Family Law · Parenting & Children’s Matters · Melbourne, Victoria
Barrister, Victorian Bar · Holmes List Barristers
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She ruins families! There is nothing more to be said!!!!
I only gave a star to submit my review. She deserves nothing.
I highly do not recommend her to represent you on court! You will never see your children again and she thinks that’s totally acceptable.
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Mary Agresta is an independent barrister at the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, Australia, listed on Holmes List Barristers. She is recommended by Doyle’s Guide 2026 for Parenting, Custody & Children’s Matters Barristers — Victoria, and practises in family law with a focus on children’s matters in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Briefs are accepted through Holmes List on the instruction of a family law solicitor.
Practice area
Family Law · Parenting
Bar / register
Victorian Bar
Clerk / list
Holmes List Barristers
Doyle’s 2026
Recommended · Parenting
Doyle’s Guide 2026 ranking
Doyle’s Guide is Australia’s leading peer-survey ranking of the legal profession. Tier classifications are sourced from Doyle’s annual surveys of practitioners, instructors and clients across Victoria. Mary Agresta’s ranking is published at doylesguide.com with full methodology disclosed.
Mary Agresta is an independent barrister practising at the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Her practice is concentrated in family law, with a particular focus on parenting and children’s matters. She accepts briefs through Holmes List Barristers, one of the established barristers’ lists operating at the Victorian Bar.
Ms Agresta’s public profile is verified against the Victorian Bar Find-a-Barrister directory — the official register of currently practising barristers maintained by the Victorian Bar Inc. She is recognised in the 2026 edition of Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended Parenting, Custody & Children’s Matters Barrister in Victoria — a peer-survey ranking of Australian barristers conducted annually by Doyle’s Guide.
Practice focus. Parenting matters; children’s matters including custody disputes, parenting orders and changes of residence; family violence proceedings; Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) matters; property settlement disputes; and related applications and appearances in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1 and Division 2).
Primary jurisdiction. Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, sitting in Melbourne. The Victorian Bar gives Ms Agresta a right of audience in all Victorian and federal courts.
Chambers. Holmes List Barristers chambers in Melbourne CBD. Briefs are coordinated through the Holmes List clerks.
The following matter types align with Ms Agresta’s ranked specialisation in parenting and children’s matters. Briefing typically occurs through a family law solicitor instructing on behalf of a client.
If the matter falls outside parenting and children’s law — for example commercial litigation, criminal defence or property-only settlement — consider briefing a barrister whose ranked specialty matches the matter type. Browse other Melbourne barristers →
Practising certificate status cross-checked against the Victorian Bar public register. Last verified 26 May 2026 by the Lawyer Reviews Australia editorial team.
To brief Mary Agresta: your instructing solicitor should contact Holmes List Barristers. Members of the public seeking a Melbourne family law barrister should first retain a family law solicitor, who will then brief Ms Agresta on the matter.
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Mary Agresta is an independent barrister practising at the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, Australia. She is a member of Holmes List Barristers and is recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2026 as a Recommended Parenting, Custody & Children’s Matters Barrister for Victoria.
Ms Agresta’s practice is concentrated in family law, with a particular focus on parenting and children’s matters. This includes custody disputes, parenting orders, family violence proceedings, Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) matters, and related applications in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Yes. Mary Agresta is ranked Recommended in Doyle’s Guide 2026 for Parenting, Custody & Children’s Matters Barristers — Victoria. Doyle’s Guide is Australia’s leading peer-survey ranking of the legal profession, and her ranking is published with full methodology disclosure at doylesguide.com.
Barristers in Australia are typically briefed by an instructing solicitor on behalf of a client. To brief Mary Agresta, your family law solicitor should contact Holmes List Barristers (her chambers/list) and request a brief. Members of the public should first engage a family law solicitor, who will then brief Ms Agresta on the matter. Direct access is available in limited circumstances under Victorian Bar rules.
Mary Agresta practises from the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Victorian Bar is the professional association of independent barristers in the State of Victoria. Her chambers are coordinated through Holmes List Barristers in Melbourne CBD.
Holmes List Barristers is one of the established barristers’ lists at the Victorian Bar — a chambers grouping that handles clerking, briefing coordination and administrative support for member barristers. Mary Agresta is a member of Holmes List. Briefs to Ms Agresta are routed through the Holmes List clerks.
Specific brief fees and conference rates are set by the barrister and disclosed through her clerk at Holmes List. Under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria), Australian barristers are required to provide a written costs disclosure to the instructing solicitor (or direct-access client) before commencing work.
One third-party review currently exists on Yelp (rated 1 of 5 stars, posted 9 November 2022). The reviewer’s relationship to the barrister is not verified. Lawyer Reviews Australia is the aggregator, not the publisher — Yelp is the publisher. The full review and its source attribution are visible in the Reviews section of this profile, with a right of reply available to Ms Agresta.
Mary Agresta’s status as a currently practising barrister is verifiable via the Victorian Bar’s public Find-a-Barrister register at vicbar.com.au. Her Doyle’s Guide ranking is verifiable via doylesguide.com. Lawyer Reviews Australia aggregates these public-record sources with full attribution and citation.
Availability for new matters is managed through Holmes List Barristers, her clerk at the Victorian Bar. An instructing solicitor should contact Holmes List directly to confirm current capacity and request a brief.
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Author: Editorial team, Lawyer Reviews Australia · First published: 10 December 2025 · Last verified against source registers: 26 May 2026 · Right of reply: reviews@lawyerreviews.com.au
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