Our People

	Deidre Griffiths Principal Solicitor & Executive Officer Deidre joined the team in 1999 and works full-time.  As well as her Executive Officer duties, Deidre is our Principal Solicitor and also does some Legal Casework, Community Legal Education and Policy & Law Reform work.
	Trish Jardine Telephone Advice Worker Trish staffs our freecall telephone advice line. She listens to our caller about their issues and helps sort out what options are available and provides information on rights and the law. For calls requiring legal advice, she will consult with our casework lawyers. If Villamanta are not the best people to provide the caller with the assistance they need, we will refer callers to the most appropriate service. Trish has been a staff member since 1990 and works from Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday other workers take a turn at staffing the advice line.
	Darrell Harding Accounts Administrator Darrell is our Accounts Administrator. He is also responsible for the book sales and publications.
	Viv Nicol Administration Worker Viv works part-time and provides administration support for the team.  Viv has worked at Villamanta since 1997.
	Greg Leeson Casework Lawyer/Policy Law Reform Greg provides legal advice and casework to constituents, in addition to working on broader policy issues in Policy Law Reform. Sue Wolter Para-Legal Worker Sue works part-time and provides para-legal support to the casework lawyers. This means that Sue is responsible for a lot of the follow up work with our casework clients. Sue has been a member of the team since 1993. Ben von Einem Casework Lawyer Ben provides legal advice to the broader community and performs casework for people who have an intellectual disability. He is extremely passionate about law reform and human rights.

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