Joel has a trial and appellate practice in public and criminal law. He is currently undertaking a Master of Architecture at the University of Melbourne.
Joel advises and appears led and unled for private and government parties in proceedings concerning judicial and merits review, inquests, commissions of inquiry, planning and migration. Prior to coming to the Bar, he taught at the University of Melbourne Law School and was previously an Associate to the Honourable Justice Emerton (now President of the Court of Appeal), during which time her Honour was Judge-in-Charge of the Valuation, Compensation and Planning List.
In 2021, Joel was awarded the inaugural Debbie Mortimer S.C. Award for outstanding achievement in pro bono advocacy in a migration matter.
For information on some of the cases that Joel has been involved in, please click here.