LISA FOLEY
“I'm one of those few people who actually loves their job, and I feel really lucky to be able to do what I do. I think one of the things I love the most about my work is getting people out of traumatic or conflict situations with as little fuss as possible.”
Lisa Foley
Managing Director
Experience
Lisa holds the position of Managing Director at DA Family Lawyers. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the Queensland University of Technology and has worked exclusively in family law, including international family law, international child abduction matters and child protection.
Lisa’s diverse experience includes:
- Parenting
- International family law
- Property Settlement
- Divorce
- Child support
- Spousal Maintenance
- Appeals
- Domestic Violence Order proceedings
- Child Protection Proceedings
- Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal matters
- Financial agreements including prenuptial agreements
- Child Support Agreements
Lisa is a qualified collaborative law practitioner and is a strong advocate of collaboration and mediation as a successful alternative to litigation. Lisa is presently the Vice President of Family Law Practitioner’s Associated of Queensland.
Professional background and education
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws, Queensland University of Technology (Hons.)
- Bachelor of Art, Queensland University of Technology
- Practice Management Course (Queensland Law Society)
Admissions
- Queensland Supreme Court
- High Court of Australia
Professional memberships
- Queensland Law Society
- Family Law Practitioners’ Association of Queensland
- Family Law Section, Law Council of Australia
The Doyles Guide for best law firms and best lawyers for 2026 has been published. DA Family
Lawyers has again been recognised as a Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers Brisbane.
Our Lisa Foley was recognised in the following individual categories:
Lisa Foley
- Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyers – Preeminent
- Leading Family Lawyers (High-Value & Complex Property Matters) – Recommended
- Leading Family Law & Divorce Lawyers – Leading
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