John McMullan is an Australian lawyer based in Melbourne, Victoria, who trained in civil engineering and law. He was admitted to the bar in Victoria in 1983 and worked as a partner of the Melbourne law firm Phillips Fox before practising with McMullan Solicitors.
Background
John McMullan's documented life is centred on Melbourne, the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. His education and legal career both took place in that city, and its universities and law firms formed the setting for his professional development.
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University. Both qualifications were obtained within the same metropolitan university environment, reflecting the combination of technical and legal training in his education.
Education
John McMullan studied at the University of Melbourne, founded in 1853 as the first university in Victoria. Civil engineering teaching there prepares graduates for the design and construction of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and buildings.
He also holds a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, established in 1958 and named after Sir John Monash, the Australian engineer and army commander. Its founding reflected the postwar expansion of Australian higher education, when new universities were created to meet growing demand for tertiary study.
Career
John McMullan practised as a partner of Phillips Fox, a Melbourne law firm, and was admitted to the bar in Victoria in 1983. By 1979, Phillips Fox was employing solicitors in Melbourne, as the early legal career of Victorian jurist Chris Maxwell illustrates. The firm later operated as DLA Phillips Fox after its financial integration with DLA Piper.
A professional profile associates him with McMullan Solicitors in Melbourne from 2005 onward, in the role of lawyer. His work there continues the legal practice that he had developed in Melbourne following his admission to the Victorian bar.
