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Nataša Owens graduated in Law from the University of Zagreb in 1991, and commenced her career as a trainee lawyer in the office of attorney Nikola Bartolić. After passing the bar exam in 1998, she registered in the Directory of Attorneys of the Croatian Bar Association and has worked as a lawyer ever since. She also worked for a while as an official receiver.

She ran her independent law office from 1998 to 2007, except for the period from 2000 to 2003 when she practised law in a joint law office with attorney Katarina Žanetić. She founded OWENS, HOUŠKA AND PARTNERS, Law Firm, Llc. with attorney Tihomir Houška at the beginning of 2007.

On 7th June 2016 she was appointed as the successor of Lovorka Kušan’s law office, who was elected as a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia.  
Since 2003 she has been actively involved in the work of the European Movement Croatia and the European House Zagreb associations, first as vice president of the associations, then president of the Executive Board, and in 2015 became president of the associations. European House Zagreb and European Movement Croatia are the leading non-governmental organisations for the promotion of European integration and operate by providing information and promoting European ideas and the value systems and civilizational standards of a united Europe.

Since 2008 she has been a member of the Board of European Movement International, an international association gathering together 39 European countries and 33 international organisations, since 2014 she has acted as vice president of the Association and in 2020 she was elected as Treasurer. The European Movement International was founded in 1948 by Winston Churchill, Paul-Henri Spaak and other important pioneers of the European idea, and has played an important role in the process of European integration ever since.

Tihomir Houška graduated in Law from the University of Zagreb in 1993. He passed the bar exam in 1996 and the notary public exam in 2002.

Before registering in the Directory of Attorneys he mostly worked in the business sector, at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts and the Croatian Employers’ Association. From 1999 to 2004 he worked at Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d.

He registered in the Directory of Attorneys of the Croatian Bar Association in 2004 and ran an independent law firm from 2004 to 2007. He founded the OWENS, HOUŠKA AND PARTNERS, Law Firm, Llc. with attorney Nataša Owens at the beginning of 2007.

Domagoj Božić graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 2015, when he became part of the law firm Owens, Houška and Partners.

After passing the bar exam in 2018, he is enrolled in the Register of Lawyers of the Croatian Bar Association, and since then he has been continuously practicing law.

He gained the status of a partner in 2021 after many years of dedicated and professional work.

Since 2020, he has been the President of the Commission for the Lease of Agricultural Land of the City of Ivanić-Grad.

Ivana Matić graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 2020.

During her senior year, she was on an Erasmus+ internship under the organisation AIAEM Internship in Madrid.

She joined the team of OWENS, HOUŠKA AND PARTNERS, Law Firm, Llc. in 2020. In March 2023, she passed the bar exam and in January 2024 enrolled in the Register of Lawyers of the Croatian Bar Association.

Mark Matthew Owens has been employed at OWENS, HOUŠKA AND PARTNERS, Law Firm, Llc. since 2016 after completing his undergraduate studies in Law and Management at the University of Exeter in the UK.

In order to further expand his knowledge, he enrolled at the Faculty of Law, University of Osijek, where he graduates in 2022.

After 5 years of work as a Legal assistant in our company, in July 2022 he joined the team of OWENS, HOUŠKA AND PARTNERS, Law Firm, Llc. as an Associate and in May 2024 he passed the bar exam.

Iva Doronjga Hrvatin has been employed at Owens, Houška and partners since 2011.

Business development and implementation of new ways of working with the aim of improving and further developing our team are part of Iva's daily tasks.

After graduating at the Faculty of Law in Osijek, in July 2024 she joined the team of Legal Associates.


Andrija Brajko graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, in 2024.

During his studies, he participated in the Erasmus student exchange program in Salzburg.

He joined the team of the law firm Owens, Houška & Partners in 2025.


Trainee lawyer 

Sanja Maglaić joined the team of the law firm Owens, Houška & Partners in 2024.

As Executive Secretary and Head of the Collections Department, she is responsible for coordinating administrative and legal processes, providing essential support to the team in managing complex cases and ensuring the efficient operation of the office.


Business secretary

Ivana Karlović joined the team of the law firm Owens, Houška & Partners in 2025, following 23 years of professional experience.

As Office Manager, she is responsible for organizing office operations, coordinating administrative activities, and providing support to the legal team to ensure the efficient and professional running of the office.
