The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Criminal Law Junior Counsel details barristers practising in criminal law matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s Criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Michael Burke, Forbes Chambers
April Francis, Forbes Chambers
Slade Howell, Forbes Chambers
Lisa-Claire Hutchinson, Forbes Chambers
Claire O’Neill, Forbes Chambers
Leading
Zoe Alderton, Maurice Byers Chambers
Dev Bhutani, Maurice Byers Chambers
Steven Boland, Hyde Park Chambers
Arjun Chhabra, Maurice Byers Chambers
Adam Faro, Forbes Chambers
Georgia Huxley, Forbes Chambers
Louise Jardim, Samuel Griffith Chambers
Rose Khalilizadeh, Public Defenders Chambers
Georgia Lewer, Forbes Chambers
Rebecca McMahon, Forbes Chambers
Emma Sullivan, Forbes Chambers
Recommended
Caitlin Akthar, Forbes Chambers
Sophie Anderson, Commercial Bank Chambers
Benjamin Barrack, Hyde Park Chambers
Josh Brock, Public Defenders Chambers
David Carroll, Maurice Byers Chambers
Riyad El-Choufani, Forbes Chambers
Cara Feiner, Public Defenders Chambers
Felicity Graham, Black Chambers
AJ Karim, Hyde Park Chambers
Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, Forbes Chambers
John Korn, Ada Evans Chambers
Chris McGorey, Forbes Chambers
Daniel McMahon, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Sharon Ramsden, Forbes Chambers
Eugene Renard, Samuel Griffith Chambers
Thomas Spohr, Samuel Griffith Chambers
Gregory Stanton, Queen’s Square Chambers
Andrew Wong, Forbes Chambers
Tom Woods, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers