Melbourne gangland lawyer charged with attempting to pervert justice

The charges against Tricarico, while not linked to Mokbel, could also potentially cause a disruption to his ongoing appeal against his convictions.

Tricarico has represented Mokbel since at least 2017 and has been an integral part of mounting the case to have his convictions overturned by the Victorian Court of Appeal, which is due to hear the matter by the end of this year.

Tricarico, who established her firm, Sarah Tricarico Lawyers, in 2016, has represented a host of serious underworld figures including convicted murderer George Marrogi and members of the Haddara, Barbaro and Tiba crime families.

On her company website, Tricarico describes herself as “your trusted lawyer in criminal law”.

“As a passionate and committed criminal defence lawyer, I pride myself on my youthful energy and determination to fight for my clients’ rights,” she writes.

Tricarico is one of a string of legal industry professionals recently charged with alleged offences or to lose their practising licence for serious misconduct.

This group includes Tricarico’s former law partner, Nick Marcevski, whose practising certificate was cancelled in 2023 after an investigation found he had “either intentionally, recklessly, or with a wilful blindness” breached rules around the use of a trust fund.

In July, lawyers Zoe Davis, 34, and Rachelle Badour-Taha, 25, were charged with perverting the course of justice and attempting to pervert the course of justice over allegations they altered a medical certificate for a client facing court on traffic charges.