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The 2017 listing of leading New South Wales Family & Divorce Barristers details Senior and Junior Counsel practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial and custody matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Showing all 20 barristers
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Kearney SC | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Kearney SC |
| Grahame Richardson SC (biography) | Family Law Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Grahame Richardson SC |
Leading
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Campton SC | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Campton SC |
| Richard Schonell SC | Family Law Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Schonell SC |
Recommended
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Cummings SC | Newcastle Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Cummings SC |
| Bob Lethbridge SC | Culwulla Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Bob Lethbridge SC |
| John Lloyd SC | Chalfont Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: John Lloyd SC |
| Paul Sansom SC | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Sansom SC |
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Christie | Culwulla Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Suzanne Christie |
| John Levy | Waratah Chambers | |
| Julian Millar | Fourth Floor Wentworth Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Julian Millar |
Leading
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Batey | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Batey |
| Mary-Anne Clifford | Culwulla Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Mary-Anne Clifford |
| Melissa Gillies (biography) | Culwulla Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Melissa Gillies |
| Christopher Othen (biography) | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Othen |
Recommended
| Barrister | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Gil Eldershaw | Culwulla Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Gil Eldershaw |
| Mary Clare Kennedy | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Mary Clare Kennedy |
| Esther Lawson | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Esther Lawson |
| Rick Maurice | Edmund Barton Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Rick Maurice |
| Matthew Wong | Waratah Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Wong |
No barristers match these filters.
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