Tessa Hume

• 2009 – Supreme Court of South Australia
• 2009 – High Court of Australia

2025 – Present

Bar Chambers

2023 – 2025

Barrister, Hanson Chambers

2014 – 2023

Tessa Hume, Barrister & Solicitor, Principle Solicitor, Director

2012 – 2014

Cardone & Associates, Associate Solicitor

2011 – 2012

Caldicott & Co, Solicitor

2009 – 2011

Clelands Lawyers, Solicitor

Prior to joining the Bar in 2023, Tessa operated her own private practice as a solicitor from 2013 to 2022.
 
Tessa has experience in all areas of Family Law and has appeared as solicitor advocate in the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court Divisions 1 and 2, the District Court and Supreme Courts of South Australia. Her work in the property jurisdiction of the Family Court has given her experience to conduct litigation in the Civil Jurisdiction.
 
Prior to the commencement of her own practice, Tessa began her career working in a small criminal firm in Melbourne and worked as an employed solicitor in both Adelaide and Regional South Australia in the areas of criminal law, family law, and wills and estates.
 
Tessa practises in Family Law, Criminal Law, Civil and Commercial.
 
Tessa holds a law degree from Flinders University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide.