{"id":234,"date":"2016-02-24T11:24:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T00:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webserver.local:7712\/wordpress\/?post_type=teammember&p=234"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:08:43","slug":"luke-garaty","status":"publish","type":"team_members","link":"https:\/\/kelsolawyers.com\/au\/team-members\/luke-garaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Garaty, Senior Partner, Accredited Specialist Personal Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Luke is the Senior Partner at Kelso Lawyers and has been certified as an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law by the Law Society of NSW.<\/p>

He has represented survivors of abuse and violence all over Australia, winning cases against large institutions including governments, schools<\/a>, churches<\/a>, the ADF<\/a>, religious institutions, councils, charitable and sporting<\/a> organisations and corporations.<\/p>

His cases have involved abuse as far back as the 1950s and abuse as recent as 2024.<\/p>

In addition to institutional abuse<\/a>, Luke acts for victims of school bullying<\/a> and in non-institutional claims against individual perpetrators of abuse and violence. He also advocates for secondary victims, representing a number of parents who suffered psychiatric harm upon discovering that their child had been sexually abused.<\/p>

Luke prides himself on providing clear, upfront and honest advice, so that his clients can make fully informed decisions about their case. He is committed to helping as many survivors as possible and will not shirk taking on difficult cases.<\/p>

Luke\u2019s advocacy is not just limited to his individual cases; he is passionate about victim\u2019s rights and is an active advocate for positive legal reform to assist all survivors of abuse and violence. He regularly lobbies State and Federal politicians and has worked with other leading abuse lawyers to push for changes to make the legal process less traumatic for survivors of childhood abuse.<\/p>

Luke understands that the legal process can be very daunting and will happily take the time to speak to anyone who has thought about taking action but isn\u2019t quite sure to
begin.<\/p>

Luke can be contacted at Luke@kelsos.com.au<\/a>, or by the form below. Alternatively, click here<\/a> to complete our application for compensation form so Luke can learn more about your case and determine whether we can help you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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