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Alex Di Blasi

Job Titles:
  • Alex Di Blasi B.a., LL.B., Grad. Dip. LP
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
  • Special Counsel
Alex is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria, The Federal Litigation section of the Law Council of Australia, Monash Law Alumni and the Australian Italian Leaders of Tomorrow (ALTO).

Andrew Power

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Andrew is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and Property Council of Australia.

Anthony Desiderio

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Anthony is a Principal of the firm and heads our Litigation + Dispute Resolution and RTO + Education teams. Anthony has been recognised as leader in his field acting for numerous RTOs in a wide variety of matters.

Bryce Menzies B. Juris

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Bryce is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and ACCTA.

Clement Dunn B. - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Company Secretary
  • Principal
Clement is a Principal of the firm with a wealth of experience who practices exclusively in the areas of Entertainment Law. Clement currently serves as company secretary on the board of directors for the Australian International Documentary Conference.

Don Brookes B.Juris

Job Titles:
  • Consultant

Frankie-Rae Clapham

Job Titles:
  • Special Counsel

Gary Herz B Com

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Gary is a principal of the firm with extensive experience in litigation and dispute resolution including Will disputes. He also practices in the commercial and property areas of law. Gary is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria, CPA Australia, AIR (editorial board) and the Jewish National Fund of Australia (JNF) for which he has been their honorary lawyer for over 20 years.

Hayley Najim

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Hayley is a Senior Associate in our Wills and Estates team and oversees our firm's Mornington office. Hayley's clients depend on her diverse knowledge of estate planning, deceased estates and estate litigation. Hayley is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Mornington Peninsula Lawyers' Association.

Jeffrey Pinch

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Expertise: Conveyancing Services Corporate + Commercial law

Jessica Wynd

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Accredited Family Law Specialist
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Jessica is a Principal and an Accredited Family Law Specialist in our Family Law team. She is trained in complex financial and superannuation matters, parenting and spousal maintenance. Jessica is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

John McBride

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Expertise: Family lawyers in Benalla Family lawyers in Mornington Family Law Lawyers in Mornington Peninsula Sports Law As our senior Family Law Principal, John brings a wealth of experience to a range of complex family law and de facto matters.

Judy Heeps

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Women Insolvency
  • Special Counsel
Judy is a member of the Women Insolvency restructuring Victoria, Victorian Women Lawyers and the Asian Australian Lawyers Association Inc.

Kate Whitehouse

Job Titles:
  • Accredited Family Law Specialist
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
  • Special Counsel
Kate is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

Kieran Best

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Lee Papadimitriou

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Franchise Council of Australia
  • Special Counsel to Our Commercial
Lee is Special Counsel to our Commercial and Property Law teams. Lee has a wealth of experience advising clients throughout the life cycle of their projects, including preparing and negotiating building, construction and consultants contracts for residential, commercial, and industrial projects, and managing construction projects disputes as to practical completion, critical path delays and liquidated damages. Lee is a member of the Franchise Council of Australia and the Commercial Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Marco Angele

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Margaret Neal

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
Margaret is a Principal of the firm who practices exclusively in the areas of family law specialising in financial and parenting matters. Margaret is a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia and the Law Institute of Victoria.

Mark Wollan

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Expertise: Conveyancing Services Corporate + Commercial law

Nicholas McBride

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Accredited Family Law Specialist
  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria
Nick is a Principal and Accredited Family Law Specialist in our Family Law team. Nick is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.

Nicolina Lademann

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Member of the Victorian Women Lawyers
Nicolina is a member of the Victorian Women Lawyers, Law Institute of Victoria and Southport Legal Service Volunteer.

Tanya Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Special Counsel