Presenters

Glenn Thompson OAM, Partner, Newnhams Solicitors
Glenn Thompson is an accredited specialist in Family Law who is a Director of the firm Newnhams Solicitors. Glenn has specialised in Family Law for 39 years, is a part time member of the Family Law Council, having been appointed for 3 years commencing 18 February 2025, is the Chair of the Specialist Accreditation Board in Family Law for NSW, is a member of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales and is a fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Glenn is also a member of College of Law Family Law Advisory Committee, and is an Adjunct Lecturer, Master of Laws (Applied Law) at the College of Law. Glenn became a qualified Arbitrator with AIFLAM on 31 October 2020 and a qualified Mediator with AIFLAM and NMAS on 30 May 2022. Glenn was a member of the Australian Law Reform Commission Advisory Committee in respect of the March 2019 report ‘Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System’. Glenn was also the Chair of the Greater Sydney Family Law Pathways Network for 12 years and a member of the Family Court’s Steering Committee on the Children’s Cases Program, the organising committee for the 14th National Family Law Conference held in Sydney 7-10 October 2014, and of the organising committee for the National Access to Justice and Pro Bono Conference held in Sydney 18-19 June 2015 as well as being a presenter. In 2010 Glenn was awarded the NSW Law Society President’s Medal in recognition of his significant personal and professional contributions to the betterment of law and justice in NSW and was one of three finalists for the Law Society Member of the Year in 2022. On 12 June 2017 Glenn was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to Family Law and the Community. On 13 November 2023 Glenn was awarded an Honorary degree Master of Laws (Applied Law) and was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the College of Law Ltd by the College of Law. On 6 November 2016 Glenn completed the New York Marathon.

Michael Todd, Barrister, Family Law Chambers
Michael was called to the Bar in 2018 and, since that time, has undertaken extensive work exclusively in the Family Law Jurisdiction, both at first instance and appellate level. He has conducted cases across the broad spectrum of Family Law and regularly appears in the Family Court of Australia, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Full Court of the Family Court, both in New South Wales and interstate. Prior to being called to the bar, Michael was a Partner of a preeminent specialist Family Law firm in Sydney and frequently appeared as solicitor advocate. For over 15 years, Michael has practiced exclusively in the area of Family Law and attained specialist accreditation in Family Law through the Law Society of New South Wales in 2015. Michael has developed a wide practice in Family Law and has substantial experience in all aspects of the jurisdiction; including: • Complex parenting disputes involving issues such as relocation (intrastate, interstate and international); child abduction and recovery; alienation; mental illness; drugs and alcohol; • Complex property disputes between married or de facto partners; • Child support disputes; and • Spouse Maintenance disputes. Michael is regularly invited to present papers and seminars and was recognised as among the Leading Junior Counsel in Family Law in New South Wales in the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions of the Doyles Guide. In addition, Michael was recognised as among the Leading Parenting and Children’s matters barristers in the 2025 edition of the Doyles Guide. Michael accepts briefs to appear in the city, suburban and regional Family Law Courts and Federal Circuit Courts.