Events

The LIV Legal Awards celebrates and acknowledges the outstanding achievements and contributions of lawyers to the community. It is our opportunity to say thank you to those who work tirelessly towards improving the community and our profession.

Congratulations to the following award recipients

Paul Baker Award

Winner
Dr Helen Szoke | Australian Human Rights Commission

Rogers Legal Writing Award

Winner
Paul Kallenbach | Minter Ellison
(Article: Piracy Suit Sunk – The iiNet Case - July 2010 edition of the LIJ)

Highly Commended
Dimitra Dubrow | Maurice Blackburn
(Article: Loss of a chance in medical negligence - September 2010 edition of the LIJ) 

Certificate of Service Recipients

Alan Goldstone | Tisher Liner and Co
Roger Johnson | Mahons Lawyers
William Hazlett | Hunt and Hunt Lawyers
Toni Higgins | Victoria Legal Aid
Brian Jacomb | Brian F. Jacomb & Associates
Ross McClure | Australian Government Solicitors
Phillip Nolan | Schetzer Brott and Appel
Tony Riordan | Riordan Lawyers
Robyn Sparks | Aitken Partners

50 Years of LIV Membership

Bill Rogers
Darroll Nelson
David Fawell
Ewan McLean
Henry Von Bibra
Jack Harty
John Wilder
Mary O'Callaghan
Michael Owen
Michael Roet
Patricia Coutts
Ramon Frederico
William McGregor

Honorary Life Membership Award

John Corcoran | Russell Kennedy

View 2011 Legal Awards winner profiles 

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2011 President’s Awards

Access to Justice Award

Winner
Rob Melasecca | Melasecca Kelly & Zayler

Finalists
Emrys Nekvapil | Victorian Bar
Sean Selleck | Mallesons Stephen Jaques

Community Lawyer of the Year Award, proudly sponsored by DX

Winner
Kairstien Wilson | AED Legal Centre

Finalists
James Farrell | PILCH Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
John Sinisgalli | Hunt and Hunt

Government Lawyer of the Year Award

Winner
Alison O'Brien | Victoria Government Solicitor's office

Finalists
Filip Gelev | Victoria Legal Aid/Department of Justice
Joint nomination
Siobhan Mansfield | Victoria Legal Aid
Elicia Savvas | Victoria Legal Aid

Suburban Lawyer of the Year Award

Winner
Melvyn Barnett | Barnett and Barnett

Finalist
James Dowsley | James Dowsley & Associates

Regional Lawyer of the Year Award

Winner
Belinda Wilson | Tyler Tipping Woods

Accredited Specialist Achievement Award, proudly sponsored by Equity Trustees

Winner
Craig Lynch | Slater and Gordon

Finalist
Helen Spowart | Victoria Legal Aid

Best Mentor of the Year Award

Winner
Lynnette Barratt | Moreland Community Legal Centre

Finalists
Anna Radonic | Young People Legal Rights Centre (youthlaw)
Payal Saraf | Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Peter Berry | Berry Family Law

Rising Star of the Year Award, proudly sponsored by Michael Page International

Winner 
Kim McFarlane | Wakefield & Vogrig Lawyers

Finalists
Kimi Nishimura | Maurice Blackburn
Nathan MacDonald | Public Interest Law Clearing House

Legal Organisation of the Year Award

Winner
Peninsula Community Legal Centre

Finalists
Blake Dawson
Slater and Gordon

President’s Honorary Award

Pro Bono Legal Team for M70/M106

View 2011 President's Awards winner profiles 

President's Awards

The President's Awards represent the most esteemed category of the LIV Legal Awards.

For more information about the President’s Awards including the award categories and past winners, please visit the President’s Awards page.

Other LIV Legal Awards Categories

Nominations for the following Legal Award categories are put forward by the relevant LIV sections, committees and law associations:

• Honorary Life Membership - presented by the LIV Awards Committee
• Certificates of Service - nomination received via LIV sections, committees and law associations
• Paul Baker Prize for Administrative Law & Human Rights - nomination received via LIV Administrative Law and Human Rights (AL&HR) Section Committee
• Rogers Legal Writing Award - nomination received via LIJ Editorial Committee
• 50 Years of LIV Membership - presented by the LIV Awards Committee

Past LIV Legal Awards Winners

View past LIV Legal Awards winners.

Enquiries

Awards Secretary
Law Institute of Victoria
470 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000
GPO Box 263, Melbourne 3001
DX 350 Melbourne
P: (03) 9607 9504
F: (03) 9607 9451
E: events@liv.asn.au

Proudly sponsored by	Sponsor of the Community Award	Sponsor of the Rising Star Award

Dimitra Dubrow | Maurice Blackburn
(Article: Loss of a chance in medical negligence - September 2010 edition of the LIJ)