Maurice Blackburn Geelong Lawyers
The Geelong local office of the national law firm Maurice
Blackburn was established in 2002. WorkCover Principal Rachel Schutze is the office Managing
Principal.
VIC office details:
120 Yarra Street
Geelong VIC 3220
T (03) 5221 1152
F (03) 5221 5944
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The range of services offered by our Geelong lawyers
include:
The Geelong office can also help with other areas of law, by
arranging for lawyers from our Melbourne office to provide legal
advice and meet with clients in Geelong who have legal issues
related to:
Lawyer Danielle
Leo is fluent in Italian.
Watch Geelong client Shane McCarthy talk about how Maurice
Blackburn helped him.
In the Geelong
community
Maurice Blackburn staff take pride in contributing to and
supporting members of the Geelong and surrounding communities.
Information below features some of the local events we've attended
or held, and local stories.
Rachel Schutze's columns in
the Geelong Advertiser
Maurice Blackburn Principal Rachel Schutze writes a weekly
column for the Geelong Advertiser.
When realities truly hit home 3 April
He knows just
what to bring, 27 March 2013
Inspiration's new source, 20
March 2013
The unwritten school rules,
13 March 2013
It
takes a village because... No child is an island, 27 February
2013
Celebrate
our city's diversity, 20 February 2013
Girls
need role models so they don't get hemmed in, 13 February
2013
Family
recollections that really fit the spill, 6 February 2013
For parents, a child's first day at school can be ... such sweet
sorrow, 30 January 2013
Nanna's wise words carry seamlessly down the
generations, 19 December 2012
Concern for another's welfare doesn't have to
cost, 12 December 2012
No daylight saving grace at bedtime, 28
November 2012
Warning for women in competitive sport of child
rearing, 21 November 2012
Once, a
garden was what grew out of the concrete, 8 November 2012
Long way to go
until women get equality, 31 October 2012
It's
the season for kids to dress up and be entertained, 20
September 2012
Laws of attraction,
5 September 2012
Parents should stick with school principles,
15 August, 2012
Women's role in the game should be reflected,
8 August 2012
May the
community be with you, 1 August 2012
Aha, I do know how she manages to do it, 19
March 2012
Maurice Blackburn Geelong in the local news
Court awards hit rider damages, Geelong
Advertiser, 29 September 2011
Law firm points finger at Alcoa smelter over
asbestos death, Geelong Advertiser, 4 August 2011
Just before you're shown the
door..., Geelong Advertiser, 6 June 2011
Danielle Leo: A case of bad luck for good
Samaritans, Geelong Advertiser, 20 May 2011
Highton man sues Barwon Health after stroke,
Geelong Advertiser, 24 November 2010
Injured Barwon Water worker wins $500,000 compo
claim, Geelong Advertiser, 12 August 2010
TAC forced to pay up, Bendigo Advertiser, 10
March 2010
Mixing it with Trades
Hall
Rachel, Kate and Caitlin were among the Maurice Blackburn
Geelong staff to attend the annual Trades Hall Labour Day Dinner on
22 March. It was a great night discussing workplace rights and
entitlements with Geelong unions, their delegates and
organisers.
Kate was beside herself at the dinner; first with Rachel, and
also with Caitlin.
Taste of Harmony
celebrations
Maurice Blackburn's Geelong staff members celebrated their
cultural diversity as part of Taste of Harmony celebrations in
March.
Construction
workers picnic
Russell Menzies, Patti Woodyard, Dallas McCarthy and Kathleen
Pender at the construction workers picnic in Geelong, 3 December
2012.
Networking with women
from Werribee and Geelong
Lawyers Emily Hart, Rachel Schutze, Caitlin Stove, Danielle Leo,
AMES representatives Lin Xu and Jenny Leahy, and lawyer Kate
Sedgwick at Maurice Blackburn's Women's Law Section networking
event on 2 August 2012.
The highly successful 'Diamond in the rough - Wardrobes for
working women' dinner provided the perfect opportunity for 80 women
to pamper themselves and donate clothes to refugee and migrant
women in the community to help as they re-enter the workforce.
Support for the Croatian
Cultural Association
