Facilitators

Admitted in NSW in 1987, Adam practised in a range of NSW commercial litigation firms until 1999, when he moved into legal costs consulting. For 20 years, Adam has practised and specialised in all aspects of legal costs law from assessment of costs in all Qld and Federal courts to advice on costs agreements and law firm costs management to becoming a court appointed Costs Assessor in 2008.

David is responsible for providing ethical guidance to Qld legal practitioners. Admitted as a solicitor in 1996 and worked in private practice before joining QLS in 2012. His experience includes crime, property, litigation and estate planning. David has a Bachelor of Arts and Law. He is a trusted ethical advisor and regularly delivers relevant leadership initiatives to the legal profession.

Shane is a Special Counsel at QLS providing ethical guidance and instruction to practitioners as well as a significant Proctor contributor. Admitted in 1992 then working in general practice in criminal law, before moving to in-house work, including Ipswich City Council legal team then he headed up the QBCC/QBSA internal legal team and was Chair of the Society’s government lawyers committee.

Mylton has over 30 years' experience and is recognised as one of Australia's leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution lawyers. Mylton joined McInnes Wilson as a Principal in 1996 where he advises the firm's commercial and professional service clients on how best to protect their businesses from claims.

Leyton is a Legal Risk solicitor in the Risk Team at Lexon Insurance. He assists in the development of risk management tools and publications, and presents Lexon’s Risk workshop series for insured practices. Prior to joining Lexon, Leyton practiced extensively as a solicitor, with a particular focus on financial services, disputes and litigation, and restructuring.

Michael is highly experienced in conducting examinations of solicitors’ trust accounts and is recognised as a market leader in providing advice on trust accounting. Before QLS, Michael was a manager at a private accounting firm for business services and audit sector. Michael has a business degree and is a member of CPA Australia.

Midja is a leadership expert and founder of The Legal Leadership Project, a company specialising in leadership training and coaching for lawyers. She is a former lawyer and partner of a national law firm and a learning and development specialist. Midja also runs a leadership membership called The Flex – for corporate women wanting to develop their leadership skills and grow their confidence.

Jeremy Jones is a Partner at Pitcher Partners and has over 20 years of experience as a Chartered Accountant in public practice. He has continued to broaden his skill set to gain experience in all aspects of accounting, taxation and business advisory. He combines a solid knowledge of the taxation laws with a strong commercial footing to provide valuable and practical advice to his clients.

Tim advises firms on structuring, restructuring & complying arrangements through ATO intervention. He is often engaged to assist firms improve their efficiencies, profitability & dispute resolution with a focus on achieving equitable compliant outcomes. Tim is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), holds a BACC & applies a sharp commercial approach to problem solving.

Ben has been working exclusively with small and boutique law firms, as part of a legal vertical within Tickbox, a local, comprehensive IT outsourcing organisation. During his 4 years, Ben has grown the legal client base consistently year on year, by enabling clients to gain access to big law technology service and support, through a cost effective and scalable model.

Robert plays an active role in the development of risk management tools and is heavily involved in the effective management of services offered to the legal profession. Robert has helped develop and runs a system testing program focused on high-value claim areas, and has run hundreds of these workshop programs at legal practices across Queensland.

Emma-Jane plays an active role in the effective management of risk services offered to the legal profession in Qld. Emma-Jane visits insured practices throughout Qld in order to run Lexon’s system testing program focused on the areas where there have been high-value claims for practitioners.

Rebecca is a mindset and performance coach for legal professionals. Prior to coaching, Rebecca was the Organisational Culture & Support Officer at QLS where she developed materials in resilience, wellbeing, leadership development & workplace culture. Rebecca has over 10 years of diverse experience in organisational learning & development roles as well as facilitating cultural change programs.

Giles Watson helps law practices realise their potential through coaching, consultancy and tailored professional development. He specialises in client-facing challenges such as positioning and strategy, pricing, marketing & business development, customer experience & client service.