Anastasia Smietanka

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Anastasia practises in personal injuries and common law, including personal injuries class action matters. 

Anastasia regularly gives advice and appears in serious injury applications in the County Court of Victoria, multi-defendant damages proceedings in the County Court and Supreme Courts of Victoria, mediations and judicial review matters. She also has experience in personal injuries class action matters.

Prior to the Bar, Anastasia was a lawyer at Lander & Rogers.

Anastasia holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Melbourne, together with a Bachelor Degree in Media and Communications and a Diploma of Modern Languages (French) from the University of Melbourne. Anastasia is also a fluent speaker of French and completed an Honours Thesis in French at the University of Melbourne.

Anastasia is passionate about pro bono work and has sat on a number of boards and committees. In 2014, she co-founded the Animal Law Institute, a community legal centre dedicated to protecting animals. She was a director until 2022. In 2015, Anastasia was named an Impact 25 winner by Pro Bono Australia, voted as one of the most influential persons in the not for profit sector.  

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