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Eugenia
 

Eugenia Mitrakas OAM -  Principal Lawyer

Eugenia Mitrakas OAM graduated with a combined degree of Law and Arts from the University of Melbourne.

Eugenia has been practising as a sole practitioner for over 40 years. She has excelled as a lawyer to the Greek and broader community.

Eugenia was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australian (OAM) in January 1997 for her contribution to the Greek Community through the Australian Greek Society for Care of the Elderly, (now Fronditha Care), The Australian Greek Welfare Society (now Pronia) and The Hellenic Studies Forum.

Eugenia has served on numerous Boards in a pro bono capacity including the Board of Examiners, Victoria Law Foundation, Fronditha Care, Pronia and The Greek International Legal and Medical Conferences.

Eugenia was the first Greek female solicitor in Australia to practice law. She was also the first female, ethnic and sole practitioner to serve on the Council of the Law Institute of Victoria. During her 9 years on the Council she chaired several of its Committees including The Admission to Practice Committee, The Board of Examiners and The Liquor Licencing Committee. She initiated and Chaired a Committee on Court Interpreter Services. This Committee made a submission to government which resulted in the passing of legislation for the establishment of the he National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters in Victoria (NAATI).

She was the first female to be appointed a Notary Public in Victoria. Eugenia served on the Committee of the Society of Notaries for nearly 15 years including two terms as President of the Society. She is the only female to have ever served as President of the Society.

Awards and Honours:

  • Medal of the Order of Australia 1997 (OAM)

  • Included on the Honour Board of eminent past students of the University of Melbourne Law School

  • Hellenic Distinction 1992 (Professional Category).

  • Business Excellence Award 2002 by the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce.

  • Included in inaugural Portrait Gallery of The MacRoberston Girls’ High School

  • A finalist in the Women in Law Awards for Sole Practitioner of the Year 2019.

Memberships:

  • Member of the Law Institute of Victoria

  • Member of the Society of Notaries of Victoria

  • Member of the Medico Legal Society of Victoria

  • Member of the Law Society of England and Wales

  • Life Member of Pronia

  • Life Governor of Fronditha Care

  • Member of Australian Italian Lawyers Association

  • Member of Palladians Association