Leanne Warren & Associates News

Memberships

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:44:00 +0000

Jacqueline is a member of the Criminal Law Section Executive Committee of the Law Institute as well as a member of the Magistrates’ Criminal Court Users Group Committee, providing many years of experience, extensive knowledge and a commitment to keeping up-to-date with changing law.

New Partnership

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:02:49 +0000

To continue Leanne’s strong desire to provide her clients with the best representation at all times and strengthen the core growth of the firm, Leanne introduced two Partners in July 2010. It is with great pleasure that we announce Jacqueline Kennedy and Melainie Vinton, Partners to Leanne Warren at Leanne Warren & Associates. This marvellous milestone will ensure the best possible leadership of Melbourne’s largest specialist criminal law firm.

Sponsorship

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:13:21 +0000

Leanne Warren & Associates has had the pleasure of supporting the Kidsmart Handbook. Distributed throughout the eastern suburbs in aid of child safety, if this campaign saves one child’s life it is worth every effort.

Leanne Warren

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:16:50 +0000

In November 2008 Leanne Warren featured in an article for the Law Institute Journal about her commitment to provide her clients with the optimum representation;
The Article
When Leanne Warren began her articles in 1986 she could not have dreamt that, two decades later, over half her clients would be sex offenders.
Ms Warren wanted to practice family law but changed plans six months into her articles after falling for the pace and variety of criminal law.
She now has a successful Melbourne-based practice, Leanne Warren & Associates, and cannot envisage a time when she would not want to represent sex offenders.
“The public obviously don’t like them and it is difficult for some solicitors to put aside the moral distaste and professionally and properly represent them, particularly the ones who offend against children,” she said. “It’s difficult to quantify but it makes me feel good that they can have someone represent them who is an expert in the area,” she said.
“There are times when it is particularly stressful and I have to cut off certain emotions, but there is never a time when I think I am over it.”
Ms Warren, who gets the bulk of her work from solicitor referrals or word of mouth at HM Ararat, said about 60 per cent of her clients were sex offenders.
Having dealt extensively with clients, she believes aspects of the extended supervision order system “cultivate really bad behaviour” and, while understanding why it was introduced, believes it “is very scary where it is going”.
“The ESO court applications will come thick and fast in the next months and years as people near release dates after serving long sentences and more people are being charged with sex offences,” she said.
Ms Warren is a member of the LIV Criminal Law Specialisation Committee, a body that handles the examination process for prospective applicants in the area of criminal law.

Business Relationships Evening

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:43:44 +0000

Leanne Warren & Associates have many business relationships and as an appreciation to those firms for their ongoing support we hosted an evening of drinks and canapés, held 12 June 2009. We would like to extend our thanks to all those firms who attended to enjoy a successful evening of drinks and phenomenon finger food. The evening was celebrated with music and dancing into the night. Many thanks to the staff who helped organise the marked event.