Jason Walker

Jason Walker is a Partner at Forte Family Lawyers and is an accreditation specialist in Family Law (2005).

Jason has over 25years of experience helping clients through family and relationship breakdown. He has particular expertise in complex parenting matters and complex financial litigation, acting for high net worth individuals in matters involving trusts, companies and businesses.

Jason’s practice includes international family law, often involving jurisdictional and forum disputes. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a worldwide association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law specialists in their respective countries. Jason is a past member of the IAFL Global Executive Committee and the Asia Pacific Chapter Executive.

Jason has served as the Chair of the Family Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV), the peak body for lawyers in Victoria. He was a founding member of the LIV Children’s Law Specialisation Advisory Committee, which is responsible for assessing and examining candidates for specialisation in Children’s Law.

In December 2018, Jason was elected as the Victorian solicitor representative on the Executive of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia (FLS), the peak national body for Lawyers. He is the current FLS Chair. Jason is the past co-editor of Australian Family Lawyer and regularly presents to the profession on Family Law issues.

Jason is regularly named in the Doyle’s Guide list of Leading Family and Divorce Lawyers (Melbourne). Jason has also been ranked in the Doyle’s Guide list of Preeminent High Value Family Lawyers (Melbourne) and list of Preeminent Parenting Lawyer (Melbourne). Doyle’s Guide is drawn from peer opinion.