cyclist, a wannabe surfer and a proud parent to three amazing humans.
Outside of work, Suzan enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and going to the gym, which she says she does not do nearly enough.
