


Slade Howell
lisa claire hutchinson
AJ Karim
The 2023 listing of leading New South Wales Criminal Law Junior Counsel details barristers practising in criminal law matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s Criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Showing all 30 junior counsel
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Angela Cook | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Angela Cook |
| Avni Djemal | Forbes Chambers | |
| April Francis | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: April Francis |
| Slade Howell (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Slade Howell |
Leading
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| David Barrow | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: David Barrow |
| Steven Boland | Hyde Park Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Boland |
| Michael Burke | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Burke |
| Arjun Chhabra | Maurice Byers Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Arjun Chhabra |
| Lisa-Claire Hutchinson (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Lisa-Claire Hutchinson |
| Georgia Huxley | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Georgia Huxley |
| Rose Khalilizadeh | Public Defenders Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Rose Khalilizadeh |
| Peter Lange | Maurice Byers Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Lange |
| AJ Karim (biography) | Hyde Park Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: AJ Karim |
| Claire O'Neill | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Claire O'Neill |
| Sam Pararajasingham | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Sam Pararajasingham |
Recommended
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Averre | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Ken Averre |
| Josh Brock | Public Defenders Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Josh Brock |
| Paul Coady | Public Defenders Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Coady |
| Peggy Dwyer | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Peggy Dwyer |
| Kirsten Edwards | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Kirsten Edwards |
| Kieran Ginges | Maurice Byers Chambers | |
| Mark Higgins | Black Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Higgins |
| Emmanuel Kerkyasharian | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Emmanuel Kerkyasharian |
| Stephen Lawrence | Black Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Lawrence |
| Georgia Lewer | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Georgia Lewer |
| Ian McLachlan | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Ian McLachlan |
| Daniel McMahon | Elizabeth St Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel McMahon |
| Tom Quilter | Public Defenders Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Tom Quilter |
| Emma Sullivan | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Emma Sullivan |
| Tom Woods | Sir Anthony Mason Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Tom Woods |
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