Isabelle Harrison

Background

About Isabelle Harrison

Isabelle is a lawyer with 20 years experience of legal practice (17 of those years have been working exclusively with and representing children and families in the Children’s Court of Victoria). She owns her own legal practice which has been in operation since 2006. Prior to this, Isabelle worked at Legal Aid in Victoria and in the Northern Territory, predominantly in criminal law, youth law and in some Family Law cases. She is an accredited specialist in Child Protection Law in the State of Victoria and has great expertise across a range of child protection and child welfare matters. Isabelle also has a impressive history in community volunteer roles, and strongly advocates for the advancement of rights and needs of families, in particular disadvantaged and marginalised people in the community. Isabelle is a dedicated and fearless client advocate in negotiations but particularly in Court appearances. Isabelle endeavours to ensure that not only her client’s legal rights are maintained but that they achieve the best possible outcome in their legal case. Isabelle enjoys the challenges provided by a busy practice and is passionate about preserving individual legal rights against the State and approaches her work with enthusiasm and an open mind.