Our Team

Meghan joined us in 2008 and for a number of years held the role of Manager of Social Action, Policy and Law Reform. In October 2020 she took on a new role of Special Counsel, leading our strategic litigation and campaign work. Meghan sits on the Board of Harm Reduction Australia.

Brendan joined FLS in August 2019 as our Finance and Operations Manager. Before joining the FLS team, Brendan spent three years at Teach for Australia as their IT Manager. Brendan has over 36 years’ experience in the finance and IT sectors and has worked for government, private sector and not-for-profit organisations. Brendan is a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA). He has also graduated from RMIT (Bachelor of Business (Accounting)), Deakin University (Graduate Diploma of Computing) and Swinburne University (Diploma of Project Management). Brendan is an active member of his local cricket club, where he coaches a junior girls side, is the captain of the fourths, and is the club’s treasurer.

Kristine commenced at FLS in October 2021. Prior to joining the FLS team, Kristine held leadership roles including CEO of Women's Health East, Deputy CEO of North Yarra Community Health (now CoHealth), member of the Ministerial Council on Women’s Equality in Victoria, member of the Family Violence Industry Taskforce, Chair of Reservoir Neighbourhood House, and inaugural Chair of Gender Equity Victoria. Kristine is an accomplished and ethical leader with substantial CEO and governance experience in the community sector including in women’s, community and health organisations.

Kristine is deeply committed to social justice and has led the design and delivery of many successful and innovative initiatives that respond to the needs of people who face significant barriers to equity. Kristine is proud to have had a long association and affinity with Darebin and Yarra, having lived and worked in these communities for decades.

Adrian Snodgrass is responsible for the supervision of the FLS night service, The Law Handbook, and the Migrant Employment Clinic. Adrian has worked in community legal centres for seventeen years in casework, duty lawyer, policy and management roles. He has a broad range of legal knowledge from having practised in the criminal courts, civil litigation, employment law and family law. He specialises in civil justice for people on low incomes and from migrant backgrounds.

Hamish is a public, administrative and human rights lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in Australia and New Zealand's legal assistance sector. During this time he led the Mental Health and Disability Program at Victoria Legal Aid, and helped to manage the Public Law Team at the Victorian Government Department of Premier and Cabinet. In 2023, he co-authored human rights legal book 50, Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia, with Lucy Geddes, and co-presents 3RRR's queer and trans talk show Queer View Mirrors.

Laura joined FLS as our Administration and Client Services Officer in March 2021; she was appointed to the Practice Manager position in May 2022. Prior to joining FLS, Laura worked as a qualified registrar at Court Services Victoria. Laura has undertaken a variety of volunteer work, including as an Inside-Out think tank participant at Karreenga Correctional Centre, and as an interviewer of young people involved in a youth diversion program.

Yasmin joined FLS as one of our criminal lawyers in September 2017. Prior to becoming a member of the FLS team, Yasmin worked as a lawyer at Richard Revill Lawyers and as a paralegal at Leanne Warren & Associates. She has also volunteered at Youthlaw and the La Trobe Law Clinic. Yasmin has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism) from the University of Technology in Sydney, and a Bachelor of Laws from La Trobe University in Melbourne.

Thea joined FLS in January 2020 as our Drug Outreach Lawyer. Before becoming a member of the FLS team, Thea worked for Victoria Legal Aid. Thea has a Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University, and a Juris Doctor from Melbourne University.

Lauren joined the FLS team in September 2018. She has a wealth of experience in a broad range of legal areas. Prior to joining the FLS team, Lauren worked at Eastern Community Legal Centre, and Justice Connect Senior’s Law in a Health Justice Partnership with St Vincent’s Hospital. She spent around six years at Victoria Legal Aid as a generalist and duty lawyer. Lauren has a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide.

Rosie joined FLS in March 2020 as our Trainee Lawyer before moving into the role of Community Lawyer at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in 2021. She graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws in 2019. Before joining FLS, Rosie worked at the Women's Legal Centre ACT, and volunteered at a variety of organisations including First Nations Legal & Research Service, the Federation of Ethnic Community Councils Australia, and refugee legal services in Canberra and internationally. Rosie is also a presenter on the 3CR radio show 'Done By Law' (Tuesday nights at 6pm).

Lucy joined FLS in August 2021. Lucy came to FLS with substantial and varied experience, having worked as an acting Registrar at the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NTCAT), a prosecutor at the Director of Public Prosecutions, an associate to Chief Justice Grant of the Northern Territory Supreme Court, and a solicitor at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency.

Joseph has practised almost exclusively in family law and family violence since he was admitted to legal practice in 2016. He has a passion for helping vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, which lead him to begin his legal career in Canberra working exclusively for not-for-profit organisations. After a brief period of working in private practice, Joseph returned to the community legal sector and joined Fitzroy Legal Service in July 2021. Joseph uses his formidable advocacy skills and passion to advance his clients' interests to achieve the best possible outcome. Joseph is also FLS' Queerspace Outreach Lawyer. Joseph holds a Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice Administration) from RMIT University and a Juris Doctor from the University of New South Wales.

Paul is a Senior Community Lawyer based at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in Collingwood. He joined FLS in March 2018 as our Trainee Lawyer. Paul moved into the Community Lawyer role in February 2019 and the Senior Community Lawyer role in January 2021. Paul holds a first-class honours degree in law, and is completing postgraduate studies in criminal law and forensic evidence. Paul has also been active in the Australian HIV response. He sits on the Boards of the HIV Justice Network (based in the Netherlands) and is Vice-President of Thorne Harbour Health, Victoria’s principal LGBTIQA+ community health organisation.

Beth joined FLS (then the Darebin Community Legal Centre) as an outreach lawyer in late 2016, and started at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in July 2019. Prior to this, Beth worked as a community lawyer for a number of Victorian community legal centres, including Eastern CLC and as a Federation of CLCs law graduate. Beth is also a presenter on the 3CR community radio show 'Done by Law'. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences and a Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne.

Sally joined FLS in June 2021 as our Community Lawyer, Family Law and Family Violence. Since her admission, Sally has worked as a lawyer and a community legal educator at the North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, and the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service in the areas of family law and family violence. Sally was a volunteer at the FLS night service while completing her law degree.

Sophie first joined FLS in 2017 as a volunteer in the Social Action, Policy and Law Reform team, before moving into her current role of Community Education and Projects Officer in December 2018. Before becoming a member of the FLS team, Sophie worked in legal advocacy in the environmental and humanitarian immigration sectors. Sophie has worked as a volunteer at the Aboriginal Legal Service in Redfern, Environs Kimberley in Broome, the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations in Victoria, and Melbourne Activist Legal Support. Sophie graduated with distinction from RMIT with a Bachelor of Legal and Disputes Studies in 2015, and is currently undertaking a Juris Doctor at Monash University.

Jade joined FLS in November 2021. She has a rich history of working in sexual and gender-based violence prevention, and has held diverse social justice portfolios at various local and international non-government organisations. Jade is studying graduate law, sits on the board of Speak Australia, and is involved in a number of community based grassroots advocacy projects, including Homes Not Prisons.

Amre has a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, and upon graduation completed his articles at Behan & Speed. Several years in general practice followed before Amre focused on family and personal injury law. Amre was accredited as a Family Law Specialist in the 1990’s, and joined Webb, Stagg, Tonkin & Spark. He ran their Doncaster office, and developed a large following in Doncaster and Diamond Valley. He then joined and became a partner of Yuncken & Yuncken, a firm based in Melbourne with a large branch in Blackburn. He has been with FLS since 2006, practising exclusively in family law.

Shamila joined FLS in early 2019 as a Community Lawyer and Project Coordinator for the Rachel and her Children Project, and thereafter moved into the position of Community Lawyer (Family Law and Family Violence) and Health Justice Partnership Coordinator. Prior to this, Shamila practised as a Family Violence Lawyer at the Women’s Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service in Adelaide. Shamila holds a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice from Flinders University.

Madeleine joined FLS in October 2019 as our Family Violence Lawyer. Before becoming a member of the FLS team, Madeleine worked at Peter Lynch Solicitors in the areas of family law and criminal law. Madeleine graduated from Monash University with a Juris Doctor in 2015; she was admitted to legal practice on 5 December 2017. In the interim, Madeleine worked at Oxfam Australia in humanitarian response and completed her practical legal training at the Human Rights Law Centre.

Kath has worked in the community legal sector since she was admitted to practice in 2015, before which she worked for several years in the union movement. She worked as a Federation of CLCs law graduate, then at Eastern CLC and Women’s Legal Service, before commencing in her outreach role at FLS in 2022. Kath holds a Bachelor of Media Studies and a Bachelor of Laws from La Trobe University. She also volunteers with Parents of Gender Diverse Children, a peer-based support and advocacy group advancing the rights of trans and gender diverse young people.

Odette joined FLS in March 2019 as our Trainee Lawyer. Odette graduated from the Australian National University (ANU) with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws in 2017. As well as graduating with first-class honours, Odette’s academic achievements include receiving a University Medal and being awarded the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and Australian Government Solicitor Prize. Odette has also been awarded the Tillyard Prize for her environmental and refugee advocacy while at the ANU. Prior to becoming a member of the FLS team, Odette worked for the migration agent and human rights advocate, Marion Lê, and volunteered at Refugee Legal. Odette moved into our Outreach Lawyer role in January 2020, before shifting to her current position in February 2021.

Bess joined FLS in June 2021 as our Community Outreach Lawyer. Bess grew up around the Fitzroy area and completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University in 2015. After graduating, she worked as an Associate to a Judge at the County Court of Victoria and then as a criminal defence lawyer for two years at Stary Norton Halphen. Bess had a sea change in early 2020 and moved to northern New South Wales, where she practised at a local firm in criminal law, employment law and mental health tribunal matters.

Adam began working at FLS in 2015 as a volunteer and, after a brief hiatus working for a private firm in South Gippsland, he was appointed to the position of Drug Outreach Lawyer in 2016. With the expansion of the outreach service into Darebin, Adam was then appointed to the position of Senior Drug Outreach Lawyer in 2019. Adam holds a Bachelor of Law and a Bachelor of Psychological Science from La Trobe University.

Tuvan started working with us in 2007 as a casual helping with The Law Handbook invoicing. Now she now works two days per week assisting our Finance Officer. Prior to working with us, she spent six years at Complete Commercial where she looked after their accounts receivable and accounts payable. Tuvan studied nursing at university.

Em joined FLS in February 2021 as our Night Service Administration Officer. Em has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Melbourne and is currently studying the Juris Doctor at RMIT. Before joining the FLS team, Em worked at the Mental Health Legal Centre. They have also volunteered with the Inside Access program and with the PLEA Project, which providers prisoners with legal information.

Morgan joined us in February 2018 and is a long term volunteer of the evening legal advice service.