Grope Hamilton

Tonia Karagiannis

Commercial Litigation Partner

Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Economics, University of Adelaide

Grad. Dip. in Legal Practice, South Australian Institute of Technology

Areas of practice

  • Commercial law
  • Commercial litigation
  • Insolvency and debt recovery
  • Trade practices act matters
  • Professional negligence
  • Building law
  • Liquor and gaming law
  • Wills and Estates

Personal memberships

  • Member of the Law Society of South Australia

Experience and areas of specialisation

Tonia joined Grope Hamilton Lawyers in 1998 having initially worked with the firm in the early 1990’s. Her expertise covers a broad range of commercial matters including litigation in the areas of contractual partnership, leasing disputes, security enforcement and debt collection.

She also has extensive experience in conducting commercial and civil trials in the Federal, Supreme, District and Magistrates Courts of South Australia.

Tonia’s field of speciality sees her regularly advise and represent clients in Wills and Estates, liquor and gaming license matters, construction disputes, arbitration and mediation and the often, highly complex fields of professional negligence and misrepresentation claims.

Personal interests

When not looking after the needs of her clients, Tonia looks after herself by walking, reading and spending valuable time with her family.

Contact points

Tonia Karagiannis LL.B, B.Ec.
Email: tkaragiannis@gropehamiltonlawyers.com.au

Tonia Karagiannis's Vcard

“Tonia is a very experienced commercial litigator who is a great “getting up” lawyer. Tonia works on her own matters and also on a number of my matters, assisting with larger commercial litigation matters when they look like going to trial. With Tonia on the job, I am always very confident that the case will be put forward in an accurate and optimal way. Tonia worries about her clients’ matters, which is an excellent attribute in a lawyer.”

Mark Hamilton, Managing Partner