Katharine was admitted to legal practice in Queensland in 1985 and became an accredited family law specialist in 1997. Katharine is a consultant to the family law practice team of HopgoodGanim Lawyers in Brisbane. She currently serves as the Chair of the Queensland Law Society (QLS) Family Law Committee and Deputy Chair of the QLS Specialist Accreditation Board. Katharine is the Associate Dean (External Engagement and International) in the Faculty of Law at Bond University, where she is the lead educator of the subject, Family Law. Katharine also serves as a committee member of the Gold Coast District Law Association (GCDLA). She is a member of the GCDLA’s “Gold Coast Lawyers Achieving Development” mentoring program sub-committee and values the opportunity to support young lawyers in their legal career journey.