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Tom specialises in criminal law and accepts briefs in other areas.

Tom has appeared unled and with a leader in criminal jury trials as counsel for the defence, and in numerous summary trials, intermediate appeals, and contested applications. Tom has also appeared as counsel in common law matters.

He commenced his legal career as a solicitor at Galbally & O’Bryan, and worked for a number of years at NAAJA as a solicitor-advocate and the manager of the East Arnhem Land practice. Tom has also worked at Legal Aid New South Wales. Before signing the Victorian bar roll, Tom practised at the Northern Territory bar and was a founding member of Mindil Chambers.

Tom holds a master’s degree from UCLA School of Law where he was a Dean's Fellow.

He was also judicial extern for the Honorable David O. Carter of the Federal District Court of Central California, sitting principally in the civil docket, and a researcher for Professor Angela Riley. Tom has worked internationally, including in Myanmar, training local lawyers and advising on strategic human rights litigation for international non-governmental organizations..

Tom holds a Victorian Indictable Crime Certificate and is a member of the VLA Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List. Tom is also a member of the relevant legal aid indictable barrister panels in the Northern Territory and in New South Wales.

He read with Judge Anthony Lewis and his senior mentor is Ruth Shann SC.