Melissa Schmidtke is a senior lawyer in the Johnston Withers Lawyers’ personal injury team, and is based in Adelaide.
Working on Kaurna lands (Adelaide)
My clients are my priority, and I am dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for them.
Melissa commenced an Articles of Clerkship at a personal injury law firm in Darwin after finishing her law degree nearly 20 years ago at the Northern Territory University.
On completion of her Clerkship she returned to Adelaide and was admitted to the Supreme Court of South Australia in December 2004. At this time, she began working as a solicitor in a small country firm on the Fleurieu Peninsula, where she was the sole personal injuries solicitor, handling a diverse range of cases.
Melissa specialises in all areas of personal injury and compensation law, with a particular passion for representing people injured in motor vehicle accidents, public incidents, professional negligence cases and workplace injuries.
Melissa has always been an advocate for people that have been injured. She is dedicated to providing her client's with the best outcome achievable and strives to always maintain respect, empathy and honesty.
Melissa enjoys spending time with her partner and their children up the river and travelling. When she has some quiet time she spends it listen to music and walking.
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