Nick was admitted as a solicitor in 2013 and called to the bar in 2017.

Nick maintains a diverse practice and accepts briefs in all areas. He specialises in criminal law and professional disciplinary matters.

Nick appears in the District Court in trials, sentences, and appeals and has extensive experience in all types of Local Court and Children’s Court matters, as well as applications for bail before the Supreme Court. He has appeared as junior counsel in the Court of Criminal Appeal and in the Supreme Court in jury trials and sentences, as well as in the High Court of Australia and Court of Appeal.

He has appeared in long running criminal trials and is instructed by private solicitors, the Legal Aid Commission, the Aboriginal Legal Service and the Commonwealth and New South Wales DPPs, conducting work on behalf of both the defence and prosecution. He draws on this experience to quickly identify strengths and weaknesses in the evidence and focus on the real issues in dispute.

Nick also appears in professional disciplinary cases, with particular experience representing a range of medical professionals including specialists, general practitioners, pharmacists and chiropractors facing complaints of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct.

Nick graduated with first class honours in law from Sydney University. Whilst undertaking his studies he worked at Norton Rose Australia (now Norton Rose Fulbright) and was awarded a scholarship to undertake part of his coursework at Uppsala University, Sweden. Prior to being called to the bar he worked as a tipstaff to two judges of the New South Wales Supreme Court and then practised as a solicitor for the Aboriginal Legal Service (across various parts Western New South Wales and later in metropolitan Sydney) and the Children’s Legal Service, conducting a wide range of hearings and appeals.