
Director
Stacks/Goudkamp
Martin Place, Sydney
Mary is a warm and approachable solicitor who has a wealth of experience in Compensation
law. She specialises in conducting Motor Vehicle Incident, Medical Negligence and
Liability matters, and also handles Workers Compensation claims. Prior to joining
Stacks/Goudkamp, Mary worked as a Registered Nurse while undertaking her law degree.
She met her future husband while on a backpacking holiday in Australia, and has
remained here ever since. A NSW Law Society Accredited Specialist in personal incident
Law, Mary is a member of the Australian Lawyers Alliance and the Motor incident
Authority project group, which is currently reviewing the law as it applies to people
who have suffered incident in a Motor Vehicle Incident in NSW. She has been a practicing
lawyer for 11 years and is an experienced member of the Stacks team.
Practicing exclusively in the area of Compensation, Mary has an excellent knowledge
of the law and the decisions of the courts, and a good pool of experts to call upon
to provide evidence when required. Her nursing background has given her the ability
to relate to many different types of people, and to respond with empathy and understanding.
Mary’s grasp of medical terminology is of real benefit to her clients, and her sense
of humour helps to alleviate much of their worry and stress during the legal process.
Mary has acted for many Irish clients, and regularly provides assistance to the
Irish Welfare Society. She also has clients in Singapore, Taiwan and Austria. Mary
is currently running a case for an Irish backpacker who suffered catastrophic injuries
when he was beaten up whilst returning home from a hotel in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs,
a case which received a lot of media attention. She also conducted a nervous shock
claim for a mother whose child incidently opened the exit door whilst on a night
train to Melbourne, fell out and died. This case helped to bring about changes to
transport safety.
One of Mary’s most personally fulfilling matters was a compensation case for an
Irish-Australian client, who was claiming for mistreatment while he was in the care
of the Irish State. Through the course of legal proceedings, she was able to assist
her client in discovering the whereabouts of his sister in Ireland, resulting in
a happy family reunion.
The mother of 3 children and the loving owner of 2 dogs, Mary loves skiing, scuba
diving, snorkeling and horse riding. On a Monday night you will find her Irish dancing,
and she loves visiting her family back in Ireland when she gets the chance.
Mary is a caring lawyer who loves working in an area that helps to bring about necessary
changes, such as to the NSW Health or Transport systems.
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