Practice Areas
Samantha O’Dwyer is a Senior Associate Solicitor and an Accredited Family Mediator at Amphlett Lissimore, based in the West Wickham office. With over 25 years in family law, she specialises in financial disputes (including high-net-worth cases), private Children Act work (such as Schedule 1 applications), and civil financial claims under TOLATA.
Her mediation work is rigorous and modern. She conducts MIAMs (Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings) and helps clients avoid adversarial court proceedings where possible. Samantha O'Dwyer has undertaken specialist training with Resolution and is skilled in using hybrid mediation. Hybrid mediation allows legal advisers and experts to join the process and enable confidential, separate meetings where appropriate. This gives parties safe, flexible, expert-supported resolution options that reduce emotional and financial burden.
Samantha O'Dwyer is known for providing authoritative, pragmatic advice, always mindful of clients’ wellbeing and committed to achieving solutions outside of court wherever feasible.
Career
2024- Present - Senior Associate Solicitor & Accredited Family Mediator, Amphlett Lissimore
2022 - 2024 - Solicitor & Accredited Family Mediator, Amphlett Lissimore
2019 - 2022 - Solicitor & Family Mediator, Amphlett Lissimore
2017 - 2019 - Solicitor, Amphlett Lissimore
1997 - 2017 - Solicitor, Allen Barfields