ABOUT THE HONOURABLE IAN COLEMAN SC
Ian Coleman SC has more than 40 years’ experience in family law, as a solicitor, barrister and Senior Counsel, and as a Judge and Appeal Judge of the Family Court of Australia.
He is a Nationally Accredited Mediator and is available for face-to-face family law mediations in rural and regional NSW, including the Central Tablelands and Central West.
Mediation enquiries:
contact Mr Coleman SC directly by email.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Sydney)
Bachelor of Laws (Sydney)
Master of Arts (UWS)
Master of Sustainable Agriculture (Sydney)
Nationally Accredited Mediator
Admissions
Admitted as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of New South Wales – 6 March 1974
Admitted to the Bar (New South Wales) – 6 June 1975
Appointed Senior Counsel - 4 October 2013
Appointments
Appointed to the trial division of the Family Court of Australia on 18 April 1991
Appointed to the Appeal Division of the Family Court of Australia in 1999
Appointed as a Western Plains Judge in 2009
Appointed as an Acting District Court Judge and Principal Member of NCAT - July 2021
Areas of practice
Family Law
Rural Property Disputes
Guardianship
Appellate
Alternative Dispute Resolution