Biography

Helen was admitted as a solicitor in 2010 and was called to the Bar in 2021. Helen is a barrister specialising in all areas of family and domestic violence law, including complex property and parenting matters. Helen also practices in the personal injury and medical negligence jurisdiction and has an interest in the interaction between law and medicine. Helen’s work has been recognised by my listing in Doyle’s Guide as a leading junior barrister in Queensland. Helen is regularly briefed for interim, trials and appeals.

Helen has been a proud board member of the Family Law Practitioners’ Association (FLPA) Queensland branch since 2024. She is also a presenter on the family law podcast, FLPA Talks, which can be heard on Spotify.

Helen has appeared in numerous reported decisions, some of which include:

• Arrighetti & Qodirova [2026] FedCFamC1A 1 – appeal – unled
• Asturias & Nasir [2025] FedCFamC1A 187 – appeal – led by Tim Puckey KC
• Asturias & Nasir (No 3) [2025] FedCFamC1F 361 – parenting and property matters – led by Tim Puckey KC
• Asturias & Nasir (No 2) [2025] FedCFamC1F 65 – complex parenting matters and challenges to expert evidence – led by Tim Puckey KC
• Leeman & Tunnell [2024] FedCFamC1F 74 – complex property matter regarding joinder of third party and injunctions
• Jesson & Garrick [2023] FedCFamC1A 135 – appeal – unled
• Virtanen & Ferreyra [2023] FedCFamC1F 1078 – contraventions
• Virtanen & Ferreyra (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC1F 104 – penalties regarding contraventions
• Appleby & Winchester [2023] FedCFamC2F 347 – section 79A property application
• Jesson & Garrick [2023] FedCFamC2F 252 – no order as to costs
• Saunders v Department of Housing [2024] QCATA 81 – Privacy Act and statutory interpretation
• Bender & Samson [2023] FedCFamC1F 795 – adoption
• Fujiwara & Suzukaze (No 2) [2022] FedCFamC1F 357 – international relocation to Japan

Prior to being called to the bar, Helen worked as a lawyer in a top-tier firm, where she was mentored by some of Australia’s leading lawyers. Prior to studying law, Helen completed a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance, and worked with the United Nations in Europe.