Our people

Michelle is a partner of Maddocks, an Australian law firm with offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. She was the firm’s CEO between 2014 and 2020.

Michelle is an experienced non-executive director. She is a board member of In-Life Independent Living Limited, and the Chair of Munro Asset Management Limited.

A strong advocate for women in leadership, Michelle’s contribution to the profession was recognised by being awarded both the Victorian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership and Executive of the year at the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards in 2016, and in 2019 being named as NSW Women Lawyers’ Change Champion of the Year.

Michelle was appointed to the Committee in 2020.

Danny has practiced as a solicitor in Victoria since being admitted to practice in 1996. He is currently a director of Dawes & Vary Riordan, a large regional law firm with multiple offices in various regional towns including Shepparton, Kyabram, Rochester and Tatura.

Danny practices primarily in agribusiness, commercial litigation and employment law. In addition to his legal practice, Danny is a former executive member of the Law Institute of Victoria, including serving as President in 2009. He has also served as a director of the Law Council of Australia. He remains a member of the Ethics Committee of the Law Institute of Victoria.

In addition to an honours degree in law from the University of Melbourne, Danny holds a Bachelor of Science from Charles Sturt University for which he was awarded the University Medal.

In 2023 Danny was awarded a life membership of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Danny was first appointed to the Committee in 2018.

Justin was appointed as senior counsel in 2020 and practises in commercial law at the Victorian Bar. With experience in a number of leadership positions, he is currently the President of a registered charity established in 1882, and has been a member on their board since 2019.

An Accredited Advocacy Instructor, Justin regularly presents at the Victorian Bar Readers’ Course and as part of the Bar’s Continuing Professional Development programme. He served as a member of the Readers’ Course Committee (responsible for content and delivery of Victorian Bar exam and readers’ course) from 2017 to 2023 and as Chair of that Committee from 2021 to 2023.

Justin was appointed to the Committee in March 2025.

Nicole is the Executive Director, Regulatory Services and Director, Consumer Affairs Victoria at the Victorian Department of Government Services.

She has previously worked as an executive at Victoria Legal Aid, Director Policy and Campaigns at the Consumer Action Law Centre, and as a lawyer across private practice and within the community legal sector. Nicole has also served on a number of public interest boards and committees including as Chairperson of CHOICE (2013–2017).

Fiona is the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Melbourne Water.

With qualifications in accountancy and business administration and a focus on policy, strategy and influence, Fiona’s career has included senior positions across both the public and private sectors.

Fiona has many years of experience in organisational governance and has held board positions at Bendigo Kangan Institute, Mambourin Disability Services, National Institute of Circus Arts and Thornbury Women’s Community House.

As a leader, Fiona is passionate about achieving exponential value through high performance cultures and believes that when value identification, creation and optimisation is understood and driven by all employees, the greatest results are achieved.

Lucy Terracall is a partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and has almost 20 years’ experience in advising on insurance matters to some of Australia’s largest financial institutions, ASX listed companies, multinational corporations, Commonwealth and State Government agencies.

Her broad, policyholder-focussed practice sees her advise across a range of policies including professional indemnity, directors and officers, property insurance, cyber and construction risks insurance. Lucy acts for policyholders in disputed claims in the Supreme Court and Federal Court.

Lucy also has experience advising insurance companies in regulatory investigations and acted for CBA in the Financial Services Royal Commission.

Lucy is current Victorian President of the Australian Insurance Law Association and is also affiliated with several other professional organisations including Women in Insurance, the Law Institute of Victoria and the Victorian Women Lawyers Association.

Mark has held several leadership roles in the insurance and health sectors, serving as director, CEO and executive.

In addition to his role on the Committee, Mark is a non-executive director of five other entities including a general insurer, a disability services organisation, a medical professional indemnity organisation, a health insurer and a healthcare technology company.

Mark brings a wealth of experience in insurance, including in professional indemnity. He has a deep understanding of strategy development, capital and financial management, reinsurance, and risk management.

Mark’s appointment to the Committee commenced in January 2022.

Mary Maini brings a wealth of experience in the insurance sector with more than 30 years in regulatory and leadership roles. Mary has led business divisions in insurance and has experience in regulation, strategic consulting, customer service, health services, risk and assurance, strategy, pricing, organisational change, digital and transformation delivery. She has led both private and public sector teams across the insurance industry with leadership roles in general, casualty and life insurance sectors.

Mary also led the regulatory division of motor accident insurance in NSW, one of the schemes regulated by the State Insurance Regulatory Authority NSW and successfully implemented once in a generation reforms.

As a leader, Mary is passionate about leading diverse teams, empowering people to reach their full potential, and through collaboration, leveraging innovations across industries to make a difference to people’s lives and the community.

Mary has served on several private Boards, is a qualified lawyer and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.