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Kristi McCusker is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Law and Justice, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, and principal of KMC Legal in Bathurst, NSW. With over 15 years of legal practice specializing in personal injury law, she serves on the Law Society of NSW's Injury Compensation Committee and represents the Society on the Workers Compensation Commission User Group since 2017.
Her educational background includes:
- Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies (Criminal Justice Studies), Southern Cross University, 1999
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Southern Cross University, 2001
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, 2001
Her expertise centers on personal injury law with deep specialization in workers compensation systems (from the 1926 Act to current NSW regimes), medical negligence, motor accident claims, and public liability litigation. As an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law since 2014, she combines academic instruction with frontline legal practice to address evolving compensation frameworks and injury law challenges.
Her professional recognition includes:
- Finalist, Sole Practitioner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (2018)
- Finalist, Sole Practitioner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards (2017)
Kristi McCusker actively contributes to legal policy development through committee work but has not disclosed formal student advising relationships or research grants. Her community engagement includes Cancer Council NSW's Pro Bono Legal Referral Service and Bathurst Relay for Life organizing committees.
