Legal Awards 2021: Interview with Michelle Woodworth
We hear from Lawyer Monthly's Family and Matrimonial Practice Lawyer of the Year.
What motivates you most about your role?
Family lawyering is an ever-evolving area of the law which encompasses both hard and soft skills. I value both; and am privileged to practise in a field where each case is unique to its own family dynamics and circumstances.
What is most important to you within your career?
Growing and maturing as a legal practitioner has been key. As we transition into a less adversarial approach to resolving marital breakdowns, collaborating with fellow practitioners and stakeholders has been helpful. I am especially fortunate to work alongside stellar colleagues and to have the support of my family.
What do you want to achieve in 2022?
As we move into a new year, the hope is always for better things to come, to do better and improve oneself. I am also crossing my fingers that the world will be COVID-free!
About Michelle Woodworth
After several years in private practice focusing on Family & Matrimonial Law, Michelle served as a District Judge of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore (now the Family Justice Courts) in the Family & Juvenile Justice Division before joining the Law Society of Singapore, as Director and Head, Representation & Law Reform.
Michelle returned to private practice with over 20 years of experience in Dispute Resolution. She has a passion for the welfare of children and her dedication to Family Law practice enables Michelle to support husbands, wives and families to reconstruct their lives when relationships break down.
Michelle is a Director with Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC. QWP is a multi-disciplinary law practice led by a team of experienced lawyers with varying specialist expertise, capable of handling complex modern-day legal disputes and corporate transactions. More than just a provider of legal services, QWP sees ourselves as our clients’ trusted partner as we navigate them through an increasingly challenging legal landscape brought on by ever-changing global economic and geo-political trends.
Michelle’s ability to very well understand the emotions running with all parties and manage the situation professionally without provoking or hurting the other party… essential for the wellbeing of the children involved in any divorce case, and to move on with co-parenting once the case is over.
Michelle Woodworth
Director
Tel: +65 6622 0372
Email: m.woodworth@quahewoo.com
