Yawen Tsao
Solicitor
“My passion for personal injury law and commitment to helping and empowering others are at the core of my practice”.
Product liability
Public liability
One of Yawen’s greatest legal strengths is her ability to connect with people from all communities. Her empathy and cultural sensitivity give her a deep understanding of the complex and unique challenges her clients face. Combined with her strong, analytical legal skills, Yawen is a personal injury solicitor committed to achieving the justice and support her clients deserve.
Yawen is a public liability lawyer and product liability lawyer at Shine Lawyers’ Melbourne branch.
Before joining Shine Lawyers, Yawen gained valuable experience as a personal injury paralegal and solicitor at law firms in Melbourne and New York. She’s been involved in high-profile, complex cases and successfully won significant settlement amounts for her clients.
Yawen finds personal injury law rewarding, because of the positive impact compensation has on her clients’ lives. She believes that personal injury law has the potential to drive broader policy changes, improving community liveability.
Yawen’s empathy and cultural sensitivity combine with her strong, analytical legal skills. She crafts well-thought-out legal strategies tailored to each client’s unique situation. Her dedication to client service has consistently led to positive outcomes.
Fluent in Mandarin, Yawen is skilled in representing clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She is committed to community engagement. Yawen has partnered with community legal centres, passionately advocating for clients with disabilities and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Get in touch today to book a no-obligation consultation with Yawen or to find out more about how she can help you to right wrong.
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Qualifications
Juris Doctor from the University of Melbourne
Bachelor's degree in Government from Smith College, Massachusetts
Admitted to practice in 2024
Memberships & associations
Community involvement
Voluntary legal advocate for clients with disabilities in appealing rejected NDIS grant decisions at Administrative Appeals Tribunal case conferences
Internship at the Victorian Ombudsman, contributing to the 2022 IBAC Operation Watts Investigation Report
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