Lindy Powell

QC

Occupation
Academic, Barrister, Lawyer and Queen's Counsel
Jurisdiction

Lindy Powell QC graduated with an LLB from the University of Adelaide and went on to work with Johnston Withers & Co as a Barrister and Solicitor later becoming a Partner. Between 1987-1991 she was the Director of the South Australian Legal Services Commission. She served as the first female President of the Law Society of South Australia between 1998-99 and in 1994 became a QC.

Sources used to compile this entry: Debelle, Penelope, 'A law unto herself', in The Advertiser, 9 April 2010, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/a-law-unto-herself/story-e6frebsu-1225851960277; Holmes, Elisa, 'Oral Histories Interview: Lindy Powell QC', in The Law Society of South Australia, 9 August 2014, https://www.lawsocietysa.asn.au/LSSA/Lawyers/Publications/Articles/Powell.aspx; http://www.barchambers.com.au/members/members/lindy-powell-qc/.

Prepared by Larissa Halonkin