Craig Doyle retains specialist status for over 20 years

Craig Doyle retains specialist status for over 20 years

Partner at McDonald Johnson Lawyers, Craig Doyle has renewed his accredited specialist status with the Law Society of NSW in both Commercial Litigation Law and Business Law, making him a specialist in these areas for in excess of 20 years.

Craig obtained his Business Law accreditation in the mid 90’s and then his Commercial Litigation Law accreditation a few years later.

The Law Society’s accreditation requires applicants to pass rigorous assessments in communication, problem solving, client relations and in their specialist areas of law. The accreditation program opens annually and requires specialists to also undertake professional development in their specialist area of law.

An accredited specialist must continue to predominantly practise in the areas of their accreditation and also carry out another ten Continuing Legal Education Hours per annum for each accreditation.

As a specialist in two areas, Craig is required to undertake 20 hours of additional legal education annually.

Specialist Accreditation Chair at the Law Society, Richard Harvey said specialist accreditation is held by less than 6% of the profession here in New South Wales.

“We are proud that Specialists Accreditation is such a rigorous process and getting accredited is just the start. When a specialist retains their accreditation year-on-year their clients know the value of the advice they receive,” Richard said.

Craig said he was proud to retain his specialist accreditation for two decades.

“Specialist Accreditation is a recognised mark of expertise for the public and the profession. I am one of the few solicitors in Newcastle who has dual accreditation in both Business Law and Commercial Litigation Law,” Craig said.

“I recall that attaining the accreditation involved undertaking a very detailed assessment, an interview and an exam. I found these tasks to be harder than anything I did at University.”

Craig’s experience is that his work not only comes from his own practice but he is often referred matters by other practitioners.

IMAGE | Partner at McDonald Johnson Lawyers, Craig Doyle.

McDonald Johnson Lawyers

Established in 1916, McDonald Johnson Lawyers is a Newcastle firm that is totally client focused, professional, approachable and capable. Our Newcastle lawyers are conveniently located in the central business district of Newcastle providing close access to law courts and government offices.

Our Newcastle lawyers value relationships with our clients, with communication open and honest. Our professional team of lawyers and solicitors are highly qualified and experienced, and above all we have the ability to get the job done ??? promptly.

Trending Articles

Advertise with us

Affordable and engaging advertising to a business community

Submit an article

Tell your story to the Hunter business community

Does your business need a little help with its marketing?

Marketing strategies

This website uses cookies
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services.