The 2026 listing of leading Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers details solicitors practising in criminal law matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by their fellow New South Wales lawyers and barristers specialising in crime for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Market Leader
Preeminent
Nick Hanna, Hanna Legal
Justin Wong, Streeton Lawyers
Leading
Abigail Bannister, Bannisters Lawyers
Trudie Cameron, Armstrong Legal
Jasmina Ceic, Nyman Gibson Miralis
Helen Christinson, Hugo Law Group
Angela Cooney, Armstrong Legal
Phillip Gibson, Nyman Gibson Miralis
Gregory Goold, Gregory J Goold Solicitor
Carly Hydes, MacDougall & Hydes
Kiki Kyriacou, Kiki Kyriacou Lawyers
Lauren MacDougall, MacDougall & Hydes
Gerard Mitchell, Mitchell & Co
Leo Premutico, Benjamin & Leonardo
Andrew Tiedt, Armstrong Legal
Maria Walz, Maria Walz Legal
Recommended
Michelle Duncan, Crawford & Duncan
Rebecca Dunlop, Rebecca Dunlop Legal
Danny Eid, Danny Eid Lawyers
Vivian Evans, Uther Webster & Evans
Jessica Fahmy, Fahmy Lawyers
Rylie Hahn-Hamilton, Marsdens
Michael Hempsall, Uther Webster & Evans
Erin Hoile, Kingston Fox
Wasim Jabakhanji, Zahr Partners
Omar Juweinat, Aquila Lawyers
Nadia Karim, Karim & Nicol
Sarah Khan, Khan Law & Associates
Serae Kopra, Bannisters Lawyers
Michael Korn, MK Legal
Warwick Korn, Korn Tlais
Aisha Lopez, Zahr Partners
Mickaela Mate, Mate Lawyers
Elias Matouk, Matouk Joyner
Dennis Miralis, Nyman Gibson Miralis
Carrie Nicol, Karim & Nicol
Peter O’Brien, O’Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors
Amanda Pappas, Pappas & Roberts Lawyers
Elie Rahme, Elie Rahme & Associates
Gemma Ridley, Ridley Legal
Aaron Roberts, Pappas & Roberts Lawyers
Alexandra Sarmed, Kingston Fox
Abdul Tlais, Korn Tlais
Prudence Watts, Streeton Lawyers
Bryan Wrench, Murphy’s Lawyers
Stephen Zahr, Zahr Partners