Division of Bar Roll:
Victorian Practising Counsel
Previous Occupation:
Associate and Acting Branch Manager - Shine Lawyers (Melbourne Branch)
Profile:
Peter's primary practice is in common law and statutory personal injury claims, including Workers’ Compensation, Transport Accident, Public Liability and appellate cases.
He has acted in the Supreme Court (including Court of Appeal), County Court, Magistrates' Court and VCAT.
He has significant experience:
- Appearing at trials both led and unled;
- Setting case strategy;
- Providing advice in relation to prospects of success and evidence;
- Drawing Serious Injury paperwork;
- Drawing Court paperwork including pleadings, interlocutory documents and Medical Panel referral documents;
- Appearing at directions hearings, mentions and interlocutory application hearings; and
- Conducting settlement negotiations.
Before coming to the Bar, Peter represented hundreds of clients as a senior personal injury solicitor at a national plaintiff personal injury firm.
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