Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts
Accredited Specialist – Criminal Law
Professional Memberships
Admitted in the Supreme Court of Victoria
Law Institute of Victoria
Shortly after his admission to practice in 2015, Manny joined our team of leading criminal defence lawyers at Emma Turnbull Lawyers. He immediately began to hone his skills as a criminal defence lawyer and enjoyed early career success. In 2017, Manny was promoted to a Senior Associate within the firm, and was recognised as a Rising in the Doyle’s Guide rankings for Victorian Criminal Defence Lawyers in 2019. In 2020, Manny was acknowledged as an Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law with the Law Institute of Victoria, and has been promoted to Partner at Emma Turnbull Lawyers in 2021.
Manny was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria, and has built up over many years an array of advocacy experiences. He appears in all Court jurisdictions, and examples of the kinds of complex matters that he has recently appeared in as solicitor-advocate are as follows:
- Multi-day committal hearings;
- Appeals against sentence in the County Court;
- County and Supreme Court plea hearings;
- County and Supreme Court bail applications;
- Section 198B pre-trial cross-examination of witnesses in the County Court;
- Appearing as junior counsel in criminal trials in the County Court;
- Review of supervision order matters under the Serious Offenders Act in the County Court.
As a specialist criminal defence lawyer, Manny has expanded his advocacy work in recent years with appearances on behalf of witnesses in Royal Commission Public Hearings, supplementing this important advocacy work with detailed and complex written submissions.
Manny has also had carriage of a number of high-profile Supreme Court and Court of Appeal matters and has secured excellent outcomes for his clients in these matters.
Prior to being a criminal defence lawyer, Manny gained extensive experience working at a variety of community legal centres in Sydney and Melbourne. The skill he has in developing rapport and trust in clients is matched by a total dedication to his work and a keen eye for detail.