Name: David Crocker
Title: Barrister
Appointed as Mediator: 2025
Background:
David Crocker is a nationally-accredited mediator with 22 years’ experience at the South Australian Bar. His expertise includes family disputes involving elderly parents or deceased estates; defamation and commercial disputes.
David has been consistently recognised in Doyle’s Guide since 2018 as a leading junior counsel, and he holds a Master of Laws (Applied Law in Wills and Estates) from the College of Law. As a former journalist, David is also skilled in media matters. He is highly regarded for his honed analytical skills and thoughtful manner, which are essential qualities for effective mediation facilitation.
His professional memberships include:
- STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, SA Chapter)
- Succession and Elder Law Committee (Law Society of South Australia)
- South Australian Bar Association
- Resolution Institute (formerly Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia)
David is a member of Edmund Barton Chambers in Adelaide, William Forster Chambers in Darwin (visiting counsel), and the South Australian Magistrates Court panel of mediators.
Contact phone number and email address:
Phone number: 8213 6400
Email: dcrocker@ebchambers.com.au