Briana is a criminal defence barrister. Her practice is focused on indictable crime matters as well as advising and appearing in crime-adjacent proceedings. She appears led and unled in jury trials, pleas, appeals, committals and contested hearings, as well as in inquests, review proceedings in a range of jurisdictions including VCAT and in intervention order proceedings.
Briana holds her Indictable Crime Certificate, is a member of Victoria Legal Aid’s Criminal Trial Preferred Barrister List and was selected for Victoria Legal Aid’s Trial Counsel Development Program in 2026.
Briana has particular experience representing children and young people. She regularly appears for children in all jurisdictions, as well as for parents and children in the Family Division of the Children’s Court.
Before coming to the Bar, Briana worked at Victoria Legal Aid, including in the Youth Crime Team. She was associate to the Hon. Justice Hollingworth of the Supreme Court of Victoria, a senior policy officer at the Victorian Law Reform Commission, and the Senior Legal Registrar of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division.
Briana read with Sarah Keating KC. Her senior mentor was Sally Flynn KC.
She is a member of the Criminal Bar Association Committee for 2026.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.
