ABOUT US

Passionate - Relatable - Empathetic - Experience - Diligence - Integrity

Sunshine Lawyers is a boutique law firm located in Braybrook. It has satellite offices in Dandenong, Sunshine, and Caroline Springs. We also see clients by appointments in Melbourne CBD, Shepparton, Werribee, Melton, Geelong and Epping. Sunshine Lawyers was established to meet the needs of many injured workers who fall between the cracks due to language difficulties or lack of knowledge of the workers’ compensation system.

We aim to provide innovative and flexible legal services to clients whose needs cannot be met by traditional established firms. Sunshine Lawyers does not treat the client as just a number. Each client is valued, and each case will be assessed thoroughly with the knowledge of the defendant’s litigation stratagems.

Sunshine Lawyers will provide a no win no fee representation and at the resolution of your claim, we will put more money into your pocket in contrast to many larger or other large personal injury firms. We are also flexible to work around you, knowing and appreciating the circumstances of your injury.

We will consult with you at your convenience and If convenient to you, we will come to you rather than you coming to us. We appreciate and can relate to the needs of the seriously injured person. We will work with you and pursue your claim with fearless determination.

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We at Sunshine Lawyers know that finding the right Lawyer to represent you is a choice not to be taken lightly. We will act for you on a No Win No Fee basis if you have suffered a personal injury. We will put more money in your pocket at the conclusion of your claim when your personal injury claim is successfully finalised.

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KOT MONOAH

PRINCIPAL LAWYER

Mobile: 0431 440 745

Kot Monoah is a Principal Lawyer of Sunshine Lawyers. He has practised in the personal injury jurisdiction since November 2010. He worked exclusively for most of that time at Slater Gordon Lawyers in Sunshine. He joined Maurice Blackburn in Queensland and worked at the Rockhampton office in Central Queensland. Whilst living in Queensland, he leveraged on his networks and engaged with the African Australian Community in Brisbane, Central Queensland and Far North Queensland.

Kot has the experience of working for the big personal injury plaintiffs’ firms. He has also worked for a Defendants’ firm based in Melbourne where he learnt the nuances of their litigation stratagems. Kot is just, reasonable and a person of utmost integrity with the interest of the legally injured at heart to right their wrongs or fight for fair outcomes. He will fight to win cases like yours.

He is fearless with a friendly and formidable presence. Kot was nominated in the Law Institute of Victoria’s Top 10 Rising Star Category in May 2017 and was the overall Winner of this award. Kot also distinguished himself in community voluntary work helping people access justice or mitigate legal issues they may experience. He was a community leader for 3 years and served as the chairperson in a voluntary capacity. In September 2012, Kot won the Young Leader of the Year Award in community leadership.

In October 2017, he was the winner of Victoria University Alumni Award. He was also awarded Victoria Multicultural Commission Meritorious Service Award in Community Leadership in December 2017.

Kot has unquestionable human compassion for human good. Kot is a living proof of resilience and striving for excellence. He reaches his desired destinations no matter what obstacle or obstructions are thrown in his path.He is strategic and intuitive about steering his course for a desired outcome. He will bring this experience in handling your claim.

Kot is a soccer player, a family man, adventurous and not afraid to take strategic directions.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP)

ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

Winner of the 13th Victorian Legal Awards in the Category of the Rising Star of the Year.
Former Chairperson of the South Sudanese Community Association in Victoria (SSCAV)Inc
Winner of Various Leadership Awards for Meritorious and Voluntary Services.

Ding Makuei graduated from the Central Queensland University with a Bachelor of Laws. She completed her Practical Legal Training at the College of Law.

Ding has worked as a Social Worker for many years. Ding joined Sunshine Lawyers to pursue her passion for social justice. She draws on a wealth of experience as a Social Worker having worked with Government agencies and non-for- profit organisations in the last decade. Ding’s past work experiences include:

Community Corrections Officer with Victorian Government Department of Justice;
Case Worker with the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Catholic Care;
Child Protection Practitioner with the Queensland Government;
Counsellor for Victims of Sexual Assault;
Youth Worker with Centre for Multicultural Youth;
Neuro-linguistic Programming Practitioner.

Ding brings human experience and empathy to her role in the firm, having served the needs of many Victorians whilst working for Government Departments and the not-for-profit organisations.

EDUCATION

CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Laws

MONASH UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Social Work Bachelor of Social Work

ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS

Published Author
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DING MAKUEI

LAWYER

TONY FORGIONE

CONSULTANT

B.Ec., L.L.B.

Tony was admitted to professional practice in 1978 and has worked as a Partner in previous Legal Firms since 1988, practicing in areas of Statutory Compensation (Workcover and Transport Accidents) and Common Law, General Insurance, Product and Public Liability, Chemical and Dust Exposure Claims (including Asbestos) and Medical Malpractice.

Honesty, integrity and excellent negotiation skills are hallmarks of Tony’s professional style. He has a reputation of being firm but fair and, brutally succinct in the summary of issues in each case. Leisure time for Tony translates to skiing, travelling, walking, reading and gardening.