Our People

Name: Frank Egan B.A., LL.B., A.C.L.A., F.T.I.A. (Notary)
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Frank Egan is the Chief Executive Officer of LAC Lawyers and has over 29 years of experience as a lawyer. Frank practises in many areas of the law and is available to advise clients on a wide range of matters. Whether you are a corporation or an individual Frank will provide you with the same high level of service available to all his clients.
Name: Peter Chandra LL.M. (Notary)
Position: Legal Practitioner Director
Peter Chandra’s mission is to achieve success for clients, LAC Lawyers Pty Ltd and everyone at LAC Lawyers Pty Ltd through honesty, sincerity, integrity, promptness and excellence in provision of legal services and administration.
Name: Charles Gargoura
Position: Victorian General Manager
Charles is our Victorian General Manager who heads a dedicated and experienced team of Lawyers. When contacting our main office in Victoria on 1300 734 638 please ask for Charles, he is an extremely experienced senior company executive who will make you feel at ease when discussing your matter.
Name: Tony Anamourlis B.A., LL.B., MTaxLaw, GradDipLegPrac, SJD Candidate (La Trobe); ATIA
Position: Special Counsel
Tony is the current lecturer in charge and chief examiner of the tax unit at Master’s level at Latrobe University. In addition to completing his Doctorate, Tony is also currently undertaking research on Globalizing Tax Information Exchange Agreements between Tax Havens and Non Tax Havens. As part of his research, complementing his tax practice, Tony’s main focus is on tax where he provides realistic advice and opinions on International Tax, Tax Treaties, Tax Avoidance, CFC’s and Tax Evasion.
Name: Adrian Culas LL.B. (Hons.), CLP.
Position: Solicitor
The skill and art of verbal communication is an important key to Adrian’s success of becoming a competent lawyer. He is able to empathize in order to properly understand the needs and concerns of the clients. Further as a result of having acted for numerous financial institutions and companies in Malaysia, Adrian possessed analytical skills to identify the potential legal issues that must be addressed and then to formulate a plan to reach a result that is consistent with the desires of the client as well as the requirements of the law.
Name: Maria Dagiantis B. Eng. (Hons), LL.B.
Position: Solicitor
Maria has extensive experience in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW and has comprehensive knowledge of their respective rules and regulations in both the civil and criminal jurisdiction. In recent times Maria's Supreme Court experience has involved acting for both creditors and debtors in the winding up of companies.
Name: Alexandra Egan B.Ec, LL.B.
Position: Solicitor
Alexandra encourages all potential clients to seek advice from a legal representative at the earliest possible opportunity. It happens all too often that we see clients who have acted without legal representation to their own detriment. Alexandra believes that although lawyer's costs may be perceived as high, they do not compare to what they could be without the help of a properly qualified legal professional.
Name: Scott Gray (Graduand)
Position: Branch Manager
Scott is result driven and strives to ensure each client achieves complete satisfaction throughout the life of their matter. He understands the stress that many clients experience and is always available to assist and discuss specific requirements as well as explain industry processes and procedures in a clear and concise manner.
Name: Carol Grimshaw LL.M., B. Legal Studies, Adv. Dip. Bus.
Position: Solicitor
After working in the legal profession as a paralegal for 8 years while simultaneously pursuing legal then business studies, Carol pursued her love of the law through completing formal law training through a postgraduate intensive Masters program at Monash University. Carol now brings 14 years experience working in the legal services and allied fields to her practice at LAC Lawyers.
Name: Emily Howard LL.B. (Hons), BBus (Mgt)
Position: Solicitor
Emily is committed to providing expert legal advice in a compassionate and professional manner. Emily ensures her client’s rights are properly protected by the justice system.
Name: Pheba Netto LL.B. (Hons)
Position: Solicitor
Pheba’s main areas of experience is Family, Law, Debt Recovery, Contractual Disputes (formation, breach, damages, etc), Bankruptcy Proceedings, Civil Litigation, Drafting of Agreements, & Wills and Estate disputes.
Name: Michael Pickering B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M., M. A.
Position: Solicitor
Michael Pickering is our most senior solicitor employed in the Melbourne Branch of LAC Lawyers Pty Ltd. He deals with a wide range of matters. He has over 30 years experience as a lawyer which he applies for the benefit of clients whether large or small.
Name: David Quinn
Position: Solicitor
Name: Peita Savage B.Soc.Sc., LL.B.
Position: Solicitor
Peita Savage is an experienced Solicitor who has acted as both an adviser and advocate for numerous clients in employment law, criminal law, administrative law, commercial law, media law, online law, equity, family and children’s law, and in estate matters.
Name: Ishita Sethi LL.B., B.Com.
Position: Solicitor
Ishita is passionate about assisting her client to achieve their desired legal and commercial outcomes in an efficient, creative and professional manner.
Name: Jana Whitby B.A., LL.B.
Position: Solicitor
Jana is a solicitor who has built a great reputation amongst Court staff, her peers, and clients alike, for her steely determination, aptitude and ability. She is passionate about all of her matters whether be it acting for an individual or alternatively a large corporation, and approaches them with vigour, drive and a level of commitment which is unsurpassed.
Name: Francis Egan B.A.
Position: Marketing Manager
As Marketing Manager of LAC Lawyers I am actively involved in bringing our brand to market in the best way possible. At LAC Lawyers we have developed a strategic approach to the way we market our firm and we are currently one of the fastest growing firms in the country with an annualised growth rate in excess of 25%.
Name: Laurel Bradshaw Adv. Dip. Conv.
Position: Conveyancer
It was while studying at Macquarie University in the Humanities that I chose to move eventually into the legal industry. I find both the study and practise of law to never fail to hold my interest. I have now gained experience in a range of law practices in both Sydney and country New South Wales and within various areas of law including property law and civil litigation generally.
Name: Clare Abbott
Position: Paralegal
Clare's experience at LAC Lawyers has enabled her to work with all the solicitors assisting them wherever she can as well as gaining further valuable experience and to provide continuing support in this flexible and stimulating environment.
Name: Jill Blair
Position: Paralegal
Jill is one of our most dedicated paralegals, practising in our Carlton office. Jill assists a number of solicitors in our Carlton office in areas including Family Law, Debt Recover, Wills, Commercial Law, Litigation and Conveyancing.