John Pacy became a consultant to Shann Family Lawyers in November 2009 and brings 26 years of legal practice experience to the Firm.
On completing his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney in 1982, John worked in general legal practice in country New South Wales and Western Australia. In 1989 John moved to Perth to commence practicing exclusively in Family Law.
John commenced his own legal practice as a Family Lawyer in 1991 and became an Accredited Family Law Specialist in 1992. In 1996 John completed training to practice as a representative for children in Family Court parenting disputes and Children’s Court protection matters. He continues to practice as an Independent Children’s Lawyer and Child Representative as well as providing training to lawyers wishing to enter this field.
Between 1997 and 1999 John, in addition to his Family Law practice, performed the functions of a Senior Case Officer at the Child Support Agency. In that role John made Child Support determinations on applications by parents to change their child support obligations.
John is also actively engaged in mediation. In 2005 John became an Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and continues to practice in this field. This includes chairing Alternate Dispute Resolution Conferences for the Legal Aid Commission and Pre-Hearing Conferences for the Children’s Court of Western Australia. John has also provided training to other lawyers wishing to become mediators.
John provides legal services in a broad range of Family Law and Child Welfare proceedings as a lawyer for parents, for children and as a mediator. This includes applications for Adoption Orders and Parentage Orders in Surrogacy cases.
