The 2025 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, Doogue & George
Andrew George, Doogue & George
Andrew Halphen, Stary Norton Halphen
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
Brett Barratt, James Dowsley & Associates
Holly Boylan, Doogue & George
Anthony Brand, Slades & Parsons
Manny Brennan, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Angus Cameron, Angus Cameron Lawyers
Domenic Care, James Dowsley & Associates
Bridget Coath, Pica Criminal Lawyers
Sarah Condon, Robinson Gill
Louise Conwell, Stary Norton Halphen
James Dowsley, James Dowsley & Associates
Dee Giannopoulos, Dooge + George
Nadia Giorgianni, Giorgianni & Liang
Kartya Gracer, Galbally O’Bryan
Fiona Jenkins, Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Adrian Lewin, Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Theo Magazis, Theo Magazis & Associates
Jim McGarvie, Stary Norton Halphen
Rob Melasecca, Melasecca & Zayler
Thea Milides, Milides Lawyers
Shaun Pascoe, Pascoe Criminal Law
Felix Ralph, Marshall Jovanovska & Ralph
James Simpson, Simpson Defence Lawyers
Sally Vardy, Balmer & Associates
Mel Walker, Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer