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WLAQ'S INSPO LIST 2 0 1 9 L I S T O F W O M E N W H O H A V E I N S P I R E D After another eventful year for women in the legal profession, WLAQ celebrates International Women's Day by releasing a list of women that have inspired the WLAQ Committee .... International Women’s Day WLAQ congratulates those Now in its second year, this is a global celebration of the firms who have actively List continues as a achievements of women. We contributed to making a way for the WLAQ live in an age where we difference for women in the Committee to publicly expect gender balance in profession. (and anonymously) thank the workplace; we celebrate the women from, or in, its presence and we notice The WLAQ Inspo List was Queensland who inspire its absence. released for the first time in them, and who have made a 2018 and was welcomed by difference in their life. With ongoing efforts by many (so much so, it crashed everyone, balance for better our website!). Thank you to everyone in Queensland law can be who has committed to this achieved. We have already WLAQ is grateful to be year's IWD theme of witnessed progress in our surrounded by so many #BalanceForBetter. law graduate numbers, and amazing women in our now we need to see gender profession. JAMIE SHINE, PRESIDENT balance in our leadership positions. balance for better The names on the list are supplied by the WLAQ Committee. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. The comments are the individual opinions of the Committee. ACADEMICS Ann-Maree David The College of Law Queensland Francesca Bartlett University of Queensland Joanne Stagg Griffith University Kylie Burns Griffith University Lucy Cradduck Queensland University of Technology Mandy Shircore James Cook University Monica Taylor University of Queensland Sarah Jane Kelly University of Queensland Simone Pearce University of Sunshine Coast Therese Wilson Griffith University Dr Cradduck is an esteemed academic who seeks to inspire her students to think both logically and laterally in their study of law WLAQ on Lucy Cradduck WLAQ 2019 Inspo List BARRISTERS Borcsa Vass Level Twenty Seven Chambers Bronwyn Hartigan JD Dowling Chambers Caite Brewer Callinan Chambers Cate Heyworth-Smith QC Chambers 33 Darlene Skennar QC Level 9 Inns of Court Denika Whitehouse Byth Chambers Elizabeth Gass Private Bar Florence Chen Level Twenty Seven Chambers Holly Blattman Carbolic Group Jane FitzGerald French Quarter Chambers Jessica McClymont 18 Inns Barristers' Chambers Kasey McAuliffe Lake Alfred Lutwyche Chambers Katherine Buckley Byth Chambers Kerri Mellifont QC 19 Inns Chambers Laura Neil Endeavour Chambers Melanie Hindman QC Northbank Chambers Melia Benn Endeavour Chambers Rebecca Treston QC Callinan Chambers Shireen Long North Quarter Lane Chambers Susan McNeil Alfred Lutwyche Chambers Stephanie Williams Endeavour Chambers Her exuberance and energy lift the spirits of everyone around her. WLAQ on Bronwyn Hartigan WLAQ 2019 Inspo List BENCH Ann Lyons Supreme Court of Queensland Anthe Philippides Supreme Court of Queensland Belinda Merrin Magistrates Court of Queensland Berna Collier Federal Court of Australia Catherine Holmes Supreme Court of Queensland Catherine Pirie Magistrates Court of Queensland Debra Mullins Supreme Court of Queensland Elizabeth Wilson Supreme Court of Queensland Helen Bowskill Supreme Court of Queensland Jacqueline Payne Magistrates Court of Queensland Jane Bentley Magistrates Court of Queensland Jean Dalton Supreme Court of Queensland Jennifer Rosengren District Court of Queensland Kay Philipson Magistrates Court of Queensland Kay Ryan Magistrates Court of Queensland Leanne Clare District Court of Queensland Linda Bradford Morgan Magistrates Court of Queensland Her commitment to women in the legal profession is impressive. She always is there to lend her support. WLAQ on Justice Mullins WLAQ 2019 Inspo List BENCH Margaret Cassidy Federal Circuit Court Margaret McMurdo AC Formerly Court of Appeal of Queensland Michelle May AM Formerly Family Court of Australia Phillipa Beckinsale Magistrates Court of Queensland Ros Atkinson AO Formerly Supreme Court of Queensland Tracy Fantin District Court of Queensland Sandra Pearson Magistrates Court of Queensland Sarah Derrington Federal Court of Australia Soraya Ryan Supreme Court of Queensland Sue Brown Supreme Court of Queensland Susan Kiefel AC High Court of Australia Vicki Loury QC District Court of Queensland Viviana Keegan Magistrates Court of Queensland Witty, charming and one of the greatest legal minds of Queensland's Supreme Court. WLAQ on Justice Atkinson WLAQ 2019 Inspo List COMMUNITY Angela Lynch AO Women's Legal Service Queensland Caitlin Shannon-Dear Legal Aid Queensland Giselle Negri Cairns Community Legal Centre Jessica Popple Cooroy Legal Centre Kellie Walker Legal Aid Queensland Kylie McGrath Refugee & Immigration Legal Service Mary Buchanan Legal Aid Queensland Nikki Davies Legal Aid Queensland Rachael Molnar Refugee & Immigration Legal Service Rosalind Nugent Caxton Legal Centre Stephanie Nicholas Legal Aid Queensland Thelma Schwartz Qld Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service Zoe Craven ATSI Legal Service A wonderful person and well deserved recipient of the AO in 2019. WLAQ on Angela Lynch She has an unwavering dedication to her clients and gives them incomparable representation. WLAQ on Kellie Walker WLAQ 2019 Inspo List CORPORATE Amelia Hodge Australian Property Institute Bernadette Allan Ramsay Health Care Celia Pheasant Megaport Limited Emily Dux Olam Australia Jennifer McVeigh Board of Architects Queensland Jessica Snell Road Oak Minerals Joey McKenzie ALS Global Karen Brown Wagners Holding Company Kirstin Ferguson Australian Broadcasting Corporation Laura Chong 400co Melinda Kastanya QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Melissa Scott Megaport Noela L'Estrange Formerly Queensland Law Society Rebecca Kroon Robe Sophie Vidakovic GS Workshops Susan Forrester AM Over the Wire Ltd A dedicated lawyer, friend, wife and mother who always supports her colleagues, no matter the situation. WLAQ on Bernadette Allan Setting standards and leading the change for professional women across all sectors. She is a role model to many. WLAQ on Kirstin Ferguson WLAQ 2019 Inspo List GOVERNMENT Amie-Mish Wills Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service Christine Wilson Cth Department of Public Prosecutions Dzenita Balic Department of Public Prosecutions Lisa Benneworth Children's Hospital & Health Service Nicole Friedewald Department of Public Prosecutions Rebecca Rowling Work Health and Safety Queensland A true trailblazer, forging careers in a number of disciplines and supporting all of those around her as she does it. WLAQ on Christine Wilson Leaning in with grace, poise and formidable advocacy skills. WLAQ on Nicole Friedewald WLAQ 2019 Inspo List LAWYERS Alicia Hill MST Lawyers Amanda Khoo Colin Biggers & Paisley Amy Honan Michael Lynch Family Lawyers Angela Smith Colin Biggers & Paisley Anna-Maria Lofaro MinterEllison Anne-Marie Rice Rice Mediations Annette Power Martell Power Legal Annette Bradfield Porter Davies Belinda Breakspear McCullough Robertson Lawyers Bev Reaston Reaston Drummond Law Brittany White Fuller & White Lawyers Carolyn Howe Shine Lawyers Cassandra Heilbronn MinterEllison Catherine Cheek Clewett Lawyers Charlotte Campbell Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Chloe Foyster K&L Gates Christine Smyth Robbins Watson Solicitors Christy Miller Clayton Utz Clarissa Rayward Brisbane Family Law Centre Courtney Macade Colin Biggers & Paisley She has a very collegial approach to practising law and understands the needs of regional lawyers. WLAQ on Carolyn Howe Hard working and hilarious. She is a driving force of nature in the criminal law space. WLAQ on Brittany White WLAQ 2019 Inspo List LAWYERS Deanna McMaster MinterEllison Diane Ruhl Ruhl Family Law Centre Edwina Rowan Charltons Lawyers Elizabeth Stanley Ashurst Emma Costello King&Wood Mallesons Emily Kelly Barry.Nilsson Lawyers Emily McRae Herbert Smith Freehills Helen Ashton East Coast Lawyers Jacqueline Hughes Turner Freeman Lawyers Jaimee-Lee Holstein Barry.Nilsson Lawyers Jamie Shine Shine Lawyers Janelle Kerrisk Helix Legal Jessica Shuttleworth Shuttleworth Legal Joanne Madden Madden Lawyers Juliet Parsons Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Kara Best Best Wilson Buckley Karen Gaston Thynne + Macartney Kate Pateman KLP Lawyers Katherine Lord Grant & Simpson Kathryn Finlayson MinterEllison Dynamic, innovative and stylish at every occasion. Always a pleasure doing business with her. WLAQ on Janelle Kerrisk An energetic lawyer, always doing what she can for regional female lawyers. WLAQ on Jessica Shuttleworth WLAQ 2019 Inspo List LAWYERS Katrina Mawer Barry.Nilsson Lawyers Katrina Pedersen Shine Lawyers Kelli Stallard Hall & Wilcox Kerrie Jackson BT Lawyers Kim Back Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Kristen Podagiel McCullough Robertson Lawyers Laura Bannerman McCarthy Durie Lawyers Lauren Austin Wilson Lawyers Lilian Zhou Australian Business Lawyers & Advisers Louise Pennisi Queensland Law Society Madeline Wardleworth Columbia Law School Center Margaret Brain Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Margaret McNamara Thynne + Macartney Melanie Shaw King&Wood Mallesons Melinda Peters McCullough Robertson Lawyers Meredith Jacobs Barry.Nilsson Lawyers Mia Behlau MinterEllison Gold Coast Michele Davis Wilson Lawyers Michelle James Maurice Blackburn Lawyers Michelle Taylor Colin Biggers & Paisley Naaziah Jamal Wotton Kearney Naomi Benton McCullough Robertson Lawyers Natalie Caton DLA Piper Nichola Di Muzio Thynne + Macartney Nickelle Morris Shine
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