Debra Maher was admitted as a solicitor in 1995. She is an accredited specialist in criminal law andchildren's law and is a member of the Law Society's Children's Legal Issues Committee. She is currently Solicitor in Charge of the Children's Legal Service in the criminal law division of Legal Aid NSW. She has previously worked as a DPP solicitor and also has a 20 year history of voluntary board memberships in NGOs dealing with violence against women.