Meet Our Lawyers

Bill Doogue

Director | Accredited Criminal Law Specialist

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Bill Doogue was first admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1989 and has over 30 years experience as a Criminal Lawyer. Bill has also been an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist since 1998.

Andrew George

Director | Accredited Criminal Law Specialist

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Andrew George has over 30 years experience as a criminal lawyer and was first admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1989. Andrew has been an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist since 1995.
 

Josh Taaffe

Josh Taaffe

Director | Trial Counsel | Accredited Criminal Law Specialist

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Josh is a specialist trial lawyer and the in-house Counsel for the firm with over ten years experience as a criminal lawyer, appearing in trials before Judge and Jury since 2009. Josh is a partner of the firm and an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist.

Josh is the deputy chair of the criminal law section of the Law Institute of Victoria. Josh is based in our Melbourne office and appears in all Victorian Courts, at every level. Josh provides advice and representation for all criminal cases.
 

Kristina Kothrakis

Director | Accredited Criminal Law Specialist

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Kristina Kothrakis is an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist, with vast experience in criminal law. Kristina is based in the Melbourne office and appears daily basis in the Magistrates’, County and Children’s Courts of Victoria. on pleas of guilty, not guilty, committal hearings, bail applications and appeals.

Her primary areas of expertise include sexual offences, white collar crime, drug trafficking/importations and also includes driving charges and all summary crime.

Dee Giannopoulos

Partner | Accredited Criminal Law Specialist

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Dee began her career in criminal law at Doogue + George in 2012 whilst completing her post graduate studies. She has spent her career at the firm excelling in criminal defence. She is now an accredited criminal law specialist and a Partner of the firm, based in Melbourne.

Una Ebsworth

PARTNER | ACCREDITED CRIMINAL LAW SPECIALIST

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Una Ebsworth is an experienced criminal lawyer and an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist based in Melbourne. Una has experience in a wide range of criminal matters from summary matters to trials and appeals in the higher courts.
 

Kate has practised exclusively as a criminal defence lawyer since her admission to practice in 2002. Committed to suburban legal practice, Kate is one of the Doogue + George lawyers who are based in the western suburbs at our Sunshine office.
 

Sophie Parsons

Partner | In House Counsel | Accredited Criminal law Specialist

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Sophie Parsons is an experienced criminal law advocate who has appeared in a broad range of criminal defence matters in Victoria and the Northern Territory. Sophie appears in bail applications, committals, trials, pleas and appeals, and also before investigative bodies such as Royal Commissions.

Isabelle Skaburskis

PARTNER | Accredited Criminal law Specialist

Isabelle Skaburskis is one of the Doogue + George lawyers who are based in our Melbourne office. Isabelle is an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist and her experience in criminal law and international human rights law is an asset to the firm and clients.

Amelia Ramsay

Senior Associate

Amelia has a strong practice in providing advice and representation in Magistrates’ Court, County Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal matters. Amelia appears almost daily as a solicitor advocate in the Magistrates’ Court, in Melbourne and at suburban courts.
 
 
Ophelia Hollway Lawyer Senior Associate

Ophelia Hollway

Senior Associate | Accredited Criminal law Specialist

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Ophelia Hollway is an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist and is based in our Melbourne office and regularly appears on behalf of clients in all Melbourne metropolitan and regional courts.

Molly Deighton

SENIOR Associate

Molly is based at our Melbourne office and regularly appears in the Melbourne Magistrates Court as well other suburban and regional courts.

Annamiek Van Loon

SENIOR Associate

Annamiek is based at our Melbourne office and regularly appears in the Melbourne Magistrates Court as well other suburban and regional courts.
 
Josh Harris lawyer

Josh Harris

ASSOCIATE

Josh Harris is one of the Doogue + George lawyers who appear regularly at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court as well as suburban courts including Heidelberg and Broadmeadows.
Codey Larkin

Codey Larkin

ASSOCIATE

Codey is based in our Melbourne office and regularly appears in all suburban and regional courts. Codey was previously a solicitor advocate in the Northern Territory and Victoria.
 
 

Britt is based at our Broadmeadows and Melbourne offices and appears regularly at the Broadmeadows and Melbourne Magistrates’ Courts as well as all other suburban and regional courts. Britt also manages an indictable file load, instructing in County Court matters for both plea and trial.

Cassandra is based at our Sunshine Office and appears regularly in Sunshine and Melbourne Magistrates’ Courts as well as as well other suburban and regional courts.

Maya, previously a County Court Judge’s associate in the Criminal Division, is based in Broadmeadows and Melbourne, appearing in suburban and regional Magistrates’ Courts.

Nikita is based at our Sunshine Office and appears regularly in Sunshine and Melbourne Magistrates’ Courts as well as as well other suburban and regional courts.

Ella is based at our Sunshine Office and appears regularly in Sunshine and Melbourne Magistrates’ Courts as well as as well other suburban and regional courts.

Jonathan is based in our Broadmeadows and Melbourne offices. He previously worked as a Judge’s associate in the Criminal Division of the County Court of Victoria and at the Principal Registry of the Supreme Court of Victoria.