November 7, 2026

Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Barristers – Victoria, 2026

September 15, 2026September 16, 2026

Nick Baum

The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Wills & Estates Litigation Barristers details counsel practising within the areas of Wills & Estates Litigation, Disputes and Contested matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by Victoria’s Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers and their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 34 barristers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Senior Counsel

Preeminent

Senior Counsel – Preeminent: 2 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Doyle’s ranking record
Simon Pitt KC	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Pitt KC
Carolyn Sparke KC	Svenson Barristers	Doyle’s ranking record: Carolyn Sparke KC

Leading

Senior Counsel – Leading: 2 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Doyle’s ranking record
Michael Flynn KC	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Flynn KC
Andrew Panna KC	Foley’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Panna KC

Recommended

Senior Counsel – Recommended: 5 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Doyle’s ranking record
Daniel Aghion KC	Young’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Aghion KC
David Collins KC	Dever’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: David Collins KC
Jonathan Evans KC	Foley’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan Evans KC
Kristine Hanscombe KC (biography)	List G Barristers	Doyle’s ranking record: Kristine Hanscombe KC
Jonathon Moore KC	List A Barristers	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathon Moore KC

Junior Counsel

Preeminent

Junior Counsel – Preeminent: 3 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Doyle’s ranking record
Eleanor Coates	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Eleanor Coates
Ursula Stanisich	Svenson Barristers	Doyle’s ranking record: Ursula Stanisich
Rick Wells	Meldrum & Hyland List	Doyle’s ranking record: Rick Wells

Leading

Junior Counsel – Leading: 6 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Doyle’s ranking record
Anita Bartfeld	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Anita Bartfeld
Nicholas Baum (biography)	List A Barristers	Doyle’s ranking record: Nicholas Baum
Jonathan McCoy (biography)	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Jonathan McCoy
Justin Rizzi	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Justin Rizzi
Jeremy Smith	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeremy Smith
Andrew Verspaandonk	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Verspaandonk

Recommended

Junior Counsel – Recommended: 16 barristers
Barrister	Chambers or list	Doyle’s ranking record
Joseph Acutt (biography)	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Joseph Acutt
Andrew Dickenson	Foley’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Dickenson
Bill Gillies	Foley’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Bill Gillies
Reegan Grayson Morison	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Reegan Grayson Morison
Georgina Grigoriou	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Georgina Grigoriou
Teri Konstantinou	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Teri Konstantinou
Thomas Mah	Svenson Barristers	Doyle’s ranking record: Thomas Mah
Nathan McComish
Shane Newton	Lennon’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Shane Newton
Bill Orow	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Bill Orow
Peter Pascoe	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Pascoe
Paul Reynolds (biography)	Young’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Reynolds
Bree Ridgeway (biography)	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Bree Ridgeway
David Sanders	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: David Sanders
Tim Staindl (biography)	Greens List	Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Staindl
Lachlan Wraith	Foley’s List	Doyle’s ranking record: Lachlan Wraith

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