Meet Our Lawyers
Peter Vogel
Contract & IP Law Specialist
University of Sydney DipLaw
Peter focuses on litigation. He fought 10 years in Court fighting for his own tech inventions and 40 years' experience in tech ventures generating groundbreaking inventions.
He developed the world’s first commercial sound-sampling synthesiser, the Fairlight CMI, and the VitalCall personal medical alarm.His invention and fight to protect it became a landmark case in Australian copyright law cumulating in High Court of Australia in 2009 -his company IceTV finally won.
Peter has run defamation case against government, resident class actions,
Outside of legal practice, Peter is co-owner of Vitalcare Pty Ltd.
Peter has been active in social justice partaking in "Life Education", Franklin River blockade, and was instrumental in the campaign for banning cigarette advertisement in Australia.
Lewis Marks
Corporate & Business Law Specialist
State University of New York JD
Georgetown University BSc
Lewis, a registered New York lawyer, has lived and worked in Asia for 37 years. He lived in Beijing and Mongolia for most of the last 17 years. Lewis is proficient in Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, and German. He advises and partakes in mining development and resource / high-tech investments in and out of Australia.
Lewis has served as a member of the board of directors of the LIM Japan Fund since 2002 and has been a managing member at MIC Global Partners LLC. He now serves as a director of Tsast Impex LLC.
Lewis was with Marc Rich & Co and Glencore from 1980 to 2001. He ran Glencore's operations in China and was previously a director of CBH Resources Limited - an ASX-listed mining company.
Dr Merrilyn Mansfield
Credit & Debt Specialist
LPAB DipLaw, Macquarie University BA (Hon),
USYD PhD
Merrilyn has 14 years' experience using credit reporting laws and privacy laws to remove incorrect default, judgment, enquiry, and repayment history listings off credit reports.
Merrilyn founded Princeville Credit Advocates and Solve My Debt Now - providing a holistic alternative to going bankrupt or entering a Part 9 Debt Agreement.
Merrilyn has successfully removed over 8,000 negative listings from credit files, and has performed over 5,000 debt negotiations (inc. part and full waivers).
Merrilyn now coordinates our litigation against credit agencies and finance companies.
Michelle Rice
Legal Medicine Specialist
Western Sydney University LLB (Hons) GDipLaw (Health)
University of Sydney GradDipClinDent (Oral Implants)
University of Dublin (TCD) BDentSc, BA
College of Law Sydney GDLP
Michelle is a dual-qualified lawyer, a dental surgeon, and a registered Expert Witness.
She has been involved in a range of medico-legal matters including medical negligence, misdiagnosis, and professional misconduct matters.
Her roles are Independent Medical Examiner (IME), SIRA Authorised Health Practitioner, Permanent Impairment Assessor for Comcare, Certified Practitioner AMA4.
She is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine (ACLM).
Justin is an experienced litigator operating from Dubbo and Western Sydney areas.
His expertise ranges from Criminal Law, Commercial Law, Employment Law, Wills and estate.
He is also an insurance consultant and is highly experienced in claims and assessment processes. Justin skills are in negotiation, trial preparations and research.
Justin Cross
Litigation Specialist
Aman Grewal
Medical Negligence and Personal Injury litigator
Charles Darwin LLB LL.M, “S Georgijevsky Medical Institute MBBS, Crimea, Ukraine
Aman is a multilingual clinician turned solicitor with clinical & management experience from the public as well as the private sector in Australia & overseas.
From India, Aman studied medicine in Ukraine, worked as a medical practitioner in India, served in the Royal Australian Air Force Reserves, aged care sector and in ambulance clinical/managerial areas (NSW).
Aman has worked as a plaintiff and defendant solicitor, primarily in the personal injury compensation area. Aman focuses on medical negligence claims litigation field.
Francis Chi-Wah Lau
Migration Law Specialist
University of London LLB
Francis has been admitted as a solicitor since 2010. He has carried matters focusing on Family Law, Transactions, Finance.
Francis is now a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1069556) and a Justice of Peace of NSW.
Francis is a qualified accountant.
Cherie Lau is Francis’ wife and is a registered conveyancer.
Francis has been involved in church ministries since 1996.
Gordon Elliot
Litigation Specialist
Gordon was previously a detective with NSW Police and his law studies early in his career . Gordon has 30 years of experience in the criminal justice system, and headed up the Federal Drug Enforcement operations and developed its systems and capacity.
He specialises in matters involving: Professional development, Legislative interpretation, Liaison with government authorities at local, state and federal levels, Contracts &Tenders, Construction Disputes
He is CEO of H & T Realty, a lead construction and real estate operator. He was advisor on security to the Sydney & Beijing Olympics Committees
Ernest Ma
Medical Law Specialist
Macquarie University LLB
University of Bristol LLM Med Law
Ernest is a registered pharmacist and our to-go lawyer for legal disputes related to big pharmaceutical and medical negligience.
He has a Bachelor of Pharmacy (USyd), a Postgraduate Diploma in Food and Drug Analysis (UNSW), and a Practice Certificate in Medicine Use Review at Masters Level (UGreenwich & UKent).
He was a key government Pharmacist in UK for number of years.
Outside of work, Ernest is a Chinese martial arts master, and the current Chief Instructor of Pak Hok Pai (白鶴派) in Australia.
Tony Lim
Contract & Corporate Law Specialist
Australian National University LLM
University of Southern Queensland MBA
University of Wolverhampton LLB
Tony is an experienced contract specialist based in Singapore. He is experienced in corporate compliance matters and has previously led key functional area of procurement and contract activities for MOH Holdings Pte Ltd (Singapore) in construction/development, IT, and finance.
Prior to that, Tony was extensively involved in construction and engineering work in a broad spectrum of private and public sector clients operating in the construction and engineering industries including legal and regulatory policies and functions relating to the construction industry.
Arty Kim
Family Law Specialist
University of New England LLB
College of Law GDLP
Arty is a passionate family lawyer. His main practices are including parenting plan, property settlement and probate. He is also looking after various family matters from the Legal Aid.
Prior to his legal profession, Arty used to work in IT departments of Citibank, UBS and other global tech companies, such as Samsung and Apple.