Amphlett Lissimore

Family Law

Samantha O'Dwyer is an Advanced Family Panel Senior Associate Solicitor and Accredited Family Mediator working at Amphlett Lissimore, West Wickham. With over 25 years in family law, she specialises in financial disputes (including high-net-worth cases), private Children Act work (such as Schedule 1 applications), and civil financial claims under TOLATA. She conducts MIAMs (Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings) and helps clients avoid adversarial court proceedings where possible. Samantha O'Dwyer has undertaken specialist training with Resolution and is skilled in using hybrid mediation. Hybrid mediation allows legal advisers and experts to join the process and enable confidential, separate meetings where appropriate. This gives parties safe, flexible, expert-supported resolution options that reduce emotional and financial burden.

• 2025 - Accredited Hybrid Family Mediator

• 2022 – Accredited Family Mediator

• 2019 – Family Mediator

• 2002 – Law Society Advanced Family Law Panel member

• 1999 – Law Society Family Law Panel member

Resolution - Member Family Mediation Council Family Mediators Association