Meet the team
Averil Foster
B.A (PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY) / LL.B (UOW)
PARTNER
Over 17 years’ experience in family law
Averil’s clients will tell you she is honest, clear, clever, responsive, strategic, focused on solutions and that she has a dry sense of humour.
Averil’s colleagues say she is kind, loud, hard-working, practical, level-headed, innovative, community-minded, sometimes demanding and fun.
Averil’s friends know her to be loyal, caring, reliable, a bit funny, a good parent, an excellent ocean swimmer and a keen golfer.
Brooke Johnson
LL.B. (ANU)
Partner
Over 12 years’ experience in family law
Brooke’s clients will tell you she is empathetic, calm, methodical, pragmatic and incredibly skilled at reducing conflict yet fierce (when required).
Brooke’s colleagues say she is compassionate and caring, thoughtful, wears her heart on her sleeve, chic but daggy and driven.
Brooke’s friends know her to be loyal, kind, patient, selfless, non-judgmental, a good parent and a sun-loving-horse-riding-wakeboarding-country-music-tragic.
Courtney Mullen
BEc/LL.B (ANU)
PARTNER
Over 12 years’ experience in family law
Courtney’s clients will tell you she is understanding, a clear communicator, considered, supportive, reassuring, unflappable and organised.
Courtney’s colleagues say she is motivated, diligent, incredibly put together, social, innovative, helpful, encouraging and hangry by 11:30am.
Courtney’s friends know her to be reliable, consistent, fun-loving, thoughtful, a good parent, bad with dating advice and a binge-watcher of reality TV.
Lauren Callahan
B.A (POLITICAL SCIENCE)/LL.B (ANU)
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Over 10 years’ experience in family law
Lauren’s clients will tell you she is empathetic, practical, settlement-focussed, understanding, knowledgeable and insightful.
Lauren’s colleagues say she is delightful, entertaining, stylish, enthusiastic, approachable, respectful and that she has the worst ergononmic set up in the whole office.
Lauren’s friends know her to be smart, vivacious, outgoing, funny, quirky, a skilled make-up artist, dedicated to her pet cockatiels (Tony and Moira) and hopelessly into Eurovision.
Caitlin Maher
LL.B (UC)
LAWYER
Over 8 years’ experience in family law
Caitlin’s colleagues say she is thoughtful, diligent, knowledgeable, entertaining, fit as a fiddle and loves a snack.
Clients will tell you Caitlin is helpful, friendly, patient, empathetic, non-judgemental, and can make them feel comforted when the going gets tough.
Caitlin’s friends will tell you her presence brightens a room. She is genuine, witty and unfailingly loyal with a dry sense of humour and an unbridled laugh.