![Michael Adams, barrister and former Chief Magistrate of Victoria.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170721024909im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/e/x/6/m/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxezkm.png/1500518408100.jpg)
Fun-loving lawyer left an enduring legacy
Despite his unconventional appearance and love of hospitality, barrister Michael Adams showed throughout his career a concern for vulnerable people in the justice system and his determination to provide an environment where equality of treatment might be possible.