Sarah Dowd
Sarah joined PWB in 2025 having worked in other Hobart law firms after moving to Hobart from her hometown of Darwin in early 2021.
Sarah can provide advice and representation in respect of:
- Property settlements
- Parenting matters
- Financial Agreements in pre-nuptial or pre-cohabitation situations
- Divorce applications
Sarah previously worked in the Northern Territory following her admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory in 2017 and her admission to the High Court of Australia in 2019.
She graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Laws in 2016, following her graduation with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Politics and International Studies in 2015.
Sarah predominantly practices in Family Law, though while in the Territory she practised in both family and criminal law. Sarah appears regularly in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia and is appointed to act as an Independent Children’s Lawyer.
While in the Territory, Sarah was elected to the role of president of the Northern Territory Young Lawyers Committee and was the Territory representative of the Law Council of Australia’s Young Lawyers Committee. Sarah won the Tasmanian Golden Gavel in 2023 and has been recognised by her peers as a “Family Law Rising Star” in the 2024 and 2025 Doyles Guide.
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