Our Team
TALS employs a group of skilled, experienced and passionate staff who are dedicated to supporting local Aboriginal communities.
Executive team
- Chief Executive Officer - Jacob Smith
- Corporate Services Manager - Amanda Morris
- Principal Lawyer - Hannah Phillips
- Policy and Programs Manager - Lee-Anne Carter
- Principal Lawyer - Family & Child Safety - Tyne McConnon
- Community Engagement Manager - Lisa Lydon
Executive Assistant
- Mitch
Finance, HR and Corporate Support
- Michelle
- Maddy
- Jane
Project Officer
- Joselle
Aboriginal Liaison Officers facilitate the intake and eligibility process and provide non-legal support to clients. Our team includes:
- Daniel Hall
- Carolyn Wright
- Genavene Radford
- Nikki Smith
- Tameeka Marshall
Criminal Law team represent and support clients in a range of summary and indictable criminal matters. Our team includes:
- Senior Lawyer Hobart - Alan Hensley
- Senior Lawyer Launceston - Ben Ashman
- Senior Lawyer Burnie - Dodie Roden
- Lawyers - Rosie Battaglene, April Van der meer, Jessica Stewart, Nathaniel Lau, Joe Kneipp, Amanda Ripper
- Admin support - Jemma, Myra, Teegan, Lisa-Maree, Nikki
Family/Child Safety/Civil team represent and support clients in a range of parenting, child safety and civil matters. Our team includes:
- Senior Lawyer - Inga Eskirtas
- Lawyers - Jordan Shakespear, Danielle Price, Darien Williams
- Admin support - Molly, Joey, Emma, Alison
Community Engagement Program team is responsible for facilitating a range of funded programs. Our team includes:
- Community Legal Education - Dani a'Campo
- Policy & Project Lead - Lucas Tolputt
- Aboriginal Wellbeing & Support Manager - David
- Aboriginal Wellbeing Officer - Kara
SiS is our dedicated Family Violence Prevention Legal Service. Our team includes:
- Managing Lawyer - Tyne McConnon
- Lawyer (North and NW) - Carmen
- Lawyer (South) - Ebony
- Manager Family & Domestic Violence - Meg
- Family & Community Coordinator (North) - Alex
- Family & Community Coordinator (South) - Lee
- Family & Community Worker - Sonia
- Admin Support - Jaymie, Joey
