1931	Born in Horsham, Victoria
1949	Commenced correspondence course at Taylor's
1955	Studied law at the University of Melbourne; graduated LLB
1958	Articled to Brendan McGuinness and Co.
1960	Admitted to practise inVictoria; remained as a solicitor with Brendan McGuinness until 1961
1961	Signed the Bar Roll
1974	Took silk
1976	Chairman of Building Committee responsible for construction of Owen Dixon Chambers West (until 1986)
1979	Director of Barristers Chambers Limited (until 1993)
1981	Member and Chairman of Australian Football League Appeals Board (ongoing)
1996	Independent Commissioner appointed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to inquire into allegations of sexual abuse among priests, religious and lay persons within the control of the Archidiocese
2002	Chairman of Board of Inquiry into past handling of complaints of sexual abuse in the Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane