The 2023 listing of leading Victorian Criminal Defence Lawyers details solicitors practising in criminal law matters in the Victorian 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, Galbally O’Bryan
Tony Hargreaves, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Sam Norton, Stary Norton Halphen
Leading
Peter Brown, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Jordana Fayman, Fayman Lawyers
Avi Furstenberg, Furstenberg Law
Andrew George, Doogue + George
Kartya Gracer, Galbally & O’Bryan
Andrew Halphen, Stary Norton Halphen
Ruth Parker, Galbally Parker
Steven Pica, Pica Criminal Lawyers
Jasmine Pisasale, Slades & Parsons
Tim Schocker, Stary Norton Halphen
Josh Taaffe, Doogue + George
Emma Turnbull, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Recommended
Anna Balmer, Balmer & Associates
Alexis Bebbington, Bebbington Lawyers
Anthony Brand, Slades & Parsons
Domenic Care, James Dowsley & Associates
James Dowsley, James Dowsley & Associates
Zarah Garde-Wilson, Garde-Wilson Lawyers
Dee Giannopoulos, Dooge + George
Anthony Isaacs, Anthony Isaacs
Fiona Jenkins, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Kristina Kothrakis, Doogue + George
Adrian Lewin, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Theo Magazis, Theo Magazis & Associates
Chris McLennan, Chris McLennan & Co
Thea Milides, Milides Lawyers
Shaun Pascoe, Pascoe Criminal Law
Nick Tehan, Slades & Parsons
Mel Walker, Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Leanne Warren, Leanne Warren & Associates
Zyg Zayler, Zayler Melasecca & Kelly