Current Committee

Ben Kiely, President

Ben is a solicitor with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in Melbourne, specialising in general commercial litigation.  He studied Law and Arts at The University of Melbourne and graduated with honours in 2008, and was Editor of the Melbourne University Law Review in 2006.  In 2005/06 he completed a three month internship at the Gulf Region Advocacy Centre (GRACE) in Houston, Texas, working on several death penalty cases in Harris County and helping to draft the 8th edition of Losch's Texas Capital Defender Manual, a guide for court-appointed capital defence attorneys.  Ben returned to Houston for a second placement in 2008.  He regularly speaks at universities, and to school groups and professional bodies about his experiences as a Reprieve intern, and Reprieve's work. 

Natasha Stojanovich, Vice-President

Natasha is currently working as a solicitor at DLA Phillips Fox in the field of litigation and dispute resolution. Natasha studied Law and Arts (majoring in criminology) at Monash University and graduated in 2008. In 2002/03 she completed a three month internship at the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Centre (LCAC) in New Orleans, working on a variety of cases in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. Since returning to Australia, Natasha has remained actively involved in Reprieve Australia, and has previously served as Reprieve's Executive Officer, Secretary, Education Officer and Internship Coordinator. She has involvement and experience in a variety of social justice organisations, and has a special interest in international law and criminal justice policy. 

Brigid Delaney, Media Officer

Brigid is a journalist, author and former lawyer and the current Deputy Editor of News for Ninemsn.  She is the author of This Restless Life, published by Melbourne University Press in 2009.

Matthew Goldberg, Committee Member

Matthew obtained a Bachelor of Arts (English and Politics) and Bachelor of Laws from Monash University. He is currently undertaking a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice. Matthew joined Robert Stary and Associates in March 2009. He recently completed a volunteer internship at the Louisiana Capital Assistance Centre (LCAC), where he assisted in the legal defence of indigent people facing the death penalty. Matthew participated in the panel discussion Stories from the Frontline: The Legal Fight against the Death Penalty as part of the Victoria Law Foundation's Law Week. He is a speaker at the 2009 Western Region Constitutional Convention.  As well as being a member of Reprieve, Matthew is also a member of the Castan Centre for Human Rights and the Criminal Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Nick Harrington, Committee Member

Nick was the founding President of Reprieve and is a barrister at the Victorian Bar.  His principal areas of practice are industrial relations, employment law and discrimination law.

Paul Lamb, Committee Member

After hearing about Reprieve at a university talk, Paul signed up as a member and later volunteered to work as an intern.  In 2005, he worked at the Gulf Region Advocacy Center in Houston, Texas, assisting in investigations and legal work for a number of clients facing capital punishment.  After returning from the US, Paul joined the Reprieve committee and helped put together the new Reprieve website.  Paul is a solicitor at DLA Phillips Fox, practising in the area of medical liability. 

Anna Martin, Committee Member

Anna is currently undertaking degrees in Arts, Law, and Swedish at The University of Melbourne.  In 2010, she will complete her final year by studying international law at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies in London. After spending a semester studying in Sweden, Anna completed a Reprieve internship in Houston, Texas in 2006.  While at University, Anna worked for a criminal solicitor.  She is also the Patron Coordinator of the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. 

Lucy McKernan, Ordinary Member

Lucy is the Co-Manager of the Public Interest Scheme at the Public Interest Law Clearing House having previously spent 10 years as a commercial litigator in private practice.  In 2003 Lucy undertook a 5 month internship with the Louisiana Crisis Assistance Centre in New Orleans where she worked on numerous death penalty cases at both the trial and appeal stages.  Lucy maintains a keen interest in the abolition of the death penalty and her current public interest work at PILCH includes policy work on the death penalty.

Lucy Spencer, Ordinary Member

Lucy completed her Arts and Law degrees at Monash University in 2006.  She was an intern at the Louisiana Capital Assistance Centre in New Orleans in 2005 and at the Gulf Region Advocacy Center in Houston in 2007.  Lucy currently works as a solicitor in Melbourne and is finishing off a Masters in Public International Law. Lucy has been co-ordinating Reprieve's internship program since 2008.