Brian Blakemore - Partner
Senior and Managing Partner

Brian provides legal advice to government authorities, financial institutions, building societies, private companies and individuals in a wide range of property related transactions. He acts for developers in some of Newcastle's largest residential and commercial/industrial developments.

Brian's 30 years experience and knowledge enables him to provide specialist advice in relation to complex property sales and acquisitions, leases, mortgages, securities, planning and environment and compulsory acquisitions.

Craig Doyle - Partner
BEC LLB (majored in accounting) (Macquarie)

Craig is an accredited specialist by the Law Society of NSW in both business law and commercial litigation. He is an arbitrator of both the Local Court and the District Court and was admitted as a solicitor in 1984.

Craig's clients include property developers, entrepreneurs and successful business people. Craig has worked for major national law firms and he specialises in most aspects of commercial, property and building and construction law. He is lead partner in our commercial litigation practice.

Jim Griffiths - Partner
BA LLB UNSW Masters of Law (Environmental) (Macquarie)

Jim specialises in commercial and property development law. He also acts for clients in matters relating to occupational health & safety and industrial law.

Prior to commencing practice in Newcastle in 1995, Jim worked for more than 8 years in the commercial departments of leading Sydney law firms.

He has experience in advising local industrial companies and coal mining interests about contract documentation and statutory compliance, representing banks and financial institutions in complex project finance transactions and implementing major asset sales.

Jim has advised a number of Local Councils, State Government Authorities and property developers in relation to development, planning and environmental issues.

Peter Owens - Partner
BA LLB (Sydney)

Accredited Specialist by The Law Society of New South Wales in Property Law.

Peter acts for major property developers and large public companies throughout New South Wales in development and property matters. He has a large practice in the relocation of executives and other personnel.

He is experienced in all aspects of strata title developments, having been involved in some of the Hunter region's major developments.

Sonia Anderson - Partner
BA LLB (Macquarie)

Sonia was accredited by The Law Society of New South Wales as a Specialist in Personal Injury Law in 1996 and accredited by LEADR as a Mediator in 2002.

Sonia has 18 years experience in dispute resolution through the justice system including experience in family law, de-facto relationships law, victims compensation, industrial common law disputes, anti-discrimination law and industrial law. She has conducted litigation in a wide range of jurisdictions including the High Court of Australia.

Sonia's highly developed 'people skills' have enabled her to relate comfortably with clients and to recognise that often the parties to a dispute are in the best position to develop their own outcomes and solutions.

Sonia also specialises in conflict management and encourages people who are involved in a dispute to contact her for a free pre-mediation conference which fully outlines the process of mediation.