Sally is the Managing Partner of Nicholes Family Lawyers and is considered a market leading family lawyer within Australia and internationally. Sally established Nicholes Family Lawyers in 2005, having practiced exclusively in family law from 1995, and has since provided an exceptional level of service that sets her apart from her peers. Sally is an accredited Independent Children’s Lawyer, a qualified collaborative lawyer, and a Nationally Accredited Mediator.
Sally holds particular expertise in international disputes, complex property cases, and matters affecting the LGBTIQA+ community. Sally has been internationally recognised for her instrumental role in international child abduction matters, and for achieving meaningful outcomes in matters concerning gender dysphoria and special medical procedures affecting children.
Sally provides pragmatic advice, infused by a warmth and empathy that is aimed at ensuring the best interests of her clients is of utmost concern. Sally is profoundly intuitive and provides astute and sensitive emotional support to clients to navigate the complexity of their circumstances.
Sally is consistently appraised by her peers for her commitment to community advocacy and pro bono work, aimed at protecting those who are most vulnerable. She is deeply involved in legislative and policy reform, through her involvement with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE). Sally is Deputy Chair of the World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a AFLAM member. Sally also sits on the Board of Children’s Rights International (CRI) and Voice of Change (VoC).