Clerks
Barristers engage a Barristers’ Clerk, who in turn advise solicitors as to the suitability, availability and fees of counsel.
This webpage only contains the contact details of those barristers who are members of the Victorian Bar Association with current Victorian or Interstate practising certificates, and who have agreed to their details being made available. For more information read our disclaimer here.
If you need assistance finding the right barrister, we suggest you contact one of the barrister's clerks who will discuss your needs with you and recommend an appropriate barrister.
A clerk will also be able to advise you on the availability of the barristers on their list.
Ragu re-signed the Bar Roll in 2015, after more than 8 years as a Special Counsel in the employ of Russell Kennedy.
Prior to that, Ragu practised as a barrister between 1992 and 2006.
Tania accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and family law including family violence and intervention order matters.
Since joining the Bar in 2010 Vince has become an established senior advocate in criminal matters conducting trials and appeals and now holding an Indictable Crime Certificate issued by the Victorian Bar.
Vince is also a member of VLA’s preferred barrister list.
Sam has extensive experience in criminal law and related matters, including family violence matters.
James is a passionate client-focussed advocate.
James is accomplished trial counsel who specialises in criminal defence and intervention order advocacy.
James is Victoria Legal Aid approved trial counsel, and the holder of an Indictable Crime Certificate.
John has over twenty years’ experience in prosecutions brought by regulatory agencies, and regularly appears in child protection proceedings in the Children’s Court
In addition to this, John also accepts briefs in regulatory matters including disciplinary proceedings.
Georgina Connelly regularly appears in the Court of Appeal. Cases she has recently appeared in include:
Jonathan is an experienced criminal defence advocate. He is accepting briefs to appear and advise in all courts.
Brett accepts briefs in all criminal, and quasi-criminal, matters as well as civil proceedings such as Intervention Orders and Victims of Crime.
Chris accepts briefs in Family Law, Criminal Law and Intervention Order matters.
Family Law
Raj Bhattacharya is a passionate and committed defence barrister. He is very experienced in criminal law, having practiced since 2007.
He is a VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister and has appeared in numerous Jury Trials.
John Moore has practised in criminal, public and common law for over 10 years. In 2017 he was selected to join the Victoria Legal Aid Trial Counsel Development Program. He is a VLA Preferred Trial Barrister.
Peta accepts briefs in all areas of criminal and family law.
Amanda has a particular expertise in occupational health and safety and a broad practice in regulatory, criminal, disciplinary and associated matters. She is available to take briefs for appearance and advice work in these and associated areas of practice.
David welcomes briefs to appear in all areas of family law and related jurisdictions.
Before coming to the Bar, David worked as a solicitor advocate, appearing regularly in family law proceedings at the Federal Circuit Court and treatment order hearings at the Mental Health Tribunal.
Sally has worked exclusively in family law since her admission to legal practice in 2011.
Simon is a barrister practicing principally in crime, intervention orders, family law and guardianship law.
Karen welcomes briefs to appear in metropolitan and regional courts in all areas of Criminal Law, Child Protection, Intervention Orders and Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal matters.
Tim accepts briefs for defendants in criminal and quasi criminal matters.
Prior to coming to the bar Tim worked as a solicitor advocate for 32 years.
He had held the status of Accredited Criminal Law specialist for 20 years.
Emma has extensive experience as an advocate in summary and indictable crime. She practices in all areas of criminal law and appears in all jurisdictions. Emma read with Megan Tittensor and her Senior Mentor was Peter Morrissey SC.
James is available to accept briefs in all areas of family law and related jurisdictions.
Cameron’s practises in criminal and quasi-criminal matters for summary and indictable matters, and appears at all stages of proceedings, including pleas, contest mentions, summary hearings, bail applications, committal hearings, trials and appeals.
Jacqui Hession accepts briefs in criminal and quasi-criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts.
Thomas accepts briefs in criminal law and related areas.
He appears in all types of criminal matters including jury trials, bail applications, pleas, and appeals. He has a practice with an emphasis on complex fraud, sexual abuse, and commercial quantity drug cases.
Ryan Hartshorne accepts briefs in all criminal, disciplinary and quasi-criminal matters in metropolitan and regional courts.
Therese accepts briefs to appear (as counsel or in her capacity as a Nationally Accredited Mediator) in, and advise on, matters involving all aspects of family law and related jurisdictions. For the second consecutive year (2023 & 2024) she has been included by Doyles Guide to the Australian
Hazel accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law, quasi-criminal and intervention order matters in regional and metropolitan Victoria.
Erin accepts briefs in all areas of criminal law.
Erin has extensive advocacy experience having regularly appeared in bail applications, committals, contested hearings, plea hearings and contested extraditions.
Peter is an experienced advocate practicing primarily in criminal and quasi-criminal matters. He also appears in administrative and employment matters.
Barristers engage a Barristers’ Clerk, who in turn advise solicitors as to the suitability, availability and fees of counsel.
There are a number of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options available for resolving disputes without recourse to litigation