Experience

Sharni is known for her meticulous, practical and passionate approach, and she is recognised for delivering high-quality advocacy for her clients.

Since the commencement of her university degree in February 2016, Sharni has worked at DA Family Lawyers and progressed through the roles of Law Clerk, Executive Assistant, Solicitor and Associate. She now practises as a Senior Associate at the firm. In 2025, Sharni lived and worked in London, gaining international experience at a leading London-based employment, partnership and regulatory law firm.

Sharni is valued by clients and colleagues for her attention to detail, approachable manner and steadfast commitment to guiding people through what can be the most challenging periods of their lives.

Sharni’s diverse experience includes:

• Parenting arrangements
• Property settlement
• De facto relationships and property settlement
• Divorce
• Financial agreements including prenuptial agreements
• Domestic violence
• Child protection
• Adoption
• Child support
• Spousal maintenance
• Appeals
• Mediation  

Professional background and education

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Queensland University of Technology) – 2020
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (College of Law) – 2021

Admissions

• Supreme Court of Queensland – 20 July 2021 
• Admission to the High Court of Australia on 20 August 2021

Professional memberships

• Queensland Law Society
• Family Law Practitioners’ Association Queensland
• Queensland Young Lawyers
• Membership with the Family Law Section

Family Law Rising Star – Brisbane 2024