Stefan Alteruthemeyer

PRINCIPAL

LLB, Public Notary, Migration Agent (MARN 9687387)

Barrister & Solicitor Admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the High Court of Australia

Stefan is our most experienced lawyer and migration agent.  As a commercial litigator for over 25 years, Stefan is committed to providing robust, incisive and practical legal advice.  As a migration agent for over 16 years, Stefan is very aware of the ever-changing nature of migration policy and regulations and their impact on prospective 457, family or business migration visa applications.  Being fluent in German allows Stefan to also provide legal and migration assistance to members of the German community.

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Matthew Morgan

PRINCIPAL

LLB, BA
Barrister & Solicitor Admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
Matthew heads up our broad range commercial division which provides advice to clients in building and construction, hotel and leisure, management consultation, fashion, product design and manufacture for both Australian and multi-national companies.  In working with clients Matthew believes that his role as a lawyer is to provide clear and direct commercial advice to clients based on a sound understanding of a client’s business and their objectives.

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Spencer Lieberfreund

PRINCIPAL

LLB
Barrister & Solicitor Admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
Spencer joined us as an Articled Clerk in 2006.  Now, as a Principal and senior practitioner, Spencer’s areas of practise cover criminal law, civil litigation, building and construction, dispute resolution, debt recovery, mediation and both contested and non-contested estate administration matters.  Spencer regularly appears in the Federal Court, Supreme Court, District Court and Magistrate Court.

Linda Widdup

Senior Commercial Lawyer

BA (Hons) JD (with distinction)
Barrister & Solicitor – Admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia

Linda is a Senior Lawyer in our Commercial Team.  Apart from overseeing the commercial team, Linda is an experienced multi-jurisdictional commercial lawyer whose experience covers a wide variety of commercial contract and advisory work including loan and security arrangements, the manufacturing, supply and distribution of goods, services agreements and business structuring.  Linda’s experience informs the importance she places on providing concise, accurate and timely advice to help her clients achieve their objectives.

Linda is also well-recognised in the legal and financial sectors as an established specialist on the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) and, in addition to advising clients on PPSA matters, she has written a book and several academic articles on the PPSA and provided education and training on the PPSA to other legal professionals.  Linda has also lectured on property and commercial law at Curtin Law School.

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Bruce Linkermann

Solicitor

LLB

Bruce is a Lawyer who was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2019 and is part of our Commercial Litigation Team.  Since joining us in 2019 Bruce has developed his practice to assist clients navigating family and commercial disputes in the Magistrates, District, Supreme and Family Court.  Bruce prides himself on providing considered advice that has accounted for our clients’ needs and plausible strategies to achieve a beneficial outcome.

Thristan De Beer

Solicitor

LLB, BCom

Thristan graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce in 2022 and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia that same year.
Before joining Morgan Alteruthemeyer, Thristan gained practical experience through clerkships and paralegal positions with various law firms, government agencies, and the Magistrates Court.

He is committed to continuously developing his legal expertise and dedication to providing clients with sound and practical legal advice.

Marie Berni

Para-Legal

Marie has 34 years’ experience in the UK and Perth.  She worked as Legal Executive in the UK primarily with litigation, estates and family lawyers and has worked as a Senior Legal Assistant since moving to Perth 19 years ago.  Marie is now a Paralegal working primarily in our estates department and assisting our litigation team.  Marie joined Morgan Alteruthemeyer in 2019 and is an invaluable asset to our team.

Rebecca Lockey

Senior Legal Assistant

Rebecca has worked as a Senior Legal Assistant for over 30 years and joined Morgan Alteruthemeyer in 2017. Prior to joining us she worked for over 7 years supporting Bunbury’s largest law firm. Rebecca is an invaluable part of our team.

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Zoe Christensen

Adminisration Assistant

Zoe joined Morgan Alteruthemeyer in March 2022 as our Administration Assistant/Receptionist and is now training as a Legal Secretary in our Litigation Department.  Zoe interests include motor sports and netball.  Zoe is a valued team member.