The solicitor in this story, John James Kotsifas of Northcote law firm J Kotsifas & Associates, is in no way professionally related to Melbourne solicitor John Andrew Kotsifas of JK Legal Barristers and Solicitors.
John Kotsifas appeared to be a typical suburban lawyer, grinding away his hours handling wills and conveyancing in a small office above a Northcote massage parlour.
At work, Kotsifas could have been cast as Dennis Denuto, but he didn’t live like the small-time solicitor from the film The Castle.
Kotsifas owned a $1.8 million mansion in upmarket Balwyn North that was undergoing a lavish renovation. He wore flash suits, sent his children to private schools, holidayed overseas and had the pick of luxury cars.
Warning signs that Kots…
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