Before coming to the Bar, Herman spent 14 years as a senior litigation partner in a major Melbourne law firm.
Since coming to the Bar in 1987, Herman has established himself as a leading barrister in the areas of employment/industrial law and in equal opportunity/discrimination law. His experience in these areas has included administrative and constitutional law.
Industrial Law – He has appeared in numerous leading cases in all jurisdictions, including the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and the Fair Work Commission.
Equal Opportunity Law – Herman was counsel for the successful applicants in the leading cases of Waters v PTC (the scratch ticket case) decided by the High Court, Sinnapan v State of Victoria (the Northland school case) and the State of Victoria v Bacon (intellectually disabled students) decided by the Court of Appeal and Nojin v Commonwealth (disability discrimination) in the Full Federal Court.