Dominic Brunello
In his early-career Dominic was trained as a solicitor at Robertson O’Gorman. He then took a job with the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia. After steady promotion, he was appointed in-house criminal Counsel. Dominic appeared for Aboriginal defendants before the District and Supreme Courts in jury trials (including for murder) and appeals. In 2016, Dominic returned to Brisbane and to Robertson O’Gorman. In 2020 Dominic attained specialist accreditation in criminal law, achieving the highest score of the applicant group. Mr Brunello was appointed a Magistrate in 2024.
Leigh Rollason
Leigh Rollason initially joined the Robertson O’Gorman in 1991. Leigh obtained a Specialist Accreditation in Criminal Law, having topped the QLS Accredited Specialist Criminal Law Course in 2008. Leigh conducted a wide range of cases dealing with administrative law, corrective services law, immigration, professional misconduct and coronial inquests.
Leon Ackermann
Mr Ackermann completed his LLM degree (Advanced Criminal Law and Criminology) in 1992. He was admitted as Advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa in 1994. Mr Ackermann prosecuted in South Africa from 1998, mostly in murder trials and criminal appeals in the High Court. Mr Ackermann moved to Queensland in 2000 and then worked as a solicitor for a couple of private criminal firms in Brisbane, before commencing work at Robertson O’Gorman in 2005. Mr Ackermann undertook the Bar Practice course in 2008 and has been at the private Bar in Queensland since then. He practices almost exclusively in criminal defence, mostly in Queensland. He is also regularly briefed to appear in the Local and District Courts of New South Wales.
Craig Eberhardt KC
Craig Eberhardt began working as an articled clerk to John Robertson and Terry O’Gorman in February 1989. Following graduation from University, Mr Eberhardt was admitted to practice in 1994, after which he worked as a solicitor at Robertson O’Gorman. Mr Eberhardt is now admitted in, and has appeared before, the Supreme Court of Queensland, the Supreme Court of West Australia, the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the High Court of Australia and the High Court of the Solomon Islands. Mr Eberhardt has been practicing as a Barrister exclusively in criminal defence since April 2000. He specialises in criminal trials and is often briefed by Robertson O’Gorman. Craig was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2021.
Louisa Pink
Ms Pink has held senior positions in the research and development of legal policy. Initially, she worked with Parliamentary Committees. Ultimately, she worked as a Senior Executive in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet as an advisor on law and justice policy. Ms Pink also served on the management committee of the Prisoners Legal Service and was the inaugural Secretary of the Law & Justice Institute (Qld) Inc. Ms Pink began working in criminal defence in 2004. She came to Robertson O’Gorman in 2006 and worked as a solicitor until 2016. Ms Pink was appointed to the Magistrates Court of Queensland on 3 May 2016.
Benedict Power, District Court Judge
Ben Power was admitted as a solicitor in 1997. He then went on to work in criminal defence and related law with Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors between 1998 and 2001. After leaving Robertson O’Gorman, Ben Power worked with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Queensland) as a Crown prosecutor. He went the private bar since July 2015. Ben appeared in many high profile and legally significant criminal trials for both prosecution and defence. Mr Power was appointed King’s Counsel in 2021 and a District Court Judge in 2023.
His Honour John Robertson
His Honour John Robertson is a founding partner of Robertson O’Gorman Solicitors and now retired District Court Judge following his appointment in 1994. He was also a judge of the Children’s Court of Queensland and President of that Court from 1999 to 2001. He also served as Chair of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council from 2018 to 2023. Judge Robertson was a foundation member of the Sunshine Coast University Law School Advisory Committee, and was the first solicitor to be appointed a judge of the District Court of Queensland in 1994. His Honour retired on 18 May 2018.