The 2025 listing of leading Australian Wills & Estates Litigation Junior Counsel details juniorn counsel and barristers practising within the areas of Wills & Estates Litigation, Disputes and Contested matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the country’s Wills & Estates solicitors and their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Craig Birtles, Two Wentworth – Sydney
Caite Brewer, Hemmant’s List – Brisbane<
Jeremy Smith, Greens List – Melbourne
Leading
Renee Bianchi, Thirteenth Floor St James Hall – Sydney
Therese Catanzariti, 13 Wentworth Selborne Chambers – Sydney
Eleanor Coates, Greens List – Melbourne
Karen Gaston, Hemmants List – Brisbane
Patricia Muscat, 13 Wentworth Chambers – Sydney
Ursula Stanisich, Svenson Barristers – Melbourne
Mark Taylor, Edmund Barton Chambers – Adelaide
Rick Wells, Meldrum & Hyland List – Melbourne
Recommended
John Armfield, Two Wentworth – Sydney
Nicholas Baum, List A – Melbourne
Michelle Bennett, Francis Burt Chambers – Perth
Sharna Clemmett, Greenway Chambers – Sydney
Pip Coore, Hemmant’s List – Brisbane
David Crocker, Edmund Barton Chambers – Adelaide
Ted Guthrie, Nexus Chambers – Adelaide
Katrina Kluss, Hemmant’s List – Brisbane
Lee Nevison, Chancery Barristers – Brisbane
Margaret Pringle, Chalfont Chambers – Sydney
Angela Rae, Hemmant’s List – Brisbane
Francois Salama, 13th Floor St James Hall – Sydney
Rein Squires, Francis Burt Chambers – Perth