Rate My Professor Fiona Burns

Burns holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and International Relations) from the University of New South Wales (1999-2003), a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Technology Sydney (2004), and a Graduate Certificate in Family Dispute Resolution from the College of Law (2019). She was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales (2004), High Court of Australia (2007), accredited as a specialist in personal injury law (2010), and admitted to the New York State Bar (2013), with additional U.S. federal court admissions and notary public status. As Managing Director of Fiona Burns Legal & Mediation in Tamworth, she maintains an active practice, holds nationally accredited mediator status, and is a certified Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Burns serves on boards including Tamworth Community College and Tamworth Business Chamber, and engages in community legal education. Her publications include 'Three Malpractice Cases Create Clearer Interpretations of Laws' in the New York Law Journal (August 2015) and 'Medical Monitoring Cause of Action Rejected in One of Three Stand-Out Cases' in the New York Law Journal (August 2014).