Emily Hart Principal Emily is a Principal Solicitor and head of the Medical Negligence team at Arnold Thomas and Becker. She completed her Arts/Law degree (with Honours) at Monash University, and has practiced exclusively in medical negligence matters since 2008. She has been an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law through the Law Institute of […]
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Joseph Ridley
Joseph Ridley Principal Joseph graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts and completed his Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) at La Trobe University in 2010. Joseph started working with Arnold Thomas & Becker in 2010 as a trainee lawyer and is now the Practice Manager of Arnold Thomas & […]
Nicole Elliott-Struth
Nicole Elliott-Struth Principal Lawyer Nicole completed her law degree at Deakin University (with Honours) and was admitted to practice in 2014. Born and raised in Warrnambool, Nicole has significant experience in compensation law and has represented clients in Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland and the broader South West region. Nicole assist clients primarily with Abuse, WorkCover and […]
Rob Heazlewood
Rob Heazlewood Practice Manager Rob is the Practice Manager at our Dandenong office. Most recently, Rob served as Branch Manager and Senior Associate at another PI firm, where he successfully led a busy litigated practice and managed an office of over 20 staff. Outside of work, Rob is a keen sports enthusiast — enjoying AFL, golf, […]
Gavin Kotnik
Gavin Kotnik Practice Manager Gavin was admitted to practice as a lawyer in 1997 after completing a science/law degree at Monash University. He has worked extensively in the WorkCover and workplace injuries jurisdiction including at WorkSafe Victoria and WorkSafe’s panel firm of solicitors, gaining a rare insight into how and why these claims are defended […]
Tony Siskovski
Tony Siskovski Director Tony completed his Associate Diploma of business in Legal Practice at RMIT in 1994. He has worked in the area of Personal Injury Law since 1988, predominantly in WorkCover, TAC and Superannuation TPD claims. Tony speaks fluent Macedonian and is an active member of that community in Melbourne. In his spare time, […]
Kalle Amanatides
Kalle Amanatides Chief Commercial Officer Kalle leads the Marketing, Finance and Operations teams at Arnold Thomas & Becker and works with the Partners to implement the firm’s vision. Kalle has extensive executive and commercial experience within the legal industry, health sector and across financial services. She has held a number of previous leadership roles, including […]
Shino Swaver
Shino Swaver General Manager – People & Culture Holding two master’s degrees: Master of Human Resources Management (Monash University) and a Master of Professional Communication (Deakin University), Shino develops and drives the firm’s HR strategy. Prior to working at ATB, Shino held a number of senior leadership HR positions throughout the APAC region. Shino helps […]
Cameron Healey
Cameron Healey IT Manager Cameron is the IT Manager at Arnold Thomas and Becker, collaborating with the firm’s Partners to develop and execute an ICT strategy aligned with the firm’s vision and goals. With over 20 years of experience in IT within the legal sector, Cameron has worked with some of Australia’s largest commercial law […]
Sara Kaurin
Sara Kaurin Special Counsel Sara is located in our Melbourne office as part of our abuse and travel law teams. She started working in personal injury in Western Australia, since her first year of university, and she has stayed in it ever since. She moved to Melbourne five years ago after falling in love with […]