Helen Miedzinski is the founder and Principal Lawyer for the firm. Through her nearly 20 years of experience, Helen has become a skilled mediator and an expert in family law, wills, estates, and Succession Act matters.

After working as an office manager and paralegal at a city law firm, Helen was admitted as a Legal Practitioner to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1994 and as a Legal Practitioner to the High Court of Australia in 2000. She has also attained two additional accreditations since then: an Attorney General Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner in 2008 and a nationally accredited Mediator, through the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS), in 2012.

Helen enjoys working with people and helping them resolve their legal issues. She spends time listening to each of her clients and she customises her services to fit their individual needs. Her exceptional skills and compassion have garnered her many loyal clients, who value her as both a lawyer and as a trusted confidant.

Along with her work at H A Miedzinski Lawyers, Helen serves on the Family Law Panel of Legal Aid, and she serves on the Mediators Panel of both the District Court of New South Wales and the Law Society of New South Wales. She is also a member of the Family Law section of the Law Council of Australia, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and LEADR (the Association of Dispute Resolvers), as well as a committee member of the Sutherland/St. George Law Society.

Helen strives to improve herself whenever she can, taking courses and workshops on a regular basis. Most recently, Helen attended a five-day seminar in the United States with the Association of Family Conciliation Courts, discussing the latest research, programs, policies, and practice within the field of family law.

She has also recently completed the AVERT Family Violence course, a government-sponsored training regarding domestic violence, and a Child in Practice Workshop, learning to better assess the psychological needs of children involved in family law disputes.

Helen’s Voluntary Positions

• President of the St George Sutherland Regional Law Society 2019.
• Secretary of the St George Sutherland Regional Law Society 2013 -2019.
• Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee Member Law Society 2017 – 2018.
• Family Issues Committee of the NSW Law Society 2013 to 2016.
• Co-Chair of the Greater Family Law Pathways Network.
• Adjudicator at the international Lexinfinium mediation competition 2018 held in Goa India.
• Adjudicator / mediator of ICC Asia -Pacific Mediation Competition in 2017.
• Member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
• Practitioner Member of the Resolution Institute as well as Mediation Special Interest Group Committee member.
• Member of Australian and US Chapter of Association of Family Conciliation Courts.
• Volunteer as part of the Night Patrol at St Vinnies attending to the homeless in Sydney 2014 and currently.
• Volunteered at the outreach centre in Salvation Army Auburn providing free legal advice to their clients 2012 - 2015.
• Travelled to Mongolia as part of a training professional group, conducting three workshops in Mongolia in Conflict Management and Mediation.
• Helen authored the chapters relating to Mediation as part of the workshop materials.

Helen’s - Current Panels

• Mediators Panel of Law Society NSW 2012 and currently.
• Family Law Property Services Panel Law Society 2013 and currently.
• Mediators Panel of the District Court of NSW 2012 and currently.
• Farm Debt Mediators Panel NSW Rural Assistance Authority Panel 2013 and currently.
• Mediators Panel Australian Small Business & Family Enterprises Franchising Code 2016 and currently.
• Facilitator and Coach for ADR Courses and FDRP courses at College of Law 2015 and currently.
• Coach for FDRP Course Relationship Australia 2018 and currently.
• Accreditation Officer for ADRA 2018 and currently