I’m passionate about Family Law because it brings together the intellectual challenge of legal analysis with the human side of helping people through some of the most difficult times in their lives. It’s a dynamic area of law that calls for both strategic thinking and emotional insight. What drives me is achieving meaningful, positive outcomes for my clients. I understand that navigating court or negotiations can feel overwhelming, and that’s why I focus not only on the legal path forward, but also on making sure my clients feel heard, supported, and informed every step of the way.
Associate
Alina is an Associate with wide-ranging experience in Family Law and Domestic Violence Law. She represents clients across all aspects of family law, including separation, property division, parenting arrangements, and domestic violence proceedings. Alina regularly appears in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, as well as in Queensland’s Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Courts.
Clients often describe Alina as approachable, clear-headed, and compassionate. She brings a calm but strategic presence to her matters, guiding clients through challenging legal processes with care and clarity. Her advice is grounded, objective, and always tailored to each individual’s circumstances—delivered in a way that’s easy to understand.
Alina has substantial litigation experience, particularly in complex matters involving serious risk or family violence. She draws on this background from the very beginning of each case, ensuring that clients are well-positioned for practical and meaningful outcomes.
Where possible, Alina appears at all stages of court proceedings and competently instructs counsel when necessary for interim and final hearings.
Before her legal career, Alina worked as a journalist and media advisor to law firms. Originally from Moscow, she is fluent in Russian.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) – Griffith University – 2013
- Bachelor of Laws – Southern Cross University – 2018
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – College of Law – 2018
Admissions
- Admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the Supreme Court of Queensland – 2018
- Admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the High Court of Australia – 2021
Memberships
- Member of Queensland Law Society
- Member of Family Law Practitioners Association (QLD)
Areas of Interest
Alina is able to provide knowledgeable advice, negotiate and attend Court (including instructing barristers) in matters relating to:
- Separation and divorce
- Mediation – Parenting & Property
- Parenting – Urgent Recovery
- Parenting – Relocation
- Parenting – Changing Final Orders
- Parenting – Final Hearing (Trial)
- Parenting – Contravention
- Financial – Final Orders
- Financial – Spousal Maintenance
- Domestic Violence – Variation of orders
- Domestic Violence – Final Hearing (Trial)
- Domestic Violence – Variation of orders
- Domestic Violence – Contravention
I’m passionate about Family Law because it brings together the intellectual challenge of legal analysis with the human side of helping people through some of the most difficult times in their lives. It’s a dynamic area of law that calls for both strategic thinking and emotional insight. What drives me is achieving meaningful, positive outcomes for my clients. I understand that navigating court or negotiations can feel overwhelming, and that’s why I focus not only on the legal path forward, but also on making sure my clients feel heard, supported, and informed every step of the way.
