Lisa Coates

Biography

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Teaching from CSU. Prior to joining CSU in 2014, Lisa spent 10 years as a courtroom solicitor. She regularly appeared before the Magistrates, Children's, Supreme, Federal and Family Courts in Canberra and Melbourne, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. She has represented three of the four major Australian banks and number of landmark Australian companies. She also has experience acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in civil and administrative proceedings, represented criminal defendants in summary and indictable matters, has worked as an in-house advisor to the Australian Federal Police, the Federal Government and as a legal researcher in Canada.

Research Interest

Plaintiffs and defendants in civil and administrative proceedings