Alexandra is a lawyer in the Brisbane office of Lander & Rogers' Family and Relationship Law group. With experience advocating for clients in all aspects of family law, Alexandra has a particular interest in complex parenting proceedings and assisting clients through the difficulties associated with serious allegations of risk to children.
Alexandra holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland University of Technology. Prior to commencing work in private practice, Alexandra was an Associate to a Judge in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Since being admitted as a lawyer, Alexandra has worked as both a barrister and solicitor, exclusively in family law and child protection. Her experience at the court gave Alexandra a unique understanding of the court's processes and procedures, and she applies those insights when guiding her clients through the family law system.
Before being admitted as a lawyer, Alexandra gained experience in high-value contract negotiation and review while working in major infrastructure projects and defence consulting.
Experience
Alexandra's experience includes:
- advocating for clients at summary hearings, interlocutory applications and final hearings
- complex parenting matters, including where there have been serious allegations of risk, involvement of child safety, police and various independent experts
- matrimonial and de facto property settlements, involving complex issues such as international pensions and corporate trust structures
- appearing on behalf of Independent Children's Lawyers at interim and final hearings
- divorce applications
- alternate dispute resolution, including round table discussions and mediations
- drafting binding financial agreements and child support agreements.
Career highlights
Alexandra's career highlights include:
- successfully advocating for a grandparent to obtain an urgent recovery order for a young child, where a parent had not recently spent time with the child but had unilaterally taken the child into their care
- advocating at a hearing in relation to a client being granted leave to file an application for property proceedings after the time limit had expired
- obtaining orders for an increase in time, including overnight time, for a parent in circumstances where both children were very young, one child was not their biological child and there were serious allegations of risk made against that parent.