Hi, I’m Craig.
I am a barrister-at-law, family dispute resolution practitioner, and a nationally accredited mediator.
Over my 30+ year career, I have gained significant experience in many areas of the law including family law, criminal law, wills and estates, and conveyancing.
I have practiced across NSW in offices, chambers, and courthouses on the Central Coast, the Blue Mountains, and the Greater Sydney Area.
You can see all of my professional credentials here.
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Business (MCAE) (1984)
Diploma of Laws (Legal Practitioners Admission Board) (1998)
Sole Practitioner Course (College of Law) (2000)
Barrister Examinations & Barrister Course (NSW Bar Association) (2013)
Nationally Accredited Mediator Training Program & National Mediation Assessment (College of Law) (2017)
Graduate Diploma of Family Dispute Resolution Practice (College of Law) (2018) (with “Distinction”)
EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE LAW – 30 YEARS
I commenced my legal training in 1988 as a legal clerk, managing a supervised workers’ compensation practice, attending that court daily, on my own or instructing counsel as appropriate.
Tipstaff to the Honourable Judge Patrick Moran, Compensation Court (1997).
Exemption from attending College of Law practicum due to lengthy practical experience running my own practice and appearing in court daily for 10 years.
As an employed solicitor from 1998, I obtained experience in personal injury, criminal, civil, conveyancing, wills & probate, family provision & family law disputes.
As a sole practitioner from 2000, I operated my own practice in the Blue Mountains and Central Coast in the above-mentioned areas of law.
Barrister-at-Law (2013–present).
Accredited Mediator under National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) (2017–present)
Accredited FDRP and able to issue certificates under section 60I of the Family Law Act 1975.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the Supreme Court of NSW (1998)
Law Society of NSW
Called to New South Wales Bar (2013)
Lachlan Macquarie Chambers - Director
New South Wales Bar Association
New South Wales Bar Association BARADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution
Family Dispute Resolution Register