Michael Thornton*

Michael Thornton* is a practicing barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, solicitor of the High Court of Australia, Fellow, Migration Institute of Australia, Past National Vice President - Migration Institute of Australia, Former Victorian President – Migration Institute of Australia, Board Member and Director, Australian Migration Agents’ Registration Authority (MARA), registered migration agent and former member of the Council of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Michael is accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a specialist in immigration law. In addition to handling a full range of visa applications. He also practices in Australia's Administrative Review Tribunal, Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal.

Michael is also an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management

In 2003 Michael was awarded a Certificate of Service by the Law Institute of Victoria for services to the Institute and the Legal Profession (partly in recognition of his work in migration law)

Michael is an Associate Member American Bar Association, a member of the International Bar Association.