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. He is a pioneer of superannuation and insurance law for the individual and does not represent the insurance companies.
John is a board member of the Consumer Action Law Centre, the Travel Compensation Fund, the Chronic Illness Alliance and the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal Advisory Council. He is a past member of the Financial Industry Complaints Service (now Financial Ombudsman Service), the Superstream Advisory Council, the Stronger Super Implementation Committee and the National Disaster Insurance Review Panel.
John is a highly respected industry leader and regularly features in the media as the voice for consumers in financial matters.
He has run and won more superannuation claims (including TPD claims and income protection claims) than any other lawyer in Australia.
John has also acted for many victims of poor financial advice. He acted for victims of the Commonwealth Bank Financial Planning scandal as well as many victims of Macquarie Bank, National Australia Bank and others and is also recognised as a leading lawyer in relation to financial advice disputes.
John has written hundreds of articles, run hundreds of seminars, and created many resources for Disability Support Groups, Legal Aid, Financial Counsellors, social workers and the consumer movement and is always willing and eager to help people understand their rights.
Phew, that’s a mouthful but as you can see, if you choose Berrill & Watson, you’re getting a highly experienced lawyer.
Tom is a Director of Berrill & Watson Lawyers and has worked his whole career in superannuation and insurance claims. He only works for the individual or the insured person and never represents the insurance companies. He is considered an expert in this field working primarily on TPD claims, income protection and general insurance claims. Read More
Paul Watson is a Director of Berrill & Watson Lawyers and is recognised as one of Queensland’s leading superannuation and insurance lawyers. He only works for the individual or the insured person and never represents the insurance companies. Paul has worked in superannuation and insurance claims since 2003 and is a dedicated professional in this area. He has run and won thousands of superannuation and insurance claims. Read More
Patrick is a superannuation and insurance lawyer who joined the Berrill & Watson team in 2018. Patrick enjoys working through the technical aspect of claims, from the major issues through to the minor detail to get optimal results for clients. Read More
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
Hunter is a superannuation and insurance lawyer who joined the Berrill & Watson Team in 2017. He is a Senior Associate in the Queensland office and works primarily on disputes relating to TPD, income protection, life insurance/terminal illness, trauma insurance, general insurance and financial advice. Read More
Daniel is in our Melbourne office and works primarily on TPD, trauma, income protection and general insurance claims, as well as financial advice disputes. Read More
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
Renella Linardon is the firm’s Practice Manager and looks after the day-to-day operations of the firm. Read More
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
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
Kelly is passionate about providing support to all her clients, especially vulnerable individuals and those experiencing mental health difficulties. Read More
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