Presenters

Rob Davis, Barrister-at-law, Davis Legal
Rob was first admitted as a solicitor in both Qld and NSW in 1979 after completing 5 years articles of clerkship with a medium sized law firm on the Gold Coast. Rob holds the following degrees: B.Soc.Sc., LL.M and LL.M (Corp & Com). Rob lives on the Gold Coast. He has worked as a barrister since 2007. Prior to that he was a solicitor for 27 years, for the majority of that time working in civil litigation. Rob practises mainly in civil negligence law (medical negligence, aviation accidents, product liability injury law and other accident claims) in Qld, NSW, ACT Courts and the Federal Court. Rob also represents current and former employees of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Authorities in claims for denied Commonwealth superannuation entitlements. He has appeared in nearly all of the decided cases involving this highly specialised area of law. Rob has served in many roles throughout his career, including: National President of the Australian Lawyers Association (2000-2001) – twice elected; Australian representative on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Chair of the Consumer Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia; Member of the initial QLS Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee; QLS Professional Standards Committee; President of the Queensland Law Society (2006); Board member of the College of Law Queensland; Board member of Lexon Insurance (Qld Solicitor’s Professional Indemnity Insurer); Advisory Committee of the Innocence Project at Griffith University; Visiting Assistant Professor at Faculty of Law at Bond University; and Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at University of Queensland. He regularly speaks at conferences throughout Australia and has published extensively in legal journals and legal professional texts. Rob is currently a member of the Bar Association of Queensland’s Professional Ethics Committee.


Jo Sorbello, Barrister, Callinan Chambers
Jo Sorbello is a barrister in private practice at the Queensland bar. Prior to being called to the bar, Jo spent over a decade in private practice as a solicitor practising in personal injuries litigation. She is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries having been awarded the Highest Achievement award for the 2007 accreditation program.

Presenters

Rob Davis, Barrister-at-law, Davis Legal
Rob was first admitted as a solicitor in both Qld and NSW in 1979 after completing 5 years articles of clerkship with a medium sized law firm on the Gold Coast. Rob holds the following degrees: B.Soc.Sc., LL.M and LL.M (Corp & Com). Rob lives on the Gold Coast. He has worked as a barrister since 2007. Prior to that he was a solicitor for 27 years, for the majority of that time working in civil litigation. Rob practises mainly in civil negligence law (medical negligence, aviation accidents, product liability injury law and other accident claims) in Qld, NSW, ACT Courts and the Federal Court. Rob also represents current and former employees of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Authorities in claims for denied Commonwealth superannuation entitlements. He has appeared in nearly all of the decided cases involving this highly specialised area of law. Rob has served in many roles throughout his career, including: National President of the Australian Lawyers Association (2000-2001) – twice elected; Australian representative on the Board of Governors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Chair of the Consumer Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia; Member of the initial QLS Personal Injury Specialist Accreditation Committee; QLS Professional Standards Committee; President of the Queensland Law Society (2006); Board member of the College of Law Queensland; Board member of Lexon Insurance (Qld Solicitor’s Professional Indemnity Insurer); Advisory Committee of the Innocence Project at Griffith University; Visiting Assistant Professor at Faculty of Law at Bond University; and Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at University of Queensland. He regularly speaks at conferences throughout Australia and has published extensively in legal journals and legal professional texts. Rob is currently a member of the Bar Association of Queensland’s Professional Ethics Committee.


Jo Sorbello, Barrister, Callinan Chambers
Jo Sorbello is a barrister in private practice at the Queensland bar. Prior to being called to the bar, Jo spent over a decade in private practice as a solicitor practising in personal injuries litigation. She is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries having been awarded the Highest Achievement award for the 2007 accreditation program.