Herbert Geer has added a special counsel and a partner to its workplace and insurance services team with the arrival of special counsel Georgina Hedges and the promotion of special counsel Mary MacLeod to partner.

Partner and practice head Cameron Roberts said the insurance and workplace team was growing as a result of its broadening of practice areas. “We are expanding the field of services we offer,” said Roberts. “We have picked up a couple of new clients in the past year and anticipate picking up some more clients as a result of tenders taking place at the moment and later in the year.”

Hedges joins the firm from WorkSafe Victoria, where she was senior legal counsel for more than seven years managing their legal panel firms and common law liabilities. She has extensive experience in plaintiff and defendant personal injury litigation both in Victoria and England. While at WorkSafe Victoria she was involved in the strategic development of the accident compensation scheme.

MacLeod joined the firm as a special counsel in mid 2010. She practices in the area of accident compensation law, and previously worked as a senior manager at the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA).