Stringer Clark Lawyers

Stringer Clark has provided legal advice in Western Victoria for over 100 years. Austin Stringer joined the firm in 1968, Gary Clark arrived in 1981, and in 1985 the firm became Stringer Clark and Newby. Richard Morrow joined in 1988. In 2007, Stringer Clark merged with the Melbourne law firm Ryan Carlisle Thomas. The firm has seven regional offices across the Western Districts.

The Warrnambool office is the hub of the firm's Institutional Abuse Department, which has challenged state and religious organisations for more than 30 years. The firm offers a No Win, No Fee OR Expenses policy. Its lawyers are Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialists in Personal Injury Law. Stringer Clark provides legal services in personal injury, superannuation TPD claims, wills and estates, and institutional abuse.

Personal dedication and candid advice recur as the dominant themes among clients of this Warrnambool practice. Several reviewers describe practitioners and support staff who combine professionalism with patience, delivering information clearly and concisely while instilling confidence in the pursuit of significant outcomes. Named solicitors including Ron, Katharina, Gino, Mei Ngo and Brenda Dempsey are singled out for the care and support they showed during lengthy matters, with support staff working behind the scenes also acknowledged.

A detail many reviews return to is the firm's readiness to tell clients the truth in a gentle manner, which reviewers say fosters trust. Many accounts focus on resolutions reached, including settled cases and favourable results, and on the friendliness of the team throughout what clients describe as hard, drawn-out processes.

Criticisms do surface: one reviewer describes waiting years without their medical records being obtained, another reports communication falling away after a solicitor left, and a further account mentions repeated difficulties securing call-backs and follow-through on a work injury matter, with some clients feeling they were given little explanation as matters extended across multiple years. The picture that emerges combines dedication and clarity with concerns about responsiveness and case progress over time. Family law and personal injury work appear among the matters described.