Prior to being called to the Bar, Michelle’s experience reflected her diverse interests within the law and keen sense of public duty. After working as an associate to Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE, the then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Michelle was admitted to practice and worked as a senior associate at Minter Ellison Lawyers (1999-2007). While practicing in the fields of Commercial Litigation and Media Law, Michelle was seconded to American Express in a general counsel role and also to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre to set up the NSW Homeless Persons Legal Service. In 2008 Michelle moved into the fields of public and criminal law as the Counsel Assisting the NSW Solicitor General and Crown Advocate and later as the Special Counsel in the Criminal Law Team at the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office.
At the Bar, Michelle continues to appear and advise in public, commercial, media and criminal law matters across a range of courts, tribunals and other forums
- Administrative Law
- Competition & Consumer Law
- Constitutional Law
- Contract & General Commercial Law
- Criminal Law & Appeals
- Defamation
- Inquests & Inquiries