Presenters

Jennifer Sheean, Barrister-at-law, Nationally Accredited Mediator
Jennifer was admitted in 1992 as a solicitor in the New South Wales Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia. In 1991 and 1992, she was Associate to the late Mr Justice R.P. Meagher of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. After moving back to Brisbane in 1997, she was in general practice as a solicitor before joining the College of Law as a Lecturer in 2006. Jennifer was called to the Queensland Bar in 2011. Jennifer is a member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), current chair of the STEP Australia Policy and Advocacy Committee, a past member of the QLD STEP Committee, a past Board Member of STEP Australia and is the Chair of the Appeals Panel of Virginia Golf Club, Brisbane. In 2017, she undertook the Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates course through STEP and received a distinction. Jennifer is also a sessional member at the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) sitting primarily in the Human Rights Division. She is a NMAS accredited mediator. She is able to provide advice, draft documents, and appear in Courts and Tribunals (excluding QCAT) and at mediations and conferences as well as conduct mediations.


David Marcolin, Senior Associate, Feeney Family Lawyers
As a senior associate at Feeney Family Law, David advises on all aspects of family law including complex property settlements, parenting disputes and domestic violence matters. David graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 2017, was associate to now Justice Jarrett in what is now the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia from 2018 to 2020, and was admitted as a solicitor in 2020. Since last year, David has recently relocated to Tasmania, whether to escape the heat or floods and cyclones or other the many other reasons – where he continues to work for Feeney Family Law remotely. David is particularly interested in the evolution of the recent amendments to the Family Law Act, specifically the everchanging landscape of s65DAAA. He welcomes all questions and discussion on this topic.

Presenters

Jennifer Sheean, Barrister-at-law, Nationally Accredited Mediator
Jennifer was admitted in 1992 as a solicitor in the New South Wales Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia. In 1991 and 1992, she was Associate to the late Mr Justice R.P. Meagher of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. After moving back to Brisbane in 1997, she was in general practice as a solicitor before joining the College of Law as a Lecturer in 2006. Jennifer was called to the Queensland Bar in 2011. Jennifer is a member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), current chair of the STEP Australia Policy and Advocacy Committee, a past member of the QLD STEP Committee, a past Board Member of STEP Australia and is the Chair of the Appeals Panel of Virginia Golf Club, Brisbane. In 2017, she undertook the Advanced Certificate in Cross Border Estates course through STEP and received a distinction. Jennifer is also a sessional member at the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) sitting primarily in the Human Rights Division. She is a NMAS accredited mediator. She is able to provide advice, draft documents, and appear in Courts and Tribunals (excluding QCAT) and at mediations and conferences as well as conduct mediations.


David Marcolin, Senior Associate, Feeney Family Lawyers
As a senior associate at Feeney Family Law, David advises on all aspects of family law including complex property settlements, parenting disputes and domestic violence matters. David graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland in 2017, was associate to now Justice Jarrett in what is now the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia from 2018 to 2020, and was admitted as a solicitor in 2020. Since last year, David has recently relocated to Tasmania, whether to escape the heat or floods and cyclones or other the many other reasons – where he continues to work for Feeney Family Law remotely. David is particularly interested in the evolution of the recent amendments to the Family Law Act, specifically the everchanging landscape of s65DAAA. He welcomes all questions and discussion on this topic.