Emma Turnbull is a Director and the founding partner of Emma Turnbull Lawyers Pty Ltd. Emma established the practice in 2011 after several years in specialist private practice criminal law firms in Melbourne.

A passionate and fearless advocate, Emma appears regularly in all courts across the Victorian criminal justice system. Emma’s team of criminal defence lawyers are in Court every day of the week and the office runs one of the largest practices of indictable crime and jury trials in Victoria. The firm is the largest criminal law firm headed by a female in Victoria. She is an industry leader and a forceful advocate for change and development of criminal law in practice. Emma has been acknowledged year after year as a leading criminal defence lawyer in Doyle’s Annual Guide, has won ACQ Partner of the Year and is the 2024 Lawyers Weekly Wellness Advocate of the Year award winner. From 2021 to 2024 she has been a Finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards and the Australian Law Awards for her advocacy, client care and for her work as a firm partner.