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Adele Balkin

  • Bar : 2023
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  • Admitted : 2019

Adele accepts briefs in criminal and quasi criminal matters including administrative matters and public interest immunity work.

Phone : +61 3 9225 7222

Mobile : 0488 102 648

Email : abalkin@vicbar.com.au

Chambers : Gorman Chambers, Level 9, Room 14, 460 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000

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Adele accepts briefs in criminal and quasi criminal matters including administrative matters and public interest immunity work.


She appears regularly in committals, contests and indictable children’s court matters. 


Adele has frequently appeared as junior counsel in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in the following matters.


  • DPP v Low [2026] VSCA 136 (10 June 2026)
  • R v Muliaga [2026] VSC 145 (25 March 2026)
  • DPP v AB [2025] VSC 213 (20 November 2025) (for sentence indication and plea)
  • Miller (a pseudonym) v The King [2025] VSCA 166 (8 July 2025)
  • Tsalkos v The King [2024] VSCA 324 (19 December 2024)
  • Nguyen v The King [2024] VSCA 290 (28 November 2024)
  • Shams (a pseudonym) v The King [2024] VSCA 260 (6 November 2024)
  • Jurd v The King [2024] VSCA 224 (7 October 2024)
  • Fares v The King [2024] VSCA 108 (28 May 2024)

Immediately prior to coming to the bar Adele was an associate to Her Honour Judge Todd at the County Court. Prior to this she was a solicitor at Spark Helmore.


Adele read with Georgina Connelly SC.


To discuss Adele's availability or for more information, please contact the Clerks at Greens List on +61 3 9225 7222.

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