Selina Si



Selina is responsible for maintaining the client accounting system, accounts payable and receivable as well as the Office and Trust Accounts, and all of the day to day bookkeeping of the firm.

Lorraine Moore



Lorraine has worked for the firm for over 40 years, and has been a constant familiar presence as the firm has grown and expanded its client base. She plays an important role in training new staff and in imbuing the firm’s philosophy of competent and efficient service.

Grace Lwinoo



One of Grace’s roles is to be a friendly first point of contact for clients and other visitors to the firm. She is also responsible for managing many of the firm’s conveyancing matters. Grace successfully balances her work at McDermott & Associates with studying for her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Western Sydney.

John McDermott



John has been practising as a solicitor for over 40 years and was the first solicitor in New South Wales to be accredited as both a Business Specialist and Property Specialist by the Law Society of New South Wales. He is also deemed to be one of the most experienced Arbitrators and Mediators in the state.

John is a past Chairman of the Arbitration Liaison Committee and has also served on the Business Law Committee and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Law Society of New South Wales. He is also a Fellow of the Resolution Institute.

John is often asked to act as an Expert by other solicitors and is even called upon by the Supreme Court of New South Wales to provide Expert Determinations from time to time.

He has also served on the boards of numerous companies and has been the Chairman of Catholic Health Australia and Southern Cross Care, amongst other organisations.