Nicola Pachinger

Nicola delivers expert professional legal services across a broad range of practice areas that she is particularly dedicated to, including: criminal law, traffic law, intervention orders, coronial inquests, commissions of inquiry, disciplinary law, family law, child protection law and sports law. 

Nicola has vast experience in dealing with organised crime and gang related crime matters and family violence matters and these are areas of significant interest for Nicola. 

Nicola has amassed substantial experience representing government, non-government and private clients and appearing in a wide variety of courts in the federal, Victorian and interstate jurisdictions. 

Nicola is responsive to her clients’ needs, mindful in her communications and is able to explain the most complex of matters in an appropriately simplified manner. Nicola is strategic, persuasive and resourceful in negotiation situations. Nicola is a technical, decisive and tenacious advocate. 

Nicola has often been engaged in cases involving copious volumes of technical scientific and medical evidence. Nicola is adept in the preparation and cross-examination of expert witnesses. 

Nicola has experience working in multicultural environments which has enabled Nicola to acquire an understanding and appreciation of cultural differences that may arise in the legal process. Nicola appears for parties in specialist Australian Indigenous courts. 

Nicola has worked closely with a number of senior barristers throughout her legal career, including Queen’s Counsels and Senior Counsels and Nicola has been involved in representing clients in various high-profile matters. 

Nicola also has a comprehensive advice and written advocacy practice. 

Prior to joining the Victorian Bar Nicola worked extensively, in both Victoria and New South Wales, as a Solicitor Advocate.