Elvira Mustafa

Elvira Mustafa Director & Senior Family Lawyer Admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia in 2016, Elvira is a tenacious and motivated individual who strives to achieve the best possible outcome for each client. Prior to being admitted in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, Elvira worked in prominent National Law Firms in Insurance Litigation, Personal Injury and Family Law. Post- admission, Elvira has experience solely working in boutique specialist Family Law firms. Elvira has extensive experience in complex financial and parenting matters, restraining order matters, Trials and appearances at the Family Court of Western Australia, Federal Circuit Court, Children’s Court of Western Australia and Magistrates Court in Perth. Elvira is a strong advocate for alternate dispute resolution and endeavours to drive matters to mediation, where suitable, so that there is timely and inexpensive outcomes without recourse to protracted litigation. Elvira appears as Counsel and otherwise instructing solicitor in a number of parenting, financial and department of child protection matters in the Family Court of Western Australia, Perth Children’s Court and the Magistrates Court of Western Australia. She is passionate about her matters and strives to deliver for each client resolution whether that be in the forum of alternate dispute resolution or litigation. Elvira regularly volunteers at the Women’s Law Service of Western Australia, Men’s shelters and Law Access, in order to provide pro- bono legal assistance to clients who would otherwise have limited access to justice due to financial constraints. Elvira was named a Winner in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards for the Australasia category in July 2020. Elvira was also a finalist in the Women Lawyers of Western Australia Lawyer of the Year Awards in 2020 and 2023 and later recognised for her contribution toward Pro Bono matters as a finalist in the Law Society of WA Pro Bono of the Year Awards in 2023. Elvira is also the Legal Adviser and Treasurer to the Albanian Australian Community of Western Australia and the Vice President of the Labour Party Swan Valley Branch. She is also a member of the Family Law Practitioner’s of WA, the Law Society of WA and the Women Lawyers of WA. Elvira is also on the Legal Aid and Cross- Examination Scheme Panel.