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Patricia McMullan

Special Counsel
Patricia McMullan

Patricia is a Special Counsel in Maurice Blackburn’s Dandenong office. She helps people in the Greater Dandenong area with WorkCover compensation claims.

Practice Area

Work injury, Road injury

Qualification(s)

BA, LLB(Hons), GDLP

Patricia holds Honours in Laws and Bachelor of Arts, and is driven to use the law to improve the lives of injured people.

Patricia has a strong history of successfully advocating statutory and common law matters relating to WorkCover claims in Victoria.

"One of the big challenges in personal injury is distilling a complex insurance scheme into everyday concepts and empowering people with this knowledge," says Patricia.

"I feel privileged that I can ease some of the harm done to injured plaintiffs – I went into law to help people and that is what I can do in this role."

Patricia is honoured to represent her clients and help provide some financial security for the future. In September 2021, her client was awarded over $1.5 million from the Supreme Court of Victoria. 

Patricia is also an experienced class actions lawyer having worked on the following settlement distributions of class actions across Federal and State jurisdictions:

Beyond her work at Maurice Blackburn, Patricia has a strong interest and commitment to social justice, including her volunteer work with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and Fitzroy Legal Service.

Patricia has also been a past Co-Chair of the Justice Committee and Secretary of the Victorian Women Lawyers.

Accreditations & memberships

  • Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist
  • Law Institute of Victoria member
  • Victorian Women Lawyers member
  • Australian Lawyers Alliance member

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