Prue leads the Commercial litigation team at McKean Park. She has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, providing legal advice to a wide variety of industries, SME’s, family businesses, directors and individuals.

Prue has a strong focus on strategy in order to deliver the best, most commercially based outcome for clients. She is astute, leads with empathy and approaches disputes with a strategic mindset that ensures that the best outcome is achieved for clients.

Prue prides herself on being accessible to her clients and works with them to resolve their disputes in a holistic way. Prue is passionate about utilising her skills, knowledge and expertise to make a positive difference for those she represents.

Prue has appeared in the Magistrates’ Court, the County Court, the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit Court as well as the Victorian Civil Administration Tribunal. She conducts her own mediations and has a strong focus on dispute resolution.

Prior to commencing at McKean Park, Prue honed her legal expertise within a number of boutique Melbourne city-based law firms as well as leading a commercial litigation and dispute resolution team of a mid-tier national law firm for a number of years.

Prue was admitted to practice law in 2001 and joined McKean Park in early August 2024.

Outside of the law, Prue loves to travel and to focus on health and well-being. She is a registered Les Mills fitness professional certified in Sprint and RPM.

Expertise

• General commercial litigation
• Insolvency and debt recovery
• Building and construction disputes
• Franchising disputes
• Contractual disputes
• Lease disputes
• Partnership disputes
• IP disputes
• Shareholder oppression

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws, La Trobe University
• Bachelor of Legal Studies, Latrobe University

Memberships

• Vice President of the Australian Institute of Credit Management’s VIC/TAS Council
• Franchise Council of Australia
• Law Institute of Victoria

Service Areas

Commercial Litigation, Building and construction, Insolvency expertise.