Solicitors

Our Darwin Solicitors

David De Silva AM

Principal

Litigation

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide 1988

Admitted to practice 1989

Member of the Order of Australia – 11 June 2018

Peter Orr

Special Counsel

Personal Injuries and Workers Compensation

Qualifications

Bachelor Of Laws Deakin University March 2001

Admitted to Practice: Victorian Supreme Court 3 June 2002

Admitted to Practice High Court of Australia July 2002

Thomas Richardson

Associate

Commercial | Construction Law

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (BA) – University of Melbourne 2011

Juris Doctor (JD) – University of Melbourne – 2016

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – The College of Law – 2017

Certificate of Legal Business Skills – The College of Law – 2017

Admission to the Supreme Court of Victoria – 2017

Cassandra Mammino

Associate

General Commercial Law

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws – Charles Darwin University – 2013

Bachelor of Arts – Charles Darwin University – 2013

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – Australian National University – 2015

Admission to the Supreme Court of Northern Territory, 2016

Winnie Chen

Senior Solicitor

Commercial Litigation

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Monash University 2015

Bachelor of Commerce – Monash University 2015

Admission to the Supreme Court of Victoria, 2017

Eesha Raut

Solicitor

Commercial | Wills & Estate Planning

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws and Commerce – Charles Darwin University 2019

Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – College of Law 2019

Admitted to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, 2019

Volunteer Work – Darwin Community Legal Services (DCLS)

Further volunteer work:

Disciplinary Tribunal Commissioner: Darwin Basketball Association
Disciplinary Tribunal Commissioner: Northern Territory Cricket

Michael Drury

Solicitor

Litigation – Criminal Law

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) – Charles Darwin University 2019

Graduate Diploma Legal Practice 2020 – College of Law NSW

Trained Mediator – Community Justice Centre

Admitted to Supreme Court NT 2020

Olivia-Grace Hill

Solicitor

Area of law: Litigation

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws – Charles Darwin University 2021

Bachelor of Arts – Charles Darwin University 2021

Graduate Diploma Legal Practice 2022 – College of Law NSW

Admission to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory 2022

Admission to the High Court of Australia 2022

Samara Carroll

Solicitor

Area of law: Litigation

Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws – Charles Darwin University 2021

Graduate Diploma Legal Practice 2022 – College of Law NSW

Admission to the supreme court of the Northern Territory 2022

Admission to the High Court of Australia 2022