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Lee-Ann Paterson, Tindall Gask Bentley; Wendy Barry, Tindall Gask Bentley; Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers; Kate Lewis,Tindall Gask Bentley; Mal Byrne, Tindall Gask Bentley
Claudio Galloni, General Manager, Tindall Gask Bentley; Bob Fairhead, Dept for Correctional Services , Ken Flint, Ken Flint & Associates
Nicky Seymour-Smith, SA Great; Christine Bertram, Bertram Conveyancing; Giles Kahl, Tindall Gask Bentley
Van Tram, Ironfish; Nick Papazahariakis, Restaurateur; Dina Paspaliaris, Tindall Gask Bentley; Fiona Sorensen, Data Mobility Voice
Sarah Hooper, Tindall Gask Bentley; Tom Mooney, Tindall Gask Bentley
Gary Allison, Partner, Tindall Gask Bentley; Anne Kinghorn; James Kinghorn, Paraquad SA; Michael Vickers, Paraquad SA; Rebecca Young, Paraquad SA.
Selina Dolman, Eckermann Steinert Conveyancers, Toni Emanuele, Tindall Gask Bentley; Averlie Cameron, Eckermann Steinert Conveyancers
Morry Bailes, Managing Partner, Tindall Gask Bentley; Mark Carroll, President, Police Association of South Australia
Caroline Tassone, Tindall Gask Bentley; Christine Simeone, Tindall Gask Bentley; Nicole Bichard, Tindall Gask Bentley
Tindall Gask Bentley Partners: Barney Gask, Brendan Connell, Marcia Waters, Gary Allison, Rod Foster Jones, Morry Bailes (Managing Partner), Amber Sprague, Tim White
Christine Simeone, Tindall Gask Bentley; Shenae Allen, Tindall Gask Bentley; Bridie Connell, Tindall Gask Bentley; Siobhan McGee, Tindall Gask Bentley
Law firms join forces in Port Lincoln 
Scott Allard, Morry Bailes, Greg Anderson and Claudio Galloni at the Port Lincoln offices. The highly regarded Adelaide firm Tindall Gask Bentley has formed an alliance with local lawyers Jenkins Anderson Allard in a move designed to offer a broader range of services to the Eyre Peninsula.
Tindall Gask Bentley, a firm with more than 65 staff, has been working for South Australians for over 35 years. Its lawyers work in all areas of the law but the firm has a particular focus on handling car accident and injury claims, and helping clients manage commercial projects and disputes.
TGB also has a long standing interest in China, so much so that a number of its staff speak or are learning Mandarin. The firm has been practicing in China since 2002, where it gives advice to Chinese companies looking to invest in Australia. In April this year, TGB was proud to be the first law firm in Australia to successfully assist a wholly owned Chinese company to list on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Managing Partner Morry Bailes says TGB have been considering the move to Port Lincoln for quite a while, but "didn't want to compete with the established firms on their home turf. We want to complement the local services rather than compete with them" he says. "That's why the association with Jenkins Anderson Allard is such a neat fit. It's a blend, and it means both firms have more to offer." Jenkins Anderson Allard's partner Scott Allard is also pleased with benefits the association can bring to his firm's clients. "At the moment we practice mainly in the areas of estate planning, wills, probate, conveyancing, commercial transactions and family property law. We simply can't employ the number of lawyers needed to cover all areas of practice" he said yesterday. "Now we can tap into the experience of TGB and give our clients the wider range of services that they are looking for. That is great for us, and it is great for the whole peninsula."
JAA partner Greg Anderson commented "It is not every Adelaide firm that we would welcome the chance to work alongside. TGB is a cultural fit for us. We consider ourselves to be highly professional - but we want to be easy to work with too. TGB has the very same approach." General Manager of TGB, Claude Galloni highlights the fact that 'regional' offices are not new to TGB. "We have a commitment to go where the services are needed. This is not the first office that TGB have opened outside the CBD. We have well established offices at Reynella and Salisbury. For us it is just part of providing quality service."
The two firms will operate out of the offices of Jenkins Anderson Allard at 80 Washington St, Port Lincoln from October.
Port Lincoln Times Tuesday 25th September 2007