"This new office in Bendigo will give people across the region the opportunity to meet with a lawyer without having to travel long distances to access specialised legal services," he said.

Frigerio is Bendigo born and bred, having finished secondary school at Catholic College Bendigo before studying law at Monash University. He returned to live in north-east Victoria last year to run Maurice Blackburn's Wangaratta office, as well as seeing clients at the Shepparton and Wodonga visiting offices.

The Bendigo office adds to other Victorian offices in Geelong, Traralgon, Mildura and Wangaratta, and other visiting offices in Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Shepparton, Warragul, Warrnambool and Wodonga.