Excellence in legal issues
Our team at LMN Lawyers is built on trust, care, and a genuine commitment to our clients. We take pride in creating a welcoming environment where you feel heard and supported. With experience across a range of legal matters, we are here to guide you with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Ricardo V. Viana LLM, LLB
Solicitor & Notary Public. JP (Qual), FANZCN
Ricardo is an Australian legal practitioner, former judicial officer, and dean of law in his native El Salvador, Central America.
He studied English and Law at Queensland University of Technology and graduated with a Master of Laws degree in 1995. Ricardo completed law studies for admission at the University of New England and the College of Law in NSW.
Ricardo is admitted to practice law in Queensland, New South Wales and the High Court of Australia. He is also a Public Notary. Ricardo’s areas of practice include Commercial, Property, Administrative, Migration and Wills and Estates law. He was a Registered Migration Agent for more than 25 years with extensive expertise in all visa classes and appeals to specialised Tribunals.
He is a member of the Queensland Law Society, a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries, an Individual Affiliated to the International Union of Notaries and an Australian member of IURISGAL.
Ricardo is an active member of various community organisations. He is the Past President of the Multicultural Communities Council Gold Coast Ltd. (MCCGC) and a former member of the Executive Committee and Regional Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia (FECCA).
In recognition of his contribution to Multicultural Communities, he was awarded the Excellence in Leadership by Australia Global Fair 2023; a Life Membership for both the Federation of Ethnics Communities Councils of Australia 2019 and the Multicultural Communities Council of Gold Coast 2018; Outstanding Volunteer Award from Volunteers Queensland in 2018. In 2011, he received a Queensland Government Award for being a Highly Commended Outstanding Volunteer.
Contact Ricardo : rviana@lmnlawyers.com.au
Kyunghee Kwon
Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia JP(Qual)
Kyung graduated from Griffith University, and has accumulated experience working in Migration and Refugee Law both with our firm and previously as an intern at another firm in Brisbane and with the Refugee and Immigration Legal Service. She also has experience as a volunteer at a specialist domestic and family violence (DFV) court in the Southport Magistrates Court.
Kyung is currently undergoing further education in Family Mediation and will soon be a qualified Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
At LMN Lawyers, she assists in Business law, commercial and property law, Family Law, Wills and Estates and Immigration law.
Kyung is fluent in the Korean language.
Contact Kyung: kyung@lmnlawyers.com.au
Kyung is currently undergoing further education in Family Mediation and will soon be a qualified Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner.
At LMN Lawyers, she assists in Business law, commercial and property law, Family Law, Wills and Estates and Immigration law.
Kyung is fluent in the Korean language.
Contact Kyung: kyung@lmnlawyers.com.au
Maureen Brazil
Consultant Solicitor
Maureen Brazil completed her studies at Bond University and is a solicitor admitted in the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Maureen has experience in Property Law and Conveyancing.
Her affiliations include the Queensland Law Society, Gold Coast District Law Association, Filipino Australian Gold Coast Community and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Prior to migrating in Australia, Maureen worked as a Presidential Staff Assistant at the Office of the President of the Philippines and a Legal Researcher at the legal department of top company Amalgamated Specialties Corporation, (AMSPEC) leading manufacturer of Crayola Crayons & office supplies in Asia.
Dylan Gray
Law Graduate
Dylan is currently completing his Practical Legal Training with us and expects to be admitted as a solicitor soon.