Medico-Legal Society of Queensland (MLSQ) Podcast

2025 Conference Dinner Speaker - Pills v Precedents: Measuring the Impact on Humanity with Petrina Macpherson

• Medico-Legal Society of Queensland (MLSQ) • Season 4 • Episode 12

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Pills v Precedents:  Measuring the Impact on Humanity

Biography

Petrina Macpherson is best described as a lawyer with a sense of humour.

By day, Petrina is a Special Counsel at MinterEllison, specialising in complex construction disputes, and holds a Masters in Construction Law from the University of Melbourne. In addition to her Construction Disputes practice, Petrina also has a keen interest in legal ethics and sits on the Ethics Committee of the Queensland Law Society and the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board of Queensland.

Petrina also has a background in stand-up comedy, including regular gigs on the Brisbane stand-up comedy circuit and she has been a finalist in many Queensland comedy competitions. Petrina has flexed her skills as a comedian in a professional setting in corporate comedy debates, and hosting and MC'ing corporate events in the legal and non-legal world.