2025 ACT Women Lawyers Awards Gala Dinner

Earlier in October, we attended the ACT Women Lawyers Awards Gala Dinner. flagship The ACT legal community – spanning government lawyers, lawyers in private practice, members of the bar and bench, academics and community legal organisations - came together for the biannual Gala at the National Gallery of Australia.

Parker Coles Curtis was pleased to be named as Legal Practice of the Year and be honoured alongside many other outstanding women lawyers whose significant contributions to the law and the ACT community have left a lasting impact.

Congratulations to all the winners!

1. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Private – Amanda Wescombe
2. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Government – Nicola Pearson
3. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Community – Susan Price
4. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – Lydia Corcoran
5. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Culturally and Linguistically Diverse – Veena Bedekar
6. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Early Career – Eunice CheungandLydia Corcoran
7. Woman Lawyer of the Year - Academic – Professor Kim Rubenstein
8. Woman Barrister of the Year – Merrilyn Davis
9. Legal Practice of the Year – Parker Coles Curtis
10. President’s Medal for significant contribution to the profession and/or the experience of women in the law – Elizabeth Carroll

Read more about the event and see event photos here.