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Executive

Trevor McKenna

TASMANIA REPRESENTATIVE
Derwent & Tamar Chambers
128 Macquarie Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Telephone: (03) 6220 6000
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Barrister

Trevor joined the Section Executive as the Tasmanian representative in June 2021.

Before being called to the bar in 2023, Trevor was a senior associate at Ogilvie Jennings (Doyle’s Guide Tier 1 family law firm in Tasmania). During his 15 years as a solicitor, Trevor regularly appeared as counsel in courts and tribunals both at first instance and on appeal.

He has appeared in Doyle’s Guide for Tasmania from 2020 to date.

Trevor is a member of Derwent & Tamar Chambers in Hobart and Svenson Barristers in Melbourne.

Beyond his family law practice, Trevor provides advice and has appeared as junior counsel in litigation conducted under the Legal Profession Act.

Trevor was President of the Law Society of Tasmania for 2020/21. 

He is currently a unit coordinator and lecturer in Family Law Practice and Procedure with the Centre of Legal Studies, Tasmania.


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