Lyn Selby: Principal Lawyer

Background

I grew up in the small town of Sawtell situated close to Coff’s Harbour on the far north coast of NSW. I attended boarding school in Grafton for my secondary education and then commenced my General Nursing training at the Prince of Wales hospital at Randwick in Sydney. I loved my work and developed important skills in meeting the needs of my patients and caring for my family.

Upon completion, I married and moved to Canberra and worked as a nurse and midwife for a number of years. We had 4 beautiful children but unfortunately my marriage ended after 13 years.

I then made the decision to pursue a career in teaching. I found shift work difficult as it impacted upon our family life and I wasn’t prepared to compromise it even further. Being a teacher had been my dream growing up and at the time it was the perfect solution for me raising my children as a single parent. I completed my degree and worked in secondary schools and was later appointed Head of Department in Performing Arts.

My divorce was messy and very painful but at the end of the journey a seed was firmly planted  to pursue a future in law.

My background working with people from all walks of life is quite extensive and the skills I have developed through my different areas of work has made me a very experienced communicator with an insightful understanding of the needs of the individual, parents and children.

I possess an extensive knowledge of the law, my advice is sound and I am committed to my clients obtaining the best possible result .

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) 1997 (Bond University )
Bachelor of Education 1990 (Canberra University)

General Nursing Certificate 1975 (Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney)

Midwifery Certificate 1977 (Canberra Hospital.)

Admission

Solicitor of The Supreme Court Of Queensland  1999
Barrister of the High Court of Australia 1999

Membership

Queensland Law Society

Experience

1997 – 2000 Department of Prosecution – Criminal Law Brisbane.

2000 – 2003 Crown Law – Child Protection and Child Abduction & civil litigation work.

2004-2005    Private Barrister at Maroochydore

2005 – 2008 – Family Law Firms on the Sunshine Coast.

2008 – Selby Legal now at  Minyama.