Graham began his legal career in 2014 at a leading commercial firm where he trained in company law, commercial disputes and corporate tax. He qualified as a tax solicitor and that background accounts for his particular interests in financial crime, disciplinary matters and regulatory crime cases.
Before being called to the bar in 2025, Graham latterly worked as a senior procurator fiscal depute within a specialist casework unit of Crown Office.
He has significant jury trial experience, and has quickly established a busy defence practice upon calling. He has appeared in the High Court as junior alone in cases of assault and robbery, attempted murder; misuse of drugs; and rape. He has been instructed as junior to senior in murder, money laundering and the direction/involvement in serious and organised crime cases. He has also appeared as junior alone in sentence appeals before the High Court of Appeal.
A particular focus of Graham’s instructions at the bar to date are financial crime cases including charges of embezzlement, fraud, VAT and tax evasion and money laundering schemes. He brings pragmatism to this work and a practical approach to dealing with cases of scale. He regularly undertakes post-conviction proceeds of crime work.
With regard to civil litigation, Graham had exposure during devilling to children’s referral hearings; fatal accident inquiries; and disciplinary hearings. He is available for instruction in those areas alongside his criminal court practice, and since calling has undertaken disciplinary tribunal and children’s referral work.
Before completing his university studies in Aberdeen, Graham spent 7 years based in London working in diverse public and private sector roles.