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Work History
Education
Skills
Post Graduate Qualifications
Professional Memberships
Secondary Address
Marital Status
Community Service
Personal Information
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Michael Purcell

Southport,Australia

Summary

A successful professional career, based mainly in law, policing and the criminal justice system over 38 years, culminating as a criminal defence barrister in Queensland. I am a competent and professional lawyer with an extensive knowledge of local, state and commonwealth legislation, along with precedent law and policy. I was regarded as a seasoned and competent police officer and prosecutor for 24 years, predominantly in the areas of prosecutions, incident command, project services and support services until 2007.

Overview

45
45
years of professional experience

Work History

Practicing Member

01.2020 - Current
  • Practicing member of the Queensland Bar in the criminal, family law and administrative law areas

Solicitor

Price & Roobottom (now Potts Lawyers)
01.2007 - 01.2020
  • Senior solicitor with the firm for 13 years
  • Appeared before the Magistrates, District, Supreme and Courts of Appeal, in a variety of matters ranging from simple breaches to large-scale fraud, drug and murder trials
  • Presented lectures and workshops on behalf of the Queensland Law Society at their state Symposiums in 2009 and 2015

Principal Lawyer

Queensland Government
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Providing legal advice to the Director Legal Services and the Manager, Compliance Investigations
  • Training compliance investigators in the areas of prosecutions, evidence gathering, brief preparation and investigatory techniques
  • Appearing before the Queensland Magistrates Courts, Environmental Planning Court, and the briefing of senior counsel for appeal matters and judicial reviews before the District, Supreme and Courts of Appeal

Officer-Charge

Queensland Police Force
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Officer-Charge, Palm Beach Police Station, Acting Inspector Regional Duty Officer, Support Services and Inspector - Projects including the compilation of, and upkeep, of district and regional policing policies
  • Founding committee member and treasurer for the Gold Coast Domestic Violence Prevention Centre
  • Developing domestic violence prevention strategies
  • Presenter at the 2004 International Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Conference, San Diego (April 2004) on the subject, ‘Promising practices from around the world’
  • Team member Rotary District 9640 / 1996 Group Study Exchange to Cornwall/West Devon, studying policing, practices of courts, crime prevention and CCTV programs

Senior Sergeant Officer-in-Charge

Queensland Police Force
01.1997 - 01.2005
  • Appointed Senior Sergeant Officer-in-Charge, Gold Coast Police Prosecution Corps

Prosecutor

Queensland Police Force
01.1985 - 01.1997
  • Completed the 11th Police Prosecutions Course
  • Appointed prosecutor in Charleville, Wynnum, Brisbane and Gold Coast

General Police Duties

Queensland Police Force/Service
01.1983 - 01.1985

Clerk

National Australia Bank
01.1980 - 01.1983

Education

Senior -

Aquinas College
01.1979

Bar Practice Course -

Queensland Bar Association
01.2003

Bachelor of Laws -

Queensland University of Technology
01.2001

Skills

    Legal Research

    Organisational management

    Advocacy

Post Graduate Qualifications

Bar Practice Course, Queensland Bar Association, 01/01/03

Professional Memberships

Queensland Bar Association

Secondary Address

5/24-26 Brighton Parade, Southport, Qld, 4215

Marital Status

Married, Paula, Alexandra, Thomas, Fraser, Huw

Community Service

  • Member and Past President, Southport Surf Lifesaving Club
  • Committee Member, Kurrawa Surf Lifesaving Club
  • Member, Ashmore PCYC
  • Member, Surfers Paradise Swimming Club
  • Honorary Lawyer, Various Clubs
  • Member, Broadbeach Rotary Club

Personal Information

Age: 62

Timeline

Practicing Member

01.2020 - Current

Solicitor

Price & Roobottom (now Potts Lawyers)
01.2007 - 01.2020

Principal Lawyer

Queensland Government
01.2006 - 01.2007

Officer-Charge

Queensland Police Force
01.2005 - 01.2007

Senior Sergeant Officer-in-Charge

Queensland Police Force
01.1997 - 01.2005

Prosecutor

Queensland Police Force
01.1985 - 01.1997

General Police Duties

Queensland Police Force/Service
01.1983 - 01.1985

Clerk

National Australia Bank
01.1980 - 01.1983

Bar Practice Course -

Queensland Bar Association

Bachelor of Laws -

Queensland University of Technology

Senior -

Aquinas College

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