Janine Alcantara

Associate

Janine was admitted to legal practice in 2021 and has worked exclusively in family law since this time. Prior to her admission she undertook internships with Victoria Police Prosecutions and Victoria Legal Aid as a duty lawyer assisting in Family Violence and Personal Safety Intervention Orders.

Janine works across all domains of family law, she has experience in complex parenting, child support, adult child maintenance and high value property matters together with intervention orders. Her trial preparation skills are finely tuned and often commended by counsel working with her in litigation.

Janine volunteers at a Community Legal Centre and volunteers at the Magpies Nest.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Music Education and Composition, University of Sydney
  • Bachelor of Law, Victoria University
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, College of Law

Memberships

  • Law Institute of Victoria
  • Family Law Section Law Council of Australia
  • Family Law Association of Victoria