Get in touch with the Newcastle office

Established in 2006, our Newcastle team continues to grow. We’re now more than 50 partners and lawyers, serving clients with exceptional legal strategies and solutions

Tel: +61 2 4911 5400
Fax: +61 2 9232 1004
Email: [email protected]
Office: Level 2,
 45 Watt Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Mail: GPO 1801, Newcastle NSW 2300
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In the spirit of reconciliation Moray & Agnew acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country on which this office stands, the Awabakal and Worimi people, and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Our Newcastle Office

Meet our Newcastle Team

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Daniel Stoddart
Partner
+61 2 4911 1602 +61 411 248 288 [email protected]
Newcastle
Sarah Hammond
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5464
Newcastle
John Deegan
Special Counsel
[email protected] +61 2 4989 2946
Newcastle
Roslyn Pavey
Special Counsel
[email protected] +61 2 8651 4741
Newcastle
Patrick Kaluski
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5483 +61 498 003 524
Newcastle
Frances Allen
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5455 +61 402 823 148
Newcastle
Richelle Farrar
Special Counsel
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5458 +61 490 856 260
Newcastle
Helene Tretheway
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5457
Newcastle
Loukia Nicolas
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 9234 4605 +61 401 223 368
Sydney
Madelaine McCullum
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5406
Newcastle
Michelle Landers
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5405
Newcastle
Joan Williams
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5404 +61 490 437 298
Newcastle
Kellie Ross
Special Counsel
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5438 +61 490 427 255
Newcastle
Tina van Epen
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5444 +61 418 271 420
Newcastle
Tina Kealy
Special Counsel
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5426 +61 491 695 171
Newcastle
Danielle Sweeney
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5471
Newcastle
Joel Sturgeon
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5474 +61 420 927 949
Newcastle
Elizabeth Radley
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5490 +61 408 993 935
Newcastle
Jim Griffiths
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5469 +61 498 016 375
Newcastle
Ben Nicholson
Associate
[email protected] +61 2 4989 2948
Newcastle
Madeleine Graham
Senior Associate
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5470
Newcastle
Bryce Crampton
Senior Associate
[email protected] +61 2 4989 2925
Newcastle
Jackson Clarence
Senior Associate
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5481 +61 411 817 204
Newcastle
Erin Woodward
Partner
[email protected] +61 2 4911 5459
Newcastle

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