Justin is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He studied law at Trinity and qualified as a Solicitor in 1994 with Matheson. Following qualification he completed an MBA before working with AIB Corporate Finance and Herbert Smith Solicitors in London. Justin left Herbert Smith to return to Ireland in 1999. He has specialised in the area of family law for many years with Hayes Solicitors before leaving there in early 2012 to set up his own specialist practice.
Justin has many years of experience acting in a wide range of family law cases in the Circuit and High Courts, including many reported landmark cases. He advises clients in cases involving the issuing of or defending of Divorce or Judicial Separation proceedings both in the Circuit and High Court. He has extensive experience in relation to spousal and child maintenance, access and guardianship, civil partnership dissolution, pension adjustment orders and in drafting inter-national pre-nuptial agreements.
He is a former Chairman of the Family Law Committee of the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association and is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Family Lawyers Association. He is also a former member of the Family and Child Law Committee of the Law Society of Ireland. He is also admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales and is trained in Collaborative Law.
Many family law cases require a detailed understanding of accounting and finance, especially if there is a business involved in the family assets. Justin’s background and experience in both finance and family law give him a unique insight in providing advice to clients in such circumstances. He has published articles on various aspects of family law in the Law Society Gazette and continues to be asked to give lectures at family law conferences and seminars including the IAFL World Conference 2026.
