Joliman Lawyers Staff Profile

Name: Justine Bowman (Principal)

Admitted to Practice: 2000

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws,
Grad Dip in Legal Practice

Practice Areas: Family Law, Wills and Probate, Criminal, Children's Court (Family Division), Civil Litigious matters, Commercial Law, Court Appearances.

Profile: Before beginning practice as a Solicitor, Justine lived in Charlestown, Indiana where she completed her final year of High School. Upon returning home to Australia, Justine studied Psychology and Anthropology (in which she a minor degree) at Latrobe before deferring for 12 months. During this period, Justine travelled, and worked as a Nanny, a disability support worker with local Government and helped out on the family farm in Cohuna milking cows. Realising she wanted more out of life, Justine commenced her Law Degree in 1996 at Bond University, Gold Coast and graduated in 1999. Justine returned to Victoria, and obtained work at a Corporate Law firm in Melbourne. In 2000, she obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Leo Cussen Institute. Justine worked in a suburban law firm in the Dandenong's practicing in the area of Mortgages, Wills & Estates, Civil Litigation and Family Law. She then relocated back to her home town of Cohuna in 2001 to start Joliman Lawyers. Her professional interests are in Family Law, Wills & Estates and Children's Court (Family Division). During her spare time (when she has any), she enjoys the movies, her dogs, travelling and milking cows!!!

Name: Trevor Jolly JP - Practice Manager

Qualifications:
Certificates in Commercial Law, Enforcement Proceedings, Civil Procedure, Conveyancing NSW & Victoria, Family Law and Trust Accounting

Practice Areas: Assisting in Civil Litigation, Debt Recovery, Bankruptcy and Company Wind-ups, Commercial Law, and Conveyancing

Profile: Trevor has gained valuable hands on experience in the areas of Debt Recovery, Bankruptcy, Non-Litigious and Litigious Civil matters, Conveyancing, and Legal Costing. Trevor also maintains all the Trust and Investment monies registers and the general day to day running of Joliman Lawyers. Certificates in Non-Litigious and Litigious Costing, Enforcement Proceedings, Commercial Law and Conveyancing both Victoria and New South Wales. Trevor comes from a hospitality background and changed vocation after working in the hospitality industry for over 21 years as a Qualified Chef, Trevor enjoys good food, movies, live theatre, travelling, spending time with Justine and his dogs Snoopy and Scooby.

Name: Vicki Callaway JP - Law Clerk

Qualifications:
Certificates in Conveyancing, Accounting I & II, Debt Collection, Legal Costing and Probate.

Practice Areas: Assisting in Civil Litigation, Debt Recovery, and Conveyancing

Profile: Vicki has extensively (over ten years) worked in the areas of Debt Recovery, Probate, Workers Compensation, Non-Litigious and Litigious Civil matters, Conveyancing and Legal Costing.

Name: Michele Dullard - Family Law Clerk and Personal Assistant to Justine Bowman

Qualifications: Certificates in Family Law I & II, Deceased Estates I, Trust account Management

Practice Areas: Family Law, Wills and Probate & Conveyancing

Profile: Michele has many years experience working with legal firms both in Melbourne and Echuca, working in the areas of Family Law, Wills, Probate, Conveyancing, Debt Collection, Staff Training and Office Management.