Susan Purdon is a partner at Hopgood Ganim Lawyers. Admitted as a solicitor in 1978, she has over 20 years of experience in the area of Family Law. In 1995 Susan was the first Australian female lawyer to be appointed a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, at the invitation of the Academy. She is a member and past President of the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland, a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Law Society and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Queensland Art Gallery.