Presenters

Kerala Drew, Barrister, Holmes Chambers
Kerala commenced at the private bar having practised as a solicitor in criminal, family, domestic violence and child protection law. Kerala accepts briefs in all stages of criminal and family law matters, and across all jurisdictions. Kerala moved to Australia having achieved a First Class Honours Degree from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the private bar, Kerala began her legal career at a busy private defence firm in Redcliffe, appearing regularly as a duty lawyer, and also instructing Counsel in the Children’s Court of Queensland, and District, and Supreme Courts. Kerala is currently the Vice President of the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland, and is active in promoting diversity throughout the profession. Kerala prides herself on her warm, down to earth nature, and her ability to achieve the very best outcomes for her clients.


Carolyn Juratowitch, Principal Lawyer, Hub Community Legal
Carolyn has over two decades of experience representing children and young people in the areas of youth justice, child protection, domestic violence, mental health and other areas. Originally having commenced legal work in a private civil litigation practice in Brisbane, Carolyn then moved to NSW where she spent over a decade working for the Children’s Legal Service within the Legal Aid Commission of NSW. This included providing representation services, duty lawyer services, youth hotline legal advice services as well as periods working in the Youth Drug and Alcohol Court and the Juvenile Justice Detention Centre’s Legal Visiting Service. Since moving back to Queensland she obtained a master’s degree in criminology, (just for fun), before commencing work as a youth lawyer at Hub Community Legal with a short secondment to the Youth Advocacy Centre. After having spent over ten years working as a youth lawyer in Queensland, Carolyn became Principal Lawyer of Hub Community Legal in 2023 and now supervises the legal practice of a generalist community legal centre based in the diverse and vibrant community of Inala, Brisbane. Carolyn is passionate about the need for holistic legal services to be provided to children and young people.