Atty. Jason Walker
Jason Walker is a Partner at Forte Family Lawyers and is an accreditation specialist in Family Law (2005). Jason has over 25years of experience helping clients through family and relationship breakdown.
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About Jason Walker at a Glance
Jason Walker is a family law and adr attorney, practicing at Forte Family Lawyers. Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Family Law Mediation, Melbourne (Australia) (2027), Best Lawyers in America — Alternative Dispute Resolution (2027), and Best Lawyers in America — Family Law (2027). Serves clients in Melbourne and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Jason Walker
- Jason Walker is a Partner at Forte Family Lawyers and is an accreditation specialist in Family Law (2005)
- Jason has over 25years of experience helping clients through family and relationship breakdown
- He has particular expertise in complex parenting matters and complex financial litigation, acting for high net worth individuals in matters involving trusts, companies and businesses
- Jason’s practice includes international family law, often involving jurisdictional and forum disputes
- He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a worldwide association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law specialists in their respective countries
- Jason is a past member of the IAFL Global Executive Committee and the Asia Pacific Chapter Executive
- Jason has served as the Chair of the Family Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV), the peak body for lawyers in Victoria
- He was a founding member of the LIV Children’s Law Specialisation Advisory Committee, which is responsible for assessing and examining candidates for specialisation in Children’s Law
- In December 2018, Jason was elected as the Victorian solicitor representative on the Executive of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia (FLS), the peak national body for Lawyers
- He is the current FLS Chair
- Jason is the past co-editor of Australian Family Lawyer and regularly presents to the profession on Family Law issues
- Jason is regularly named in the Doyle’s Guide list of Leading Family and Divorce Lawyers (Melbourne)
- Jason has also been ranked in the Doyle’s Guide list of Preeminent High Value Family Lawyers (Melbourne) and list of Preeminent Parenting Lawyer (Melbourne)
- Doyle’s Guide is drawn from peer opinion
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Jason Walker's Areas of Legal Practice
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Family Law in Melbourne
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Mediation & Arbitration in Melbourne
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Why Clients in Melbourne Choose Jason Walker
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Broad Practice Area Coverage
Covering family law and adr, Jason Walker can address the full spectrum of a client's legal needs without requiring referrals to separate specialists for each issue.
Local Presence in Melbourne
A Melbourne-based practice means Jason Walker attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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