Special Counsel, Taussig Cherrie Fildes · Melbourne
Matthew Beckmans is special counsel at Taussig Cherrie Fildes and an Accredited Family Law Specialist who has practised exclusively in family law since his admission. He is admitted in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia.
He is the lawyer for family law matters with commercial complexity: high-wealth property disputes involving tax issues, trust and corporate structures, farming ventures and businesses, and matters where liquidators or trustees in bankruptcy are involved. He works closely with his clients' accountants and financial advisers, and also acts in financial agreements, child support, spousal maintenance and parenting matters involving serious allegations of family violence, in court and at mediation.
His firm describes him as approaching matters with skill and precision, with an insightful knowledge of the family system. His standing with his peers shows in his roles: he sits on the Law Institute of Victoria's Accredited Specialisation Family Law Advisory Committee, which advises on the accreditation of family law specialists, and on the Court Practice Committee of its Family and Relationship Law Section. The firm lists him among its Best Lawyers in Australia 2026 "Ones to Watch". He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne.
From the firm’s published biography of Matthew Beckmans (tcflawyers.com.au), checked 19 September 2026, restated in our words.
Taussig Cherrie Fildes is a specialist family law firm on Lonsdale Street in the Melbourne CBD, founded in 2000 by Debra Cherrie and the late Michael Taussig QC. In its 2026 edition Doyle’s Guide ranks the firm First Tier, its highest firm tier, in both its national list of family and divorce law firms (one of six firms) and its Melbourne list (one of five). It is the only firm in both first tiers that practises family law alone. Both named principals, Debra Cherrie and Paul Fildes, are ranked Preeminent in Melbourne.
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