Samantha Seoud

Contact Details

Samantha practices in all areas of criminal law and intervention order proceedings. She  has extensive experience as an advocate in summary and indictable crime. 

Areas of Expertise

• Criminal Law
• Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions
• Common Law
• Government

Professional Background

Samantha accepts briefs to appear and advise in all criminal and quasi-criminal matters, together with intervention order and regulatory matters. 

Prior to coming to the Bar, Samantha worked in private practice at Balmer and Associates. She has also worked at Victoria Legal Aid and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service in Queensland.

Samantha is a member of the VLA Preferred Barrister List. 

Samantha is a current co-chair of Women in Crime, the leading professional network of female criminal lawyers in Victoria. She is a member of Liberty Victoria’s Criminal Justice committee.

Samantha read with Geoffrey Steward and her senior mentor is Theo Kassimatis QC.