About Us

When you need legal professionals who care


“Our legal services are agile, affordable, and convenient; we provide compassionate support during life's challenges; and help create more collaborative relationships at work, home and in the community."


About Us

Van Beveren & Associates is a Geelong-based boutique law firm with a compassionate approach towards our clients who can be dealing with some of the most challenging situations life can serve up. Every day, we help families from Geelong and the Surf Coast navigate relationship change, planning a will or estate, buying or selling a home, negotiating a mortgage, or appearing in court. Our team are here to help you with sound legal advice to ensure you to find your way through successfully.

Lawyers who care

As one of the highest rated law firms in the Geelong region,  we know what it takes to build and present a solid and compelling case, and that’s exactly what we do. 
Our legal team have a reputation for tackling the most complex legal problems, and approach all our work with candour, integrity and determination.  
With several office locations across the Geelong & Bellarine region, we offer sophisticated legal representation to businesses and individuals across Melbourne, Geelong & Surf Coast, & Australia wide. 
Our solicitors care about justice and equal access to legal representation, and are committed to providing optimal affordable solutions to all our clients. 

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide each and every client with skilled legal advice in a timely and efficient manner. We handle every case with accountability and responsiveness. Each of our lawyers is dedicated to focusing on the legal aspects of your case, so that you can focus on your personal success. Our mission is based on the values we hold highest: integrity, service and excellence.

Meet Our Team

Van Beveren Lawyers are real people with diverse life experiences who bring wisdom and clarity to your situation. 

John Van Beveren PhD

Principal Lawyer

John is the principal lawyer at Van Beveren Lawyers. His particular interest is in providing a compassionate experience of the legal system, particularly family law. John’s first degree was in Psychology, and he has undertaken extensive studies in pastoral care and serves as a Director on the board of Spiritual Care Australia.


After a PhD in marketing John enjoyed a distinguished career leading educational institutions and lecturing in transformational marketing. After a change in direction building on past experience, he was admitted to the Supreme Court Roll in 2010 and launched Van Beveren Lawyers not long after.


John is especially attuned to the needs of small enterprise and startups after running his own educational centres and online businesses for over ten years. John’s support for local business extends over his many years providing mentoring and legal education to regional business groups, and serving on local government as councillor.


John's professional qualifications include:

  • BA (Psychology)
  • Master of Cognitive Science
  • MBA (Financial Policy)
  • Phd in Economics & Commerce
  • Juris Doctor (HD)
  • Grad Diploma of Legal Practice
  • Accredited Mediator


The focus of his PhD was marketing to promote a state of flow in online environments. He brings this awareness of optimal performance to all his interactions, ensuring that Van Beveren’s offices represent a leading example in legal excellence.


John prides himself on advocating on complex issues, fighting for a more inclusive and consultative justice system.

Stefanie Tate, Solicitor

Stefanie graduated from Deakin University with a Bachelor of Laws in 2019.
Stefanie completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice in 2021 and was admitted to the Supreme Court in 2021.

 Stefanie has a particular interest in Family Law and Property Law.  Stefanie utilises her extensive background in conveyancing to help clients through property transactions.

Stefanie wishes to be able to educate her clients on legal processes to ensure that her clients are able to better understand the complexities of the law and their matter.

In Stefanie’s spare time she enjoys reading novels, watching AFL and spending time with her family.

Amanda Zammit, Solicitor

Amanda graduated from from Monash University and completed a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from Leo Cussen Institute. She gained valuable legal experience as a volunteer paralegal at Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and Springvale Monash Legal Service.

As part of the conveyancing team at Van Beveren Lawyers, Amanda draws upon her knowledge of property law to help clients through land acquisition, ownership, transfer of title, property transactions, leases and more.

Amanda brings a combination of extensive legal and customer service experiences, excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for the law. She describers herself as always looking for opportunities to learn, to develop new skills, and grow as a person. 

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Geelong's Premier NewLaw Firm

Founded by leading thinkers in business and marketing strategy, Van Beveren Lawyers enthusiastically embraces the principles of NewLaw in delivering excellence in customer service and legal expertise.

The NewLaw Advantage

01 Modern

A NewLaw firm isn’t just different in its delivery of services to clients. It has structural differences too. NewLaw firms pride themselves on being flexible and inclusive places to work.

02 Fixed-Price

Fixed price packages allows staff to put genuine effort into “non-billable” tasks like professional learning and development, marketing and client relationships.

03 Agile

Embracing disruptive technology means lawyers can continue working from home without having to stay long hours in the office. We can be available when you are,  and keep prices down without large rental overheads.

The purpose of a new law firm is to remove the friction that clients previously experienced as clients of traditional law firms - i.e. cost, delay, and inconvenience.

In the NewLaw model:
  • Customer experience is central;
  • Services are offered for fixed fees;
  • We embrace digital transformation;
  • We run on agile business principles.
Background
The NewLaw paradigm entered legal consciousness with the publication of NewLaw New Rules in 2013, an e-book produced by collaboration with 40 people around the world. The principles were crystalised in Remaking the Law Firm, published in 2016.

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