Criminal Defence Lawyer

Social Work Successes

Iain Smith, who is criminal defence lawyer, shares his ‘success story’ of a young adult he was representing in the criminal court. This man had a significant attachment-based trauma history and was battling an addiction to drugs. Iain encouraged the Judge to view him through a ‘trauma lens’ and suggested that she should in fact be ‘praising him’ for his efforts to try to make improvements in his life.

Iain is extremely passionate about trying to assist Judges with stopping the ‘revolving door’ of the criminal justice system, and looking beyond punishment and retribution, to instead focus on more long-term interventions, that might assist with repair and rehabilitation.