Cilla specialises in Family Law.
In 2000 she commenced her legal career in the practise of family law, commercial litigation and insolvency law with Darrer Muir Fleiter (Surrey Hills).
Amanda began her working life as a registered nurse and midwife specialising in intensive care/coronary care work and later as a maternal and child health nurse in the community. As a result Amanda brings a broad life experience to her legal practice.
Deborah Jefferson LL.B, MPub&IntLaw(Melb) is a barrister at the Victorian Bar who specialises in criminal law. Prior to going to the Bar she gained experience as a solicitor at Paul Vale Criminal Law.
Patricia specialises in Criminal and Family Law.
She appears regularly in the Magistrates and County Courts in pleas, bail applications, appeals, contested hearings and committals. She also has extensive experience in the Childrens’ Court Criminal jurisdiction.
Susannah has extensive experience in the Family and Children’s law jurisdiction having worked as a solicitor in these areas in private practice, the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency and Victoria Legal Aid before coming to the Bar in 2009.As a solicitor, Susannah regularly appeared as an
Marita has over 30 years experience in the law, and has been a barrister since 2008, and a nationally accredited Mediator since December 2023.
Rohan now has a broad mixed practice in Criminal Law (including driving matters) and Family Law (including Intervention Orders) and is available to appear in a variety of jurisdictions under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
Michael has over 19 years of experience as a solicitor advocate from 2000 to 2007 and as a barrister from 2007.
Kerry has extensive experience practising in the areas of family law, criminal law and the Children’s Court.
Dr O'Brien was called to the Bar in 2010. She has worked primarily in the following areas: Family Law - Parenting Orders and Property; Children's Law (Family matters); Wills and Probate; Family Provision; Trusts; Family Violence; Intervention Orders; Victims of Crime; Employment disputes.
Teresa practices predominantly in the Family Division of the Children's Court, appearing at mentions, directions hearings, conciliation conferences, contested hearings and readiness hearings.
Stephen has been in legal practice for 29 years in both private and government offices. Stephen spent 16 years with the OPP and in that time managed the Commercial Crime/Major Fraud section and the Committals Advocacy Sections.
Pierre is a Nationally accredited mediator. Pierre has worked as a senior academic in several universities across Australia and teaches Health Law and Mental Health at Monash University.
Dr Stern specialises in advocacy in courts and tribunals, including advising solicitors on how best to maximise their clients’ prospects of success in litigation and drawing up instruments and other documentation as instructed by solicitors to this end. Dr Stern works in such areas of practice a
Lynda's legal career began in 1990 after she completed Articles of Clerkship with the Legal Aid Commission of Victoria (now VLA).
Michelle practices in Government, Public and Administrative Law, with a particular focus on proceedings involving children, health, and people with a disability or mental illness.
John has over twenty years’ experience in prosecutions brought by regulatory agencies, and regularly appears in child protection proceedings in the Children’s Court
In addition to this, John also accepts briefs in regulatory matters including disciplinary proceedings.
Jordana Cohen practices in criminal law, accepting briefs to appear and advise in summary, indictable and appellate matters in the Magistrates', County and Supreme Courts.
Samantha practises in child protection and criminal law.
Kim practices in the area of family law (in both financial and parenting matters) and in the family and criminal juridictions of the Children's Court.
Michelle Jenkins enjoys an extensive practice in the specialised jurisdiction of the Family Division of the Children's Court of Victoria, balanced with a more general practice in public and administrative law, and quasi-criminal matters.
Admitted in 1996, Kyriaki appears in the County and Magistrates’ Court across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Since his admission to practice in 2007, Stragen's practice areas have included all aspects of Family and De Facto relationships law.
Criminal law
Estelle accepts briefs in public and administrative law and has expertise in health and human services, corrections, coronials, disciplinary proceedings, regulatory prosecutions and IVF law.