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The 2026 listing of leading Melbourne Criminal Defence Lawyers details solicitors practising in criminal law matters in the Melbourne legal market who have been identified by their fellow Victorian criminal lawyers and barristers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Bill Doogue, Doogue + George
Una Ebsworth, Doogue + George
Paul Galbally, Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Tony Hargreaves, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Sam Norton, Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Leading
Brett Barratt, James Dowsley & Associates
Peter Brown, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Louise Conwell, Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Jordana Fayman, Fayman Lawyers
Andrew George, Doogue + George
Dee Giannopoulos, Doogue + George
Andrew Halphen, Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Kristina Kothrakis, Doogue + George
Ruth Parker, Galbally Parker
Steven Pica, Pica Criminal Lawyers
Jasmine Pisasale, Slades & Parsons
Nick Tehan, Slades & Parsons
Emma Turnbull, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Recommended
Anna Balmer, Balmer & Associates
Holly Boylan, Doogue + George
Anthony Brand, Slades & Parsons
Manny Brennan, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Angus Cameron, Angus Cameron & Partners
Domenic Care, James Dowsley & Associates
Bridget Coath, Pica Criminal Lawyers
Sarah Condon, Robinson Gill
James Dowsley, James Dowsley & Associates
Nadia Giorgianni, Giorgianni & Liang
Jessie Hughes, Papa Hughes Lawyers
Nick Jane, Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Fiona Jenkins, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Adrian Lewin, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Theo Magazis, Theo Magazis & Associates
Mark Martoccia, MCD Lawyers
Jim McGarvie, Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Thea Milides, Milides Lawyers
Bridie O’Malley, Robinson Gill
Amelia Ramsay, Doogue + George
Caroline Salter, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Sally Vardy, Balmer & Associates