21/01/2023
We are extremely thrilled to belatedly announce that Stephanie Margush has been promoted to an Associate to the firm. She is a lynchpin of our small team. We have watched her develop from an intern to a paralegal and now a highly competent young lawyer with an impressive record of achievement. However, what places her above the cohort of bright young lawyers is the way she combines her talent, skill and creativity with a passion for her work and compassion for her clients. In 2022, Stephanie was named as a finalist in the Lawyer’s Weekly 30 under 30 Awards for Migration Law.
Stephanie has achieved so much in her short career so far and has developed into an exceptional young lawyer working on many complex cases. Stephanie has a great track record of success in the AAT with reviews of citizenship refusals, visa cancellations and visa refusals, citizenship adverse information responses, judicial review matters in the Federal Court, commercial disputes, IAA reviews and Partner Visas. Stephanie has successfully challenged the Immigration Department’s citizenship procedural instructions at the AAT. This is a major achievement in the administration of justice as Stephanie brought the interpretation and proper application of the law at the centre of attention, which continues to impact the outcome of subsequent cases mainly for clients who normally find it hard to establish their identity.
Stephanie is the head of our Citizenship, Natural Justice, Protection Visa and Ministerial Intervention practice areas and provides supervision of our junior staff. We are confident that our Associate will continue to be a shining star of the Australian legal industry for many years to come.
Congratulations Stephanie. Well deserved.