Robert Richter KC
Bar: 1971 | Silk: 1985
Graduating BA, LLB (Hon) from Melbourne University where he was joint Editor of MULR with His Honour K. Hayne J. of the High Court, he signed the Bar Roll and read with the late Ron Castan QC - of Mabo fame.
Philip Dunn KC
Bar: 1969 | Silk: 1995
Philip has conducted cases in all types of criminal matters, notably murder, conspiracy, corporate and tax fraud, drug matters and sex offences.
Peter Morrissey SC
Bar: 1994 | Silk: 2009
Peter has been at the Bar since 1994 and Senior Counsel since 2009. He has served as the Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association and on the Ethics Committee. He has taught public law and criminal law subjects at the Law School of the University of Melbourne.
David Edwardson KC
Bar: 1994 | Silk: 2006
Since 1988 David has practised at the independent bar at Bar Chambers Adelaide, South Australia and was appointed silk in 2006.
Felicity Gerry KC
Felicity Gerry KC is admitted in Australia, England and Wales and has had ad hoc admission in Hong Kong and Gibraltar.
Daniel Gurvich KC
Bar: 1997 | Silk: 2015
Daniel Gurvich has extensive experience in all aspects of criminal law. His practice is substantially in trials in the County and Supreme Courts, and appeals in the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Julie Condon KC
Bar: 1997 | Silk: 2016
Julie practices in all facets of criminal law. She has appeared in interstate jurisdictions and internationally.
Justin Hannebery KC
Bar: 1998 | Silk: 2018
Justin is a King's Counsel practising in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions in all Criminal Law, OHS matters, coronial inquests, professional disciplinary tribunals and Royal Commissions. He is the current President of the Victorian Bar.
Karen Argiropoulos SC
Bar: 2010 | Silk: 2024
Karen practices in public, regulatory and criminal law.
Antony David Trood
Bar: 1994
In Tony's career as firstly, a solicitor with the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service and then subsequently at the Bar he has practised extensively in all areas of criminal law appearing both to prosecute and defend.
Anthony (Tony) Thomas
Bar: 1998
Tony Thomas focuses his practice on construction disputes, infrastructure disputes, regulatory inquiries and public law.
Melissa Mahady
Bar: 2000
Melissa is an experienced trial and appellate advocate practising in criminal and quasi-criminal matters (including OH&S prosecutions, regulatory and disciplinary matters) and common law. She holds an Indictable Crime Certificate (ICC).
Amber Harris
Bar: 2002
Amber has nearly 25 years’ legal experience including in the criminal and quasi-criminal jurisdiction, and administrative law.
Leighton Gwynn
Bar: 2002
Leighton specialises in criminal, appellate and common law.
David Cronin
Bar: 2006
David's practice is predominately serious indictable crime including offences relating to sex, drugs and violence.
Richard Edney
Bar: 2007
Richard is a defence barrister who values and enjoys the responsibility of representing all of his clients from his base at Niagara Lane Chambers. He is a graduate of Melbourne University Law School who started in criminal defence as a solicitor advocate at the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service.
Astrid Haban-Beer
Bar: 2013
Astrid Haban-Beer has a practice incorporating criminal law, public law and regulatory investigations. Astrid’s practice includes appearing in jury trials, royal commissions, and coronial inquests.
Amanda Burnnard
Bar: 2014
Amanda is an experienced criminal defence advocate and has a trial practice. She holds a Victorian Bar Indictable Crime Certificate and is a Victoria Legal Aid Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister.
David Carolan
Bar: 2017
David has a broad practice in criminal, insurance and common law matters.
Stephanie Wallace
Bar: 2017
Stephanie’s practice is principally in criminal and quasi criminal law matters, including inquests and police torts.
Jennifer McGarvie
Bar: 2017
Jennifer accepts briefs to appear and advise in all areas of criminal and quasi-criminal law.
Ffyona Livingstone Clark
Bar: 2017
Ffyona accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and quasi-criminal law, as well as select areas of public law, including coronial inquests, inquiries and investigations, disciplinary hearings, OH&S, regulatory matters, as well as suppression/non-publication order proceedings and public interest immunity claims.
Joanne Poole
Bar: 2018
Joanne practises primarily in indictable crime, criminal appeals and occupational health and safety matters. Joanne also represents clients at coercive hearings and in disciplinary matters.
Carly Marcs
Bar: 2018
Carly’s practice involves regulatory and criminal law matters. She is particularly interested in commissions of inquiry and quasi-criminal matters including disciplinary and tribunal proceedings.
Anthony Pyne
Bar: 2018
Anthony practises in criminal and quasi-criminal law.
Tim Bourbon
Bar: 2018
Tim accepts briefs in criminal and quasi-criminal matters, including disciplinary tribunal proceedings, regulatory matters and inquests.
Kestin Mildenhall
Bar: 2018
Kestin accepts briefs to appear and advise in criminal and quasi-criminal matters.
Stephanie Joosten
Bar: 2018
Stephanie accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law and quasi-criminal law, including administrative and regulatory matters.
Natalie Kaye
Bar: 2018
Natalie accepts briefs to appear and advise in criminal and quasi-criminal matters, including OH&S matters and disciplinary proceedings.
Rabea Khan
Bar: 2019
Rabea accepts briefs in criminal, quasi-criminal and administrative law. She also accepts briefs in other areas of law that intersect with criminal law.
Patrick O'Halloran
Bar: 2019
Patrick specialises in both criminal law and matters relating to or arising out of criminal proceedings.
Luke McPhie
Bar: 2019
Luke accepts briefs in criminal and quasi criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts, as well as intervention orders, compensation orders, common law, litigation, family law and victims of crime assistance tribunal applications.
Madeleine Sargent
Bar: 2020
Madeleine is an experienced advocate who accepts briefs to appear and advise in all areas of criminal law, including quasi-criminal areas, such as coronial inquests, disciplinary tribunals, investigations and Royal Commissions. She also welcomes briefs arising from local government and Worksafe prosecutions.
Christin Tom
Bar: 2021
Christin accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law and quasi-criminal law, including regulatory, administrative and public law matters. He is an experienced advocate, with particular knowledge of indictable crime.
David De Witt
Bar: 2021
David accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law and quasi-criminal law, including disciplinary matters and inquests.
Sai Ranjit
Bar: 2021
Sai is an experienced court advocate, accepting briefs in criminal, quasicriminal, and property law. He is known for his personable approach with clients and his ability to maintain their trust and confidence.
Gabriel Chipkin
Bar: 2022
Gabriel is an experienced courtroom advocate and accepts briefs to appear in criminal matters, regulatory and administrative law matters, inquests and inquiries.
Vincent Vuu
Bar: 2022
Vincent accepts briefs to advise and appear in criminal law and quasi-criminal matters.
Sam Cooper
Bar: 2022
Sam is an established advocate with a strong foundation in criminal law and experience in regulatory matters.
Emma Fargher
Bar: 2022
Emma accepts briefs to appear and advise in all criminal and quasi-criminal matters.
Briana Proud
Bar: 2023
Briana accepts briefs in criminal and quasi-criminal matters, as well as in intervention orders proceedings, cases in the Family Division of the Children’s Court and in family law.
Leigh Crosbie
Bar: 2023
Leigh practices in regulatory, criminal and public law matters including inquests and tribunals.
Daniel Ryan
Bar: 2024
Daniel accepts briefs to appear in criminal, quasi-criminal, regulatory and public law matters including inquests and tribunals. He has a particular interest in the criminal law and accepts briefs from both prosecution agencies and defence.
Tom Clelland
Bar: 2025
Tom specialises in criminal law and accepts briefs in other areas. Tom has appeared unled and with a leader in criminal jury trials as counsel for the defence, and in numerous summary trials, intermediate appeals, and contested applications. Tom has also appeared as counsel in common law matters.
Lauren Gurry
Bar: 2025
Lauren is an accomplished advocate who has a broad practice in criminal law and public law. She appears in state and federal criminal and quasi-criminal matters, both for prosecution and defence, and also accepts briefs in regulatory and enforcement proceedings, disciplinary matters and inquests and inquiries.