Chris completed his Arts and Laws degrees in 1989, from Macquarie University in Sydney.
After graduating, Chris worked as a criminal law solicitor in NSW, Canada and then, between1997 and 2001, in private practice in Victoria .
He signed the Roll of Counsel in October, 2001 and since then has worked exclusively in criminal law.
Since 2005 Chris has appeared in criminal law Trials, and he is now considered an accomplished Trial advocate in both the County Court and the Supreme Court.
Chris has appeared in many criminal law Trials involving all of the many charges that come before the courts. He prides himself on his capacity to grapple with difficult issues, to make the correct forensic decision and to manage the expectations of the client.
Chris is now fully equipped and has the capacity - with WebEx - to appear remotely in the County Court in all non Trial matters.
Chris is on the VLA Preferred Barrister panel and he is also the holder of a current Indictable Crime Certificate issued by the Victorian Bar.
Chris also regularly appears in the Court of Appeal in appeals against both sentence and conviction and he has also appeared in the High Court of Australia in applications for Special Leave to Appeal.