Michael Barnes

Michael’s depth of experience, ability to get to the heart of an issue and communication skills put him at the top of employment & industrial law and personal injury.

Michael is recognised in the profession as a leading practitioner in these practice areas and is accredited by the NSW Law Society in employment & industrial law and personal injury.

He has served on a variety of committees of the Law Society, including as part of the peer review process by which solicitors become accredited specialists in employment and industrial Law.

He has been a partner at Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers since 2013 where he has a busy practice handling matters from a diversity of clients from all areas of New South Wales.

Areas of Practice:

• Accredited Specialists in Personal Injury Law
• Public Inquiries, Royal Commissions & Special Projects

Publications:

• Broken Hearted Lover or Something More Sinister
  Published 03 Feb 2014
  Whether it is in the home, social life or in the workplace there needs to be a careful consideration and appreciation that your actions could have consequences at law.
• The Right to Silence Fact or Fiction in the Workplace
  Published 01 Nov 2013

Key Professional Achievements:

• Michael completed a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws in 1975 and 1977 (respectively) from the University of Sydney.
• Michael was admitted to practice in NSW in 1978.
• He was accredited by the NSW Law Society in employment and industrial law in 1994.
• He is also an accredited specialist in personal injury law by the NSW Law Society.
• He completed a Masters of Laws at Sydney University in while working in legal practice.