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Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Date of Admission:
06 Nov 1985
About:
Tom came to the Bar in 1988 (resigned 2000) and has practiced exclusively in the Family Law jurisdiction since that time, incorporating both matrimonial and de facto matters.
Tom is able to conduct mediations. He is an accredited mediator and accepts AIFLAM fixed fee mediations.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Qualifications:
BA LLB (Monash)
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1996
About:
Anne's practice encompasses all aspects of Family Law including complex financial disputes involving companies, trusts and small to large family businesses ; as well as complex children's issues, interstate and international relocation of children, the recovery of children from overseas jurisdict
TEL: +61 3 9225 7777
FAX: 9225 8480
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Equity & Trusts
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, B. Soc. Work, LLB
Date of Admission:
07 Nov 1994
About:
Laura Colla was admitted to practice in November 1994 and signed the Bar Roll in November 2000.
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Qualifications:
LL.B (Hons), BA(Hons), MA (Internat. Relations), MA (Political Art History), Dip. Ed., Grad. Dip. Film & Television; Grad. Dip Theology.
Date of Admission:
04 Nov 1998
About:
Nicholas practices primarily in Family Law, Intervention Orders and Animal Welfare Law. He also has experience relating to aged care, risk management, victims of crime and animal welfare. He is a member of Lawyers for Animals.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Qualifications:
LL.B (Monash)
Date of Admission:
05 Mar 1984
About:
Denis was a partner of Macpherson and Kelley Solicitors where he practiced in all aspects of Family Law, de facto matrimonial relationships and family violence cases as an Accredited Family Law Specialist.
Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Family Law
Family Law
Date of Admission:
05 May 1990
About:
Nick is a barrister with a wealth of experience in family law matters including property and children’s matters in which he has appeared regularly in both interim hearings and final trials. He also appears on behalf of Independent Childrens Lawyers.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Qualifications:
BA, LLB
Date of Admission:
02 Feb 1998
About:
Jane is passionate about the rights of children and has worked in Child Protection and Family Law almost exclusively since her admission including running many complex and lengthy prosecutions both in Melbourne and on circuit.
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Qualifications:
LL B (Hons)
Date of Admission:
08 Nov 2000
About:
Doug came to the bar in 2001 and has practised predominantly in family law since, having read with Dan Sweeney. He also practises in the associated areas such as internvention orders, guardianship and de facto property.
Recent cases of note inlcude:
TEL: +61 3 9225 8917
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1982
About:
After over 15 years at the Victorian Bar Peter's practice is now centred around what he calls “Familial Law” – the legal problems experienced by families. These include:
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Date of Admission:
02 Nov 1992
About:
I bring some 30 years’ experience to my practice in family law.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne in 1990, I was admitted to practice in 1992. I signed the Roll of Counsel in 2001.
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Qualifications:
BA, LLB
Date of Admission:
01 Apr 1981
About:
After a 20 year career as a solicitor in Geelong , Allana joined the Victorian Bar in 2001.
She has had a mediation practice since 2004 and is a NatIonally Accredited Mediator (NMAS)
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Family Law
Equity & Trusts
Family Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BA, LL.B
Date of Admission:
07 Apr 1993
About:
Lachlan Wraith has a broad and practical understanding of legal and taxation issues related to estates, trusts (testamentary, family, special disability, and compensation trusts), charitable trusts (including “PAFS”) and representative administrations (VCAT and EPoA).
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Family Law
Commercial Law
Family Law
Date of Admission:
03 Nov 1999
TEL: +61 3 9225 6873
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
Accredited Mediator
Date of Admission:
29 Mar 2004
About:
Lyndell McCreadie signed the Bar Roll in 2004 and since then has developed a wide-ranging family law practice. She has been briefed to appear in matters involving defacto relationships, child support issues and contested property matters.
Area of Practice:
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Criminal Law
Family Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Appellate
Criminal Law
Family Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Date of Admission:
06 May 2002
About:
David Goddard has been practising in the areas of family law, criminal law and intervention orders since coming to the Bar in 2004.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Family Law
Qualifications:
LLB
Date of Admission:
30 Nov 1992
About:
Paula signed the bar roll in 1997 practising in family law, family violence and Children’s Court matters.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
MFA, BA, LLB (Hons) (Monash)
Date of Admission:
06 Nov 2002
About:
Ingrid is an experienced advocate who has a particular specialty in Powers of Attorney and Guardianship and Administration matters. She also appears in VCAT human rights matters and disciplinary reviews.
TEL: 03 9225 6444
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Qualifications:
B.A. LLB(Hons)
Date of Admission:
27 Mar 2003
About:
Practice Details
Since coming to the Bar in 2005 Rory McIvor has specialised in Family Law, particularly in matrimonial and de facto property matters.
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Family Law
Date of Admission:
31 Mar 2003
About:
Marcus Duckett has been working as a lawyer for over 22 years. He has been a Barrister for over 18 years.
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Family Law
Equity & Trusts
Family Law
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
LLB, BA
Date of Admission:
01 May 2000
About:
John practices in family law.
He has a particular interest in bankruptcy and third party claims. In parenting disputes, he has a particular liking for parental alienation and unacceptable risk cases.
Some of the more useful appearances he has made include:
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Common Law
Public Law & Administrative Law
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
BAppSci(CompSci), MBusSys, LLM(LP)
Date of Admission:
16 Aug 2005
About:
Spiros Metaxas is a highly experienced Barrister and trial advocate with a busy broad legal practice that enables him to draw on his 13 years of corporate experience working in Information Technology and Business Systems. He has outstanding skills as an advocate with extensive court experience.
TEL: 03 9225 7777
FAX: 9225 8480
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Qualifications:
B.A., LL.B.(MON)
Date of Admission:
05 May 1997
About:
FAMILY LAW BARRISTER & ADVANCED MEDIATOR
TEL: +61 3 9225 6861
FAX: 9600 0320
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Qualifications:
LLB, LLM (Family Law)
Date of Admission:
25 Feb 2002
About:
Cath Devine has extensive experience in all areas of Family Law, with a particular interest and expertise in Child Support advice and advocacy. Cath has appeared as junior counsel and on appeal on numerous occasions. Cath has a reputation as a fearless and forceful advocate for her clients, and
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
Qualifications:
BA, LLB
Date of Admission:
04 Dec 2000
About:
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).
TEL: +61 3 9225 7630
Area of Practice:
Criminal Law
Family Law
Appellate
Family Law
Appellate
Qualifications:
LL.B.
Date of Admission:
14 Feb 2006
About:
Prior to signing the Bar Roll in November 2007, Kim Southey worked as a lawyer in the firm BJT Legal in the Melbourne and Benalla offices from 2003 to 2007 and practised primarily in the areas of Family Law, Criminal Law and Crimes Family Violence.
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Equity & Trusts
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
LL.B: B Comm.
Date of Admission:
02 Apr 1990
About:
Douglas is available to appear and advise in a broad range of civil matters. His principal areas of practice include family law, wills & estates and property disputes. He appears routinely in appeals, trials and in mediations as both mediator and advocate.
TEL: +61 3 9225 6404
Area of Practice:
Commercial Law
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Equity & Trusts
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Equity & Trusts
Qualifications:
B.Comm/LLB, NMAS Mediator, Listed Arbitrator pursuant to Regulation 67B of the Family Law Regulations 1984
Date of Admission:
02 Mar 1981
About:
John Hall mediates in the following areas:
Area of Practice:
Family Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Appellate
Qualifications:
BA, DipEd & LLB (Hons)
Date of Admission:
11 Apr 1994
About:
Prior to coming to the Victorian Bar, Patricia practised as a family law solicitor for many years and as an Accredited Family Law Specialist from 2001. As a partner at Howie & Maher Solicitors, she headed up the family law division.