“Melissa’s focus is on assisting employers to manage their industrial relations and work health and safety compliance. She has previous experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, most recently with a top-tier national firm,” principal Dan Creevey said.

“She has a strong record of delivering practical solutions in complex disputes.”

Ms Demarco has advised clients on matters involving employment, industrial relations and work health and safety issues including anti-discrimination and equal opportunity, unfair dismissal, termination and redundancy, employment contracts and workers compensation.

She is a member of both the Queensland Law Society and the Industrial Relations Society of Queensland.

Creevey Russell Lawyers hired a local family lawyer from rival firm Kennedy Spanner Lawyers earlier this year. Former HWL Ebsworth lawyer Andrew Evans also joined Creevey Russell Lawyers in December last year.