Academic Qualifications
Victorian Certificate of Education (Scotch College, Melbourne)
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Australian National University)
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Leo Cussen Centre for Law)
Admissions
Australian Lawyer and Officer of the Supreme Court of Victoria
High Court of Australia Register of Practitioners
Memberships
Legal Advisor – Victorian Young Chinese Association (VYCA)
Member – Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA)
Criminal Law Section Member – Law Institute of Victoria (LIV)
Sherwood Du
is the
Principal Solicitor
of
Nicodemus
Lawyers. He practices exclusively in criminal law and is one of only a select few
criminal lawyers in Melbourne fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese.
Sherwood understands and easily navigates the cultural needs of ethnic minorities charged with criminal offences. Sherwood is skilled in identifying defences or mitigating factors to a set of circumstances leading to the laying of a criminal charge by
Police.
If you are charged with criminal offences, taking the first step to address the situation can be an exceptionally daunting, foreign, and intimidating prospect to face alone. Rest assured that your queries with Nicodemus Lawyers will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and care. Seeking legal advice with Nicodemus Lawyers is legally protected by the
‘client legal privilege’ principle
which ensures that your communications with Nicodemus Lawyers are confidential and protected from disclosure. In turn, this enables the provision of tailored legal advice and representation to you.
Languages
English
Cantonese (粵語)
Mandarin Chinese (普通话)