Qualifications

• Diploma Law (SAB) Diploma PLT (UTS) 1990
• Bachelor of Commerce with Merit 1999
• Advanced Insolvency Law and Practice Certificate 2001
• Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation (Insolvency) 2004
• Level One Collaborative Practice Certificate 2007
• Commercial Mediation Certificate 2010

Admission to Practice

June 1990, Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia

Experience

Graham seeks and achieves the resolution of conflicts through a variety of methods including litigation and alternative dispute resolution procedures such as:

• Negotiation;
• Arbitration; and
• Mediation.

Examples of matters in which Graham has acted are:

• Commercial litigation relating to debt recovery, insurance, shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, contract disputes and failed businesses.
• Legal advice and dispute resolution in  receiverships, administrations and liquidation of companies in many industry and commercial sectors.
• Advising company directors and shareholders concerning their rights and obligations.

In addition, Graham has extensive experience and formal training in insolvency related litigation and has acted for many companies and liquidators to recover funds and to defend claims by creditors.

Graham has also undertaken courses in Negotiation, Collaborative Law and Mediation.

Professional Background
Graham has been involved in law since he started as a clerk in 1984 performing general legal work. From 1999 he has specialised in commercial litigation and insolvency related work, before becoming a director of Access Law Group in 2002.

He is an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Litigation, specialising in insolvency.

Professional Affiliations
Graham was a Director and founding member of the Leadership Development Forum. He is a Solicitor member of the Law Society of NSW and a current member of the Wollongong Central chapter of BNI.

He is a Life Member of the Association of Apex Clubs, a Board Member of the Specialist Accreditation Board of the Law Society of New South Wales and the Vice President of The Illawarra Connection.

Graham was made on Honorary Member of the Golden Key Society in 2011, has been a director of the Wollongong Hawks and is a current director, and Company Secretary  of Basketball Illawarra.

Presentations
Graham has presented seminars on Director’s Duties and Liabilities in Wollongong and Parramatta as well as seminars on Leadership, Procrastination and Delegation for the Leadership Development Forum.

Graham has also presented papers on:

• Asset Protection in an Insolvency Framework;
• Director Penalty Notices;
• Public Examinations under the Corporations Act;
• Social Media Policies; and
• The Golden Rule.

In addition, Graham has presented a workshop on Negotiation for high school students involved in the Young Achievers Program.