THE FAMILY LAW TEAM
Peter Magee - Partner
 Peter is a partner of Armstrong Legal and head of our Family Law Division. He has over 15 years experience. He has a broad experience including acted for a number of high profile cases, including athletes in and out of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, cases involving some of Australia’s most wealthy people in matters involving close to $1 billion, some of Australia’s largest companies, both publicly listed and privately owned including major insurers and some household brands.
Even though he has been involved in high profile cases at the big end of town he has over the last decade to specialize in the area of Family Law. He says:
“The reason for this is simple. I want what I do to make a difference in people’s lives.”
The experience Peter has gained in dealing with such larger cases benefits his clients by providing insight into complex and tactical issues in his cases. This influence often enables him to achieve settlements outside Court that may otherwise have not been achievable.
“In Family Law cases it is always best for people to agree as to how they will resolve things. In some cases that is not possible. I like my client’s to know that they can rely on our expertise so that they don’t have to compromise what is important to them.”
Peter gives practical advice as to what is achievable in any given situation and at what cost so that you can make informed decisions and be in control of your future.
Peter has been admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the High Court of Australia, is a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Law Society of New South Wales. He has been a presenter at legal seminars on family law and other areas, a former Young Lawyers Regional Delegate and a mock trial coach in the New South Wales high schools mock trial competition run by the Law Society of New South Wales.
When not at work Peter like to follow the cricket, scuba dive and ride his motor cycle, although you are most likely to find him in the company of his wife and two young sons.
Rosemaree Lechner - Senior Family Lawyer
 Rosemaree is a specialist family lawyer and part of our family law team. She has extensive experience in dealing with complex children’s matters involving child abuse, addictions, mental illness and clients with other serious illnesses. She has had personal experience of the Family Court system, which gives her a unique understanding of the difficulties people face in such disputes. This shows in her uncompromising stance towards achieving the best result for her clients.
Rosemaree was admitted as a solicitor in 1995 and has been a specialist family lawyer her entire career, joining Armstrong Legal in early 2006. She is determined to make a difference for her clients. She says:
“Being a family lawyer is not just a job. I am dealing with people’s lives. The results we get have to be the best available for our client’s, anything less is letting them down.”
Rosemaree has been admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the High Court of Australia, is a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Law Society of New South Wales.
Fiona Kirkman - Senior Family Lawyer
 Fiona Kirkman is the most recent acquisition to our family law team, having jointed Armstrong Legal in 2007 with a view to becoming a specialist family lawyer. Prior to joining us Fiona worked in a suburban practice in which she developed a very broad legal knowledge and substantial experience in a variety of areas, although family law was always a substantial part of her work.
Fiona has particular experience in dealing with disputes arising from defacto relationships, contested wills and estates and child support matters and matters involving domestic violence. Fiona is also a qualified mediator, the experience of which benefits her clients in her being able to negotiate strongly on their behalf while also being able to think laterally in solving her client’s problems outside of Court.
Fiona was admitted as a solicitor in 2004, has been admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. She is a lecturer on behalf of the Law Society of New South Wales in the Society’s “Family Law Legal Secretary’s Training Course”. Fiona is also a co-editor of the Domestic Violence content of the “Lawyers Practice Manual”, published by Thompson Legal Books.
When not at work Fiona is an active member of her local church and passionately involved in its pastoral care of the community.
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