Sophie Mariole

Sophie practices in family and de facto law and has an extensive experience in a broad range of associated commercial and corporate matters.  She is also an accredited mediator.    

Since coming to the Bar, she has appeared led and unled in trials in family law and de facto disputes including in numerous circuits throughout Victoria and New South Wales.  She also appears regularly on behalf of Independent Children's Lawyers.    

She is the Secretary of the Family Law Bar Association and a member of the Family Law Section of the Family Law Council of Australia.

As a mediator, Sophie is available to conduct mediations at a reduced, fixed rate pursuant to the AIFLAM Fixed Fee Mediation Scheme as a member of the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators.   She also appears on the Magistrates' Court Single List of External Mediators.

Prior to signing the Roll, she was an Assistant Registrar at the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court of Victoria.  She also worked as a solicitor at Robertson Hyetts in Bendigo.  Her diverse practice was primarily focussed on commercial litigation which involved disputes relating to contractual matters, banking and finance, securities, bankruptcy, insolvency as well as employment law.  Sophie was also an Associate at the the Family Court of Australia to the Honourable Justice Nahum Mushin, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC CVO and the Honourable Michael Watt.