Barrister, Black Chambers, Sydney
Damian is a descendent of the Gundungurra people and was born and raised off Country on the Dharawal lands of coastal Sydney. He began his legal career in 2011 as a solicitor at Legal Aid NSW after completing a law degree with the University of Sydney.
He joined the NSW Bar in 2016 where he has appeared in a variety of different jurisdictions and acted as counsel assisting in the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’. In 2022,
Damian became the first Aboriginal person to be appointed as a Crown Prosecutor in NSW and was a commissioned as an officer with the Royal Australian Navy. In 2025, Damian was awarded the Ngalaya First Nations Lawyer of the year. Commencing in 2026, Damian is now a member of the private bar at Black Chambers.
Damian is a descendent of the Gundungurra people and was born and raised off Country on the Dharawal lands of coastal Sydney. He began his legal career in 2011 as a solicitor at Legal Aid NSW after completing a law degree with the University of Sydney.
He joined the NSW Bar in 2016 where he has appeared in a variety of different jurisdictions and acted as counsel assisting in the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’. In 2022,
Damian became the first Aboriginal person to be appointed as a Crown Prosecutor in NSW and was a commissioned as an officer with the Royal Australian Navy. In 2025, Damian was awarded the Ngalaya First Nations Lawyer of the year. Commencing in 2026, Damian is now a member of the private bar at Black Chambers.