
Our commitment to staff development and training ensures that any staff deployed to work on your matter will provide a premium legal service appropriate to the situation.
The firm has deep resources, with around 40 staff, encompassing a Law Society Accredited Specialist in Business Law. With two Partners and five Special Counsel as well as a range of other experienced lawyers covering the firm’s core range of services, AV Lawyers is well positioned to provide high quality and timely legal advice to our clients.
Legal services are delivered through major practice areas, including Commercial, Disputes, Employment, Family, Property (including Retirement Villages) and Estate Planning.
If you would like to know more about each of the areas of the practice of the people who work in them, please click on the links below.
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Chief Financial Officer
People and Culture Manager
Executive Assistant to Sheena Vinden
Credit Control
Account's Clerk
Legal Assistant
Receptionist
Receptionist
Administration Assistant
Commercial / Property Paralegal
Litigation Paralegal
Paralegal
Paralegal
Paralegal
Paralegal
Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Senior Partner
Senior Partner
Head of Aged Care, Health and Retirement Villages
Special Counsel - Accredited Specialist Business Law
Solicitor
Commercial / Property Paralegal
Paralegal
Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Senior Partner
Senior Partner
Head of Aged Care, Health and Retirement Villages
Special Counsel - Accredited Specialist Business Law
Solicitor
Licensed Conveyancer
Commercial / Property Paralegal
Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Property Paralegal
Every member of the Atkinson Vinden team is exceptional. However during our staff retreat every year, we take the time to honour those who have gone above and beyond – those who embody our values and serve as a shining light for the rest of us.
The Right People Right Advice Trophy is given to someone who in the past 12 months has demonstrated a consistent commitment to the values of our Right People Right Advice culture, including providing outstanding client service and being committed to excellence in everything which they do.
The Achievement Trophy expresses the gratitude of the partners towards someone who has achieved something quite exceptional for the benefit of the firm in the course of the past year.
The Team Player Trophy is awarded to an employee who has consistently worked with an attitude of service towards others.
The Business Development Award recognizes the initiative of a member of the AV Team to build new business relationships and explore new ways to grow the AV Practice.
The Covid-19 Award is awarded to an employee who has given remarkable service in these trying times.
2020
Mark Squire | Right People Right Advice |
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Cheyenne Harkins | Team Player |
Anita Vayanos | Achievement |
Carmel Scholtz | Special Covid-19 Award |
2019
Anne Goodrick | Right People Right Advice |
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Carmen Fan | Team Player |
Sylvia Mansour | Achievement |
Guy Vinden | Business Development |
2018
Hayley Thornber | Right People Right Advice |
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Ainsley Fairall | Team Player |
Matt Metri | Achievement |
Cameron Giles | Business Development |
2017
Shue Yin Lo | Right People Right Advice |
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Andrea Linz | Team Player |
Mark Thompson | Achievement |
Leora Tius | Business Development |
2016
Caitilin Watson | Right People Right Advice |
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Lauren Maclachlan | Team Player |
Julie Phillpot | Achievement |
Suzanne Sadler | Business Development |
2015
Eva Rickert | Right People Right Advice |
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Sharron O’Connor | Team Player |
Miranda Thompson | Achievement |
2014
Michael Smith | Right People Right Advice |
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Kathryn Standen | Team Player |
Susan Firth | Achievement |
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