Presenters

Tasman Ash Fleming, Barrister & Accredited Mediator NMAS,
Tasman is a Barrister and Accredited Mediator NMAS. In November 2021 Tasman Completed the Oxford Program on Negotiation at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Tasman offers commercial and independent experience in all mediations including commercial, bankruptcy, property and wills and estates. Immediately prior to coming to the bar Tasman worked as a solicitor advocate in Government where he gained experience in Court advocacy, including preparation of briefs and giving complex legal advice on urgent matters. Prior to joining the public service, Tasman was in private practice at a boutique firm and acted in a range of matters including Property Law, Bankruptcy, Probate & Wills/ TFM and Commercial Litigation and appeared in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, Federal Magistrates’ Court and VCAT. Tasman is currently an adjunct lecturer in the GDLP at the College of Law Victoria where he also runs advocacy and NDR workshops as part of the lawyer’s skills component of the GDLP. Subjects taught include Civil Litigation, Commercial and Corporate, Property Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Administrative Law, Consumer Law, Wills and Estates, Banking and Finance Practice In 2022 Tasman was appointed Teaching Associate at Monash University: tutor in Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Trusts. In 2020 at The Australian Catholic University Melbourne (ACU) Tasman was lecturer-in-Charge Evidence and tutor in Torts, Land and Family Law.


Rochelle Castro, Principal Lawyer, RC & Co Lawyers
Rochelle Castro is a strata lawyer and owner of RC & Co Lawyers. She was a university instructor before dedicating her service to law. Whilst working to further improve her legal skills, Rochelle saw that she could better serve her clients by not only advising and advocating for them, but also educating them. She works with her “A-team” at RC & Co Lawyers, through constant rigorous training, so that they could provide effective, resourceful and clear legal service to clients. Rochelle appears in tribunals and various court jurisdictions to advocate her clients’ rights. She presents papers on strata and construction law in local and international research forums. She is also a volunteer trainer of Strata Community Association’s A100 and committee training programs.