SENIOR LAWYER
Katherine Dowling
Katherine graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Law from the University of Western Australia.
She provides advice and representation in all areas of criminal and traffic law, with extensive experience in the Supreme, District and Magistrates Court. Katherine appears as counsel in jury trials, pre-trial applications and sentencing hearings and can also brief prominent barristers.
Katherine has outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and prides herself on her ability to establish excellent working relationships with her clients and peers to ensure that matters are resolved in a professional, practical and cost-efficient manner.
She has been repeatedly recognised as a leader in her field of criminal law, evidenced by her nomination in Doyles Guide from 2018-2024.
In addition to her legal work, Katherine:
- has sat as an adjudicator for disciplinary hearings on the Football West Tribunal, the WACA Tribunal & the Rugby WA Judiciary;
- was a committee member of the Criminal Lawyers Association from 2020-2022;
- teaches at Curtin University as a seasonal lecturer;
- regularly presents at seminars for other members of the legal profession on law and ethics; and
- appears in the media on topical criminal law matters.
Education
University of Western Australia
Bachelor of Laws LLB
Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Bar Admissions
Admitted to Western Australia Supreme Court, 2009
Admitted to High Court of Australia, 2009
Activities & Affiliations
Member of Criminal Lawyers Association
Criminal Lawyers Association Committee Member
Women in Crime Business Group
Adjudicator for Football West (Past)
Adjudicator for Rugby WA (Past)
Adjudicator for Western Australian Football Commission (Past)
Doyle’s ‘Leading Criminal Defence Lawyer’ in Western Australia in 2022
Doyle’s ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023.