Lauren McDonald-Pappot

Practice Manager

Lauren has over 20 years of experience in the legal industry, specialising in personal injury and compensation law. She transitioned to the role of Practice Manager and Executive Assistant in 2020 at Foye Legal after commencing with the firm as a senior legal administrative assistant in November 2018. Lauren is passionate about mentoring colleagues and guiding law clerks as they develop in their careers. Lauren finds the most satisfaction in her career when clients benefit from positive legal outcomes and express their gratitude for her support.

“I love being surrounded by our amazing team at Foye Legal, who all support and uplift each other to become the best we can be."

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Having never really needed legal services before, when I found myself in a serious motor vehicle accident, I felt out of depth, and that everyone who I was speaking to, be it police, doctors, insurers, I felt that there was no one in my corner, no one who had my back. That all changed the moment I first spoke to Emma and her team at Foye Legal. They took my hand and made me feel like I was being listened to. They spent the time to explain the process, my rights and helped me reach an outcome that I had never thought possible, an outcome that everyone else I spoke to said was impossible. I cannot express enough my gratitude to the team and Emma, who have genuinely made as big an impact on my life, as the accident did in the first place.

- Peter T

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My wife and I were involved in a complex medical negligence case that spanned over 3 years. Throughout this challenging time, we were fortunate to have the support of Foye Legal, and in particular, our lawyer Emma. Her professionalism, dedication, and compassion made a world of difference to us. Emma guided us through every step of the legal process with clarity and care. She was always responsive, thorough, and genuinely committed to achieving the best outcome for our family. Thanks to her tireless efforts, we were able to reach a successful settlement.

- Daniele

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Daniel was very professional throughout my divorce. He explained all the legal jargon and answered all my ad hoc questions which helped make the divorce process seamless

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Daniel was so thorough and helpful we were amazed with his service and knowledge. We didn’t have an easy settlement, the previous owners left the home with 15k of rubbish left behind, kept postponing settlement and also broke back into the home once we settled. Daniel was always reachable when we needed him, spent a long time with our file due to the difficulty of the situation and even contacted us out of hours after settlement to guide us through our next steps seeing as the previous owners had broken into the home. Above and beyond he went and I couldn’t recommend him enough. Thank you for making such a difficult time for us run so smoothly, we won’t forget it and recommend you to all our friends and family going through the process.

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Absolutely excellent. Daniel and his team were a dream to work with. I have great trust in Daniel, he made things very simple and easy

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Daniel showed great attention to detail and I felt he always had my back. Even when faced with gross errors from the other party that wasted our time over and over again, Daniel showed stoic patience and didn’t waver in wanting the highest quality result .

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Daniel has been nothing short of exceptional from the first meeting and continued to be at his highest level of professionalism right through to the end of proceedings. His extensive knowledge and attention to detail is outstanding while being supportive and sensitive throughout high pressure situations. I cannot thank Daniel enough for always taking out the time to explain every aspect in detail and guiding me towards every difficult decision I needed to make.

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Daniel managed my matter from the very beginning and kept me well advised with all available options to me throughout the process. My matter was a complicated one and Daniel put together a strategy which was executed with precision to achieve a positive outcome. I would recommend Daniel to anyone looking for an excellent family lawyer.

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I seriously injured my shoulder following an accident leaving me unable to do things people take for granted, like brushing my own hair and dressing myself. I felt teary and distressed due to the lack of independence and having to rely on my adult daughter to come around and take care of me. I specifically spoke to Diana because I was aware of her expertise in public liability claims and of her reputation for providing legal services in a personable and caring manner. Diana has demonstrated that she not only cares about the end result but how she goes about it, ensuring that my interest are a priority, above all else

- Carmel – Compensation client

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Diana took over my rather complicated legal matter due to the lack of attention it was receiving by another lawyer. The other party was also not cooperating, and I was unable to achieve a resolution and put a traumatic event behind me, I was delighted with the way in which Diana made the entire process easier. She constantly provided me with the reassurance that my convers was being heard and that she understood what I was going through. She was strategic in the way she managed my matter and achieved a result far quicker than I anticipated, when it was all over and done with, my family and I were in tears with relief that I was free to move on with my life, the compassion I and my family received from Diana is highly commendable. I am now free from trauma of past events

- Elisa – Compensation Client

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Diana has been there during the hardest time of my life. In 2013 I was hit by a car became a quadriplegic confined to a wheelchair. Diana guided me through the legal process, providing me with top quality advice, with outstanding professionalism. She is a leader in her field. She deals with the bug insurers and superannuation companies without difficulty. I am lucky to have had Diana and her team look after my matter because the service they provided was tailed to me needs. Diana took time out of her day to come to my home, rather than making me come to her. She resolved my matter with an outcome that ensures I will be looked after for the of my life.

- Edwin – MVA client

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My wife and I had our Wills and Power of Attorney done by Terri and Imogen, they could not have made the process any easier, we had a lot of questions and they answered them all with no fuss, I would highly recommend them as they made us both feel so relaxed and comfortable with the entire process.

- Mark – Estate Planning Client

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Foye Legal is the best place to go for legal matters in the Illawarra. Diana and Patrick truly make you feel heard, valued, and advise you with options that keep your best interests in mind. They have helped me family through a rough time, and we will forever be grateful for that.

- Nichaela

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As we draw to the conclusion of my case, Luis and I would like to extend our greatest thanks to you for the professional and friendly manner that you showed us at all of our meetings and phone calls, your legal advice and council led the way to a most successful outcome far beyond our expectation, it was heartwarming to say the least to have someone like yourself give us explanations that were easy to understand allowing us to make informed decisions. Please also extend our warmest thanks to the rest of the team who were always friendly and welcoming.

- Marina & Luis – Compensation Clients

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I’m just emailing to say thank you so much for all your help and all you did for me. I appreciate it a lot, such a great outcome.

- Ebony – Compensation Client

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Foye Legal have been amazing over the past 4 years. All the staff are so helpful & understand, they show a lot of compassion for their clients & want the best outcome for you. Would highly recommend using Foye Legal.

- Bec – Compensation Client

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Alessia and the team at Foye Legal were absolutely amazing, always put my mind at ease throughout my family court case. I couldn’t thank them enough!

- Family Law Client

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Thanks so much for getting us across the line. We did have a few hiccups on the way but Foye Legal made sure that it all went well. You were always very prompt with your responses and available when the need arose. We do have another off the plan coming up early next year so we will be in touch.

- Property Client

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My wife and I are pleased to provide a review of Foye Legal. Diana and Lisa have been fantastic. Admittedly, this is not our first time working with the team at Foye Legal but as always, they are patient, professional and are always acting with our best interests at heart. I have no hesitation to coming back and working with the team in the future and more so, I would highly recommend them for any of our friends and family as they actually work with us like we are a part of their family. Great job Team Foye!

- Gordon

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Foye Legal is the best and only option when it comes to law matters. Especially Alessia Barilaro. I had a family matter and was looking for a firm and a lawyer that would listen to me, work with me and be compassionate about my case. I had been with two previous firms that I was not happy with before I had found Foye Legal. As soon as I got in contact with Alessia she helped she dropped everything and got my case up to date and working in my favour. Within a few court sessions a period of 6 months she had won me a no contact case.

- Travis – Family Law client

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