Leading Family Law Mediators – New South Wales, 2026

Maurice Edwards

Shelby Timmins

Sue Abrams

Cynthia Bluett(1)

Joanna Chayna

Angelo Bistolaridis

Julia Brierley

Bernie Bolger

Gloria Hawke

Valerie Norton

Richard-Maurice

Catherine Parks

Belinda Crawford

Lorna Sproston

Brett McGrath

Bianca Roche-Bolger

The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Family & Divorce Mediators details mediators operating in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in the area of family law.

Preeminent

Sue Abrams, ATW Family Law 
Belinda Crawford, Separation Solutions 
Shelby Timmins, Divorce Done Differently

Leading

Angelo Bistolaridis, Myra Aris & Co 
Cynthia Bluett, Separation Solutions 
Bernie Bolger, The Mediation Collective 
Gloria Hawke, The Mediation Collective 
Greg Kenny, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Valerie Norton, The Mediation Collective
Stephen O’Ryan KC, Family Law Chambers
Bruce Tilley, Tilley Mediation –

Recommended

Julia Brierley, Sydney Dispute Resolution 
Joanne Chayna, Separation Solutions 
Maurice Edwards, Rafton Family Law 
Greg Levick, Newcastle Chambers
Mark MacDiarmid, MacDiarmid Legal
Richard Maurice, Family Law Barrister & Mediator 
Brett McGrath, Marsdens
Catherine Parks, Divorce Done Differently 
Bianca Roche-Bolger, The Mediation Collective
Lorna Sproston, Separation Solutions
Peter Tree SC, Waratah Chambers