Legal Aid NSW Civil Law Conference 2025 Inclusive Justice - 3 & 4 September

Conference speakers


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Judge Nell Skinner
President of the Children's Court of NSW




Giridharan Sivaraman 
Race Discrimination Commissioner




Katie Kiss
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner




Rowena Lawrie
Director and Founder, Yamurrah


Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
Commissioner, Lawyer, Author & Advocate for Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Children Rights




Aunty Kerrie Kenton
First Nations Visual Artist




Jackie Finlay
Deputy Director Civil Law, Legal Aid NSW




Kirsty Harrison 

Acting Deputy Director Civil Law, Legal Aid NSW


Alastair Lawrie

Director of Policy and Advocacy, Justice and Equity Centre



Allison Davies
Founder Music and the Brain




Amanda Brooker

Solicitor Housing, Legal Aid NSW



Ammy Lewis 

Solicitor in Charge Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities, Legal Aid NSW




Bianca Dufty 

Deputy Director Family Law, Legal Aid NSW



Checker McCarthy
Solicitor Immigration, Legal Aid NSW



Christine Harvey 

Community Engagement Officer Work and Development Order Service, Legal Aid NSW




Danielle Santos 

Legal Officer Disability Legal Support Service, Legal Aid NSW




David Hillard 

Pro Bono Partner, Clayton Utz




Debbie Kilroy 

OAM, Founder Sisters Inside



Denise Wireko-Brobby 

Senior Solicitor Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities, Legal Aid NSW



Elizabeth Lehmann 

Senior Solicitor Disaster Response Legal Service, Legal Aid NSW



Gary Koh 

Executive Assistant and Project Officer, Legal Aid NSW



Giles Fryer

Senior Solicitor Employment, Legal Aid NSW




Dr James Cockayne
NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner



Professor Jennifer Burn
Director of Anti-Slavery Australia, University of Technology Sydney



Jen Lee 
Senior Solicitor Housing, Legal Aid NSW




Jessica Schulman 

Senior Solicitor Immigration, Legal Aid NSW 




Karina Inostroza 

Solicitor Work and Development Order Service, Legal Aid NSW




Linda Meyns
Senior Policy and Project Officer, Department of Communities and Justice




Linden Barnes
Senior Ethics Solicitor Law Society of NSW




Merinda Dutton 

Senior Solicitor Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities, Legal Aid NSW




Natalie Bradshaw
Senior Solicitor Housing, Legal Aid NSW




Nerida Walker
Senior Solicitor Consumer, Legal Aid NSW 




Nohara Odicho 

Community Engagement Officer, Refugee Service Legal Aid NSW


Oliver Slewa 

Founder, Shayna Humanitarian




Olivia Ronan
Barrister, Director and Chair, Inner City Legal Centre




Olivia Todhunter
Solicitor Housing, Legal Aid NSW




Rachel Durmush Senior Solicitor Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities, Legal Aid NSW




Rebekah Doran 

Manager Strategy, Policy and Projects Civil, Legal Aid NSW




Rob Waters
Poet




Sally Deans 

Managing Solicitor Disability Legal Support Service, Legal Aid NSW



Sally McDonald-Adams 

Team Leader Allied Professional Services Civil, Legal Aid NSW




Samantha Bun 

Poet



Dr Scott Avery 

Professor of Indigenous Disability Health and Wellbeing in the School of Public Health




Sheeza Naz 

Senior Solicitor Coronial Inquest Unit, Legal Aid NSW



Tami Sokol 

Ombudsman, Australian Financial Complaints Authority



Taylah Gray 

Solicitor in Charge Newcastle, Legal Aid NSW



Tomas Rolfe 

Caseworker Disability Legal Support Service