Why appoint Uma?
Culturally astute – Uma is highly attuned to cultural sensitivities having advised clients from a range of backgrounds and cultural heritage; from Britain to Australia, from Singapore to Sri Lanka.
Community minded – As a divorce lawyer, Uma has served the community in and around the Melbourne suburb of Knox assisting with a variety of property- and child-related matters including relocations.
Personal philosophy – Uma believes in Alternative Dispute Resolution, which begins by attempting to resolve matters simply by getting people to sit and talk around a table. This can spare clients a lot of additional and unnecessary expense and stress. When matters cannot be resolved this way, Uma’s steely determination, commercially-intuitive approach and extensive courtroom experience ensures they are dealt with sensitively and respectfully.
Uma is not only an Accredited Specialist in Family Law. She is a thoughtful and compassionate wife and mother, who strives to achieve the best outcomes for those she represents. Uma will inform and advise you every step of the way so that expectations and costs are always transparent.
What is an Accredited Specialist?
An Accredited Specialist applies to those lawyers that have undergone a variety of tests to assess technical knowledge, writing and practical interview or advocacy skills. Having undergone a rigorous assessment process in a particular area of law, these experts must continue to meet a number of measures to ensure that their skills and knowledge are current through re-accreditation every three years.
Why use an Accredited Specialist?
Both the public and other lawyers have the benefit of these specialists of which there are around 6% in Victoria because,
- this is a reliable and easier way of finding a lawyer with recognised special competence in a particular area of law.
- it encourages those in the legal profession to reach and maintain higher levels of ongoing education in their chosen area of specialist practice.
- improvements in the quality, speed and cost efficiency of legal service are promoted.
- consumer rights are further protected by helping parties easily recognise lawyers who are trained and competent in that area of law they have been entrusted to undertake and
- despite the rigors of training and expertise provided, the cost of using Accredited Specialists is not necessarily more than those without this qualification from the Law Institute of Victoria.