Michael Vassili Barristers & Solicitors

Michael is our Principal Solicitor entitled to practice as Solicitor and Barrister of the High Court of Australia as well as the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

He has been engaged as Corporate Counsel for a number of national and international clients including a major Aboriginal Land Council as well as contracted Senior Prosecutor conducting, advising on and lecturing in prosecutions and compliance in the Public Sector.

In addition, Michael has been engaged as Conciliator and Mediator on the panel of Local Government for controversial development proposals.

He has been on various Specialist Committees of the Law Society of NSW and is heavily involved in the establishment of and participation in Social Justice Initiatives (including Inaugural and long standing Principal Solicitor for the Toongabbie Legal Centre; Member of the Law Society Pro Bono Scheme; Pro Bono Lawyer for "Enough is Enough"; Convener Blacktown City Council Homelessness and Affordable Housing Taskforce and Regional Homelessness Taskforce Delegate; Principal and founder of LOTS (Lawyers on the Street) and member and convener of numerous community initiatives and organisations including the Mortgage Consumers Association Mortgagevoice and youth initiatives including Indigenous Youth projects such as "Out of the Blocks"). In addition Michael has been a pre-selected and endorsed Candidate for State and Federal Parliament in North West and Western Sydney.

Through the practice, Michael has conducted various pro bono public interest matters throughout Australia including Coronial Inquests in Vitoria, WA and NSW, Refugee Tribunal and Migration Review Tribunal hearings and other hearings and applications across Victoria, NSW, WA, Queensland and the ACT. Michael was nominated for a Justice Medal for community legal service in 2011 and 2012.

Michael has appeared as trial advocate for local, national and international clients with full carriage and conduct of matters as advocate in his own right in Superior Courts and Specialist Tribunals including the High Court of Australia (see all of the Courts and Tribunals which Michael has appeared as advocate in his own right below).

Michael Vassili Barristers & Solicitors is located in the Blacktown area of NSW.

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