John Berrill
John is a Director of Berrill & Watson Lawyers. John is Australia’s most experienced and pre-eminent plaintiff superannuation and insurance lawyer and has worked as a lawyer in superannuation and insurance since 1993. Read More
Patrick Williamson-Hill
Senior Associate
Patrick is a superannuation and insurance lawyer at Berrill & Watson Lawyers. He is a Senior Associate in the Melbourne office and works primarily on TPD, income protection, general insurance and financial advice disputes.
Patrick has worked on cases in the Magistrates’, County and Supreme Courts in Victoria along with several matters in the Federal Court and the NSW Supreme Court. Patrick has also done a lot of work on claims at the Australian Financial Complaint Authority (AFCA).
In addition to his insurance-based work, Patrick volunteers at the Mental Health Legal Centre, providing free legal representation to people with Mental Health Tribunal reviews. Patrick is passionate about helping the underdog and has a genuine desire to help others. He takes on a lot of cases that others would otherwise overlook.
Outside of work, Patrick enjoys hiking, cooking and playing social basketball.
Also in our team
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Tom Cobban
Tom is a Director of Berrill & Watson Lawyers and has worked his whole career in superannuation and insurance claims. He is considered an expert in this field working primarily on TPD claims, income protection and general insurance claims. Read More
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Paul Watson
Paul Watson is a Director of Berrill & Watson Lawyers and is recognised as one of Queensland’s leading superannuation and insurance lawyers. Paul has worked in superannuation and insurance claims since 2003 and is a dedicated professional in this area. Read More
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Hunter Thompson
Hunter is a superannuation and insurance lawyer who joined the Berrill & Watson Brisbane Team in 2017. He works primarily on disputes relating to TPD, income protection, life insurance/terminal illness, trauma insurance, general insurance and financial advice. Read More
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Mark Spence
Mark is a superannuation and insurance lawyer at Berrill & Watson Lawyers. He is based in our Melbourne office and works primarily on TPD, income protection, general insurance and financial advice disputes. Read More
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Tamika Moulton
Tamika is a superannuation and insurance lawyer and has worked with the Berrill & Watson team since 2016. She is based in our Brisbane office and is primarily working on TPD claims, income protection, general insurance, and financial advice disputes. Read More
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Sarah Curley
Sarah is a superannuation and insurance lawyer who joined the Berrill & Watson team in 2025. She is based in our Melbourne office and is primarily working on TPD claims, income protection, general insurance and financial advice disputes. Read More
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Norm McMurray
Norm is Berrill & Watson’s consumer advocate. He travels all over Victoria meeting clients and making sure that people all over Victoria, and particularly in regional Victoria, get what they are entitled to. Read More
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Renella Linardon
Renella Linardon is the firm’s Practice Manager and looks after the day-to-day operations of the firm. Read More
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Madison Peagram
Madison manages our Pre-Claims team. With many years of customer service and administration management experience and since starting with Berrill & Watson in 2019, Madison has proven to be a dedicated customer service operator. Read More
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Matt Charbel
Matt is a Senior Paralegal and has been with the firm since 2018. He has run and won hundreds of claims for our clients and has a dedicated and passionate approach to helping those that need it most. Read More
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Josh Saunders
Josh is a Senior Paralegal with our firm. He started with Berrill & Watson in 2018 as a legal assistant, having previously volunteered with a community legal centre. Read More
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Kelly Van Riet
Kelly is passionate about providing support to all her clients, especially vulnerable individuals and those experiencing mental health difficulties. Read More
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Sarah Khairbak
Sarah started with Berrill and Watson in 2021 as a legal assistant, and after building sound technical knowledge, Sarah quickly moved into a paralegal role with the firm. Read More
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Lauren Cauchi
Lauren joined Berrill & Watson’s team in April 2024 after having worked for over a decade with a diverse range of communities around Australia in the aged and disability sector. Read More
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Scarlett Robinson
Scarlett joined the Berrill & Watson team in February 2024 as a legal assistant and, after a short time, joined the paralegal team. Scarlett is currently studying towards her law degree. Read More
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Theodora Moritz
Theodora joined Berrill & Watson as a legal assistant in 2022 and was inspired to begin pursuing her law degree in 2023. Read More