Adam Maloney

Adam practices in all areas of criminal law. He also accepts briefs in disciplinary and regulatory matters including matters proceeding before and initiated by public authorities.

Adam is an experienced solicitor advocate who has acted in summary, indictable and appellate matters in the Magistrates’, Children’s and County Court jurisdictions.

Adam regularly appears in Intervention Order applications pursuant to the Family Violence Protection Act and the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act. He represents Applicants, Respondents and clients charged with contraventions of intervention orders.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Adam worked as a criminal solicitor advocate in the Melbourne, Sunshine and Dandenong Offices of Victoria Legal Aid (VLA).

He has had the opportunity to work in all of VLA’s practice areas, crime, civil (primarily in infringements, mental health and immigration matters), family and children’s law.

Adam has experience working in the specialist Dandenong and Melbourne Drug Courts and working with children in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court.

Whilst at VLA, Adam conducted evidence and practical legal training for VLA’s in house solicitors as well as community legal education for legal issues relating to children and schools.

Adam was accredited as a specialist in Criminal Law by the Law Institute of Victoria in 2016.

Adam read with Simon Moglia. 

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