Tilley Schonell

*Foreign Qualified, Admitted in Australia only (practising under direct supervision of an authorised member of the Solicitors profession in England and Wales)

Tilley is an Assistant Lawyer within our divorce and family department, specialising across the full range of matters in this area, including those with an international element. She advises, in particular, on complex financial matters matters involving family companies and trusts, dissipation of assets, valuation disputes, spousal maintenance, child support and de facto relationships.

CAREER

Prior to joining Vardags, Tilley practised for two years at a pre-eminent and award-winning specialist family law firm in Sydney, Australia, where she was heavily involved in litigation work and dispute resolution. She remains a member of the Law Society of New South Wales, the New South Wales Young Lawyers Family Law Committee and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

ACCOLADES

While at Australian National University, Tilley received a Senior Resident’s Scholarship (Ursula Hall). 

EDUCATION

Tilley read Law and International Relations at Australian National University, following which she completed her Practical Legal Training with the College of Law. 

PERSONAL

Tilley is an avid beach-goer and lover of all water-related activities, having grown up on Sydney’s beaches. She is also a keen skier.