Profile

Mike Emerson

Emerson Family Law

Phone: 07 3211 4920 3211
Facsimile: 07 3211 4568
Region: Brisbane Logan city
PO Box: 4003
Email: mike@emfl.com.au
Website: Brisbane Mediations
Profession: Lawyer Mediator

Areas of Practice

· Family Law including de facto disputes
· Mediation
· Collaborative Law
· Arbitration of Family Disputes
· Child Protection

Education

Undergraduate education

Bachelor of Law

Law School

University of Sydney

Other

Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney

Professional Licenses

· Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1975 · Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia 1976
· Admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland 1993 · Accredited Family Law Specialist since 1996
· Member of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators
· Member of the Family Law Practitioners’ Association
· Former Member of Queensland Law Society Family Law Committee
· Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management
· Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

General Comments

Mike Emerson was admitted as a solicitor in New South Wales in 1975 and in Queensland in 1993. He has a Master of Laws in Dispute Management from the University of Queensland.

Mike is an accredited Family Law Specialist and principal of Emerson Family Law, a specialist Brisbane Family Law firm. Mike practices exclusively in Family Law. He is an accredited mediator and arbitrator and a member of the Panel of Independent Children’s Lawyers for Queensland and the Federal Magistrates Court Panel of Conciliators for property matters. Mike is also a principal of Brisbane Mediations which he conducts jointly with Psychologist, Denise Britton.

Mike was also involved in local government for approximately ten years and served as Mayor of Grafton City Council for six terms. He was the recipient of the New South Wales Law Society Solicitors’ Community Service Award in 1990.