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Decades of experience

Smiddy-Brown Legal ensures each client receives strong representation, support and guidance through every step of the legal process

Carolyn Smiddy-Brown


Director, Solicitor and Barrister

Carolyn graduated from James Cook University in 1996 with an honours degree in law. Since then, she has worked in North Queensland, Hong Kong, China and Albany, Western Australia.

Carolyn practices predominantly in criminal law, dispute resolution and civil and commercial litigation. She has represented clients in a diverse range of matters from murder to complex interstate litigation. She regularly appears in the Supreme Court, District Court, Magistrates Court, Children’s Court and State Administrative Tribunal.

Carolyn is experienced in handling serious criminal matters and trials and has excellent sills negotiating and resolving disputes. She strives to provide clients with independent, expert, professional, objective legal advice and representation in order to achieve the best possible outcome.

In her spare time Carolyn attends ballet classes, travelling and having lunch with her friends and family.

Wayne Burg

Trial Lawyer

Wayne is admitted to the Supreme Court in NSW, ACT and WA and the High Court of Australia.

He has extensive experience in criminal litigation and criminal defence.
He has appeared in a broad range of criminal and traffic matters including
-Bail applications
-Sentencing in Magistrates , District and Supreme Courts
-Trials as defence counsel in all jurisdictions including SAT and children’s Court matters
-Serious sexual violence matters
-White collar crime , fraud , insider trading
-Complex drug supply and possession charges

As a registered pharmacist, he actively contributes to administrative law of vocational matters in the pharmaceutical industry.

He is also in the Innocence Project (USA and Australia) collaborating with their international law networks dedicated to wrongful conviction reviews and support of wrongfully incarcerated people.

In his spare time he plays trumpet in several local bands and enjoys travelling and spending time with his family and toy Bichoodle.