Pearson Emerson Family Lawyers is based in Sydney and has consistently been recognised as a First Tier family law firm in New South Wales and Australia. We have also assisted many clients whose relationships and complex financial affairs transcend national boundaries. We have 12 lawyers accredited as family law specialists by the Law Society of New South Wales at our firm. Two of our partners are Fellows of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (formerly International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers). A number of our partners have also been recognised in the 2022 Doyle’s Guide to the Australian legal profession. Susan Pearson and Sheridan Emerson have been listed as "Pre-eminent" Sydney family law practitioners. They have also been recognised as "Leading" and "Pre-eminent" practitioners Australia-wide and as “Pre-eminent” practitioners for High Value and Complex Property Matters within New South Wales. Josie Blight has been recognised as a leading family lawyer in Sydney and for high-value & complex property matters in New South Wales and a leading family lawyer for parenting and children’s matters. Cynthia Bluett has been acknowledged as a pre-eminent family lawyer for parenting and children’s matters in the New South Wales and Karen Hardy has been recognised as a recommended family and divorce lawyer and as a recommended family lawyer for parenting and children's matters in New South Wales. Craig Brickwood and Philip Ridgway have been recognised as a "Rising Stars" in in the Australian legal market.