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Stephanie Forward-Smith

Stephanie Forward-Smith, Reader

Stephanie has a broad commercial practice. Her primary practice areas are commercial litigation, insolvency, succession, commercial equity and trusts, and consumer law.

Prior to being called to the bar, Stephanie was a commercial litigation solicitor for nine years, often appearing as a solicitor advocate.

As a student, Stephanie was an intern in the Federal Circuit Court and research clerk in the Coroner’s Court.

Stephanie holds a dual degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Justice (Criminology) (Distinction). Stephanie has completed the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association’s IIP.

Outside her practice, Stephanie engages in a wide range of creative endeavours and was the director of the Queensland Young Lawyers’ Revue from 2017 to 2022.

Year of call to the Bar: 2024
Year of call to Legal Practice: 2015
Year of call to Legal Practice: 2015
Stephanie Forward-Smith, Reader

More about me

Memberships

Bar Association of Queensland

Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Queensland

LawRight

Women Lawyers Association of Queensland

George Street Chambers

Commercial barristers with knowledge and experience necessary to
assist clients reach the best outcome in litigious and non-litigious matters.