Our People
The experienced legal team at Stacks Goudkamp are compensation specialists who can provide assistance when you have suffered an injury.
Led by our managing director Tom Goudkamp, our compassionate and accomplished team will work closely with you throughout the entire claim process. Our mission is to get to know our clients in order to achieve the best result possible. Combining the resources of a large firm with a personal and sympathetic approach, we will guide you through the claim process and strive to achieve a positive outcome for you.
Our team operates across three offices throughout Sydney, Newcastle and Liverpool.
Leadership at Every Level
The team at Stacks Goudkamp collectively have decades of practical industry experience working at all levels of personal injury compensation. We are expert negotiators and get great results for clients in the unlikely event that court proceedings are necessary.
Tom Goudkamp’s intimate knowledge of personal injury law has led to him co-authoring New South Wales’ Personal Injury Law manual and presiding over several leadership positions throughout the compensation industry. Following his leadership, our team of personal injury lawyers have successfully assisted a wide range of people, helping them to get their lives back on course.
A commitment to helping you understand and resolve your claim is what drives our entire team. The one thing that we all have in common is our dedication to you and the results that you deserve.
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Tom is not only the Managing Director of Stacks/Goudkamp but also an accredited specialist in personal injury law, the Chair Person of the NSW Law Society’s Personal Injury Advisory Committee, a CARS (Claims Assessment Resolution Service) Assessor and the former National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
Special Counsel
Belinda has always worked in the personal injury litigation field, first as a Junior Solicitor at Hickson Lakeman and Holcombe and then as an Associate and later Partner at Windeyer Dibbs. Admitted in 1989, Belinda has specialist accreditation in Personal Injury Law and is one of the state’s leading experts in assessing motor accident compensation.
Mark’s extensive practice experience in the above areas of law spans over 11 years and he was admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of NSW in 2006. He holds an unrestricted practicing certificate, is a member of the Law Society of NSW and was registered on the High Court of Australia rolls in 2008.
Practice Group Leaders
Anna comes from a background of helping people who have had accidents at work. Before joining Stacks Goudkamp, Anna spent several years working for union law firm, Steve Masselos and Co. She also gained experience running Motor Vehicle claims at Allianz Insurance.
Admitted in 1993, Anna is a member of the Australian Lawyers Alliance and the NSW Law Society.
Victoria is originally from the UK where she studied English and French Law at the University of Leicester, obtaining first class honours. Dedicated to helping plaintiffs at the outset, Victoria went on to obtain a Masters of Laws at King’s College London where she specialised in individuals’ rights.
Julie has run a wide variety of medical negligence and dental negligence cases. These range from cases for babies who are catastrophically injured as a result of bad care by medical staff at the time of their birth, through to matters involving a delay in diagnosis and treatment resulting in a worse outcome, as well as injuries sustained in hospital (often due to underfunding and understaffing), and mistakes made during operative procedures.
Karina handles a wide variety of personal injury compensation claims including motor vehicle, public liability and superannuation as well as some commercial work of varying types. She is compassionate, dedicated, resourceful, energetic and confident with a strong commitment to her clients.
Associates and Senior Lawyers
Growing up in France, Cali obtained her French Law Degree, and a Masters in European and International Law, coming first in her University. She went on to work for the European Police Office (EUROPOL, in The Hague, Netherlands) and the European Court of Justice (Luxembourg) before moving to Australia in 2008.
He has successfully represented many clients in connection with illness or injury claims both in Australia and abroad.
He has won compensation for individuals involved in a wide range of accidents, including road traffic accidents, cruise ship accidents, boating and sporting accidents, violent assaults, and injuries suffered at work.
Jayne has extensive experience in personal injury litigation and in particular in the public liability and medical negligence areas. She is especially skilful in advocacy and procedure in the District and Supreme Courts.
Lawyers
He is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury and is a member of a number of Law Society Committees such as the Injury Compensation Committee and the Accredited Specialist Advisory Committee.
For Stacks/Goudkamp Sue handles Motor Vehicle Claims, Civil Liability Claims, Work Injury Damages Claims when litigation has been commenced, and some Medical Negligence Claims.
Sylva joined Stacks Goudkamp in March 2017 as a Graduate-at-Law after attaining a double degree of Law and Commerce from the University of New South Wales. She subsequently obtained her Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (Distinction) and was admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in August 2017.
Laura joined Stacks Goudkamp as a lawyer in August 2015, after being admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Prior to working at Stacks Goudkamp, Laura gained nearly three years experience as a Legal Research Assistant to two Sydney barristers in general practice at Jack Shand Chambers. At the same time Laura completed a double degree in Law and Commerce at Macquarie University, where she achieved First Class Honours in Law.
Sian-Louise completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws in 2013 at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, before commencing employment with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. There, she gained valuable experience in Australian immigration law to assist foreign clients with their visa applications.
Rita initially joined Stacks Goudkamp in 2008 as a paralegal before her admission as a solicitor in 2009.
In 2011 she transitioned into legal publishing and joined LexisNexis. She worked there for 6 years gaining valuable commercial and management experience through legal editing and strategy roles.
Reham joined Stacks Goudkamp as a lawyer in March 2018, after being admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Prior to working at Stacks Goudkamp, Reham gained valuable experience in both Plaintiff and Defendant personal injury law firms across Sydney.
Samantha started as a junior, but quickly showed her potential, and became a junior admin, senior admin, and then a paralegal.
Her clients often describe her as friendly, approachable, empathetic and easy to communicate with.