My story

Having immigrated from New Zealand, I was raised to be extremely grateful for the opportunity and privilege of becoming an Australian citizen. This gratitude was expressed through service to the State of Queensland as a police officer and several years of service in the Australian Defence Force. I left the Australian Army as a Captain in 2019.

I have worked in various roles over my adult life, including as an officer in the ADF, a police officer, solicitor and consultant.

I am a humanist, a believer in the rights and liberty of the individual, and have a passion for justice.

I do not consider myself a ‘lawyers’ lawyer, I’m plain-talking, realistic and down-to-Earth. I keep up-to-date with technological advances and I am very willing to accept eBriefs. I have built my practice upon a lifetime of hard work and integrity. As you might expect from someone who has spent nearly a decade in the military, I’m self-disciplined and economical with time.

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”
— Thomas Jefferson

What i do

  • Administrative / Public Law

  • Appellate work

  • Business matters

  • Child protection matters

  • Criminal Law

  • Disciplinary Tribunals

  • Domestic Violence

  • Family Law

  • Inquests, Commissions of Inquiry and Statutory tribunals

  • Military law matters, including responses to notices

  • Animal Law

My door is open to accept all briefs in any nature of matters. Please contact me to see how I may best assist you.

If I can’t help you, I’ll know someone who can.

- Nathan Laing