The 2025 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.
Preeminent
April Francis, Forbes Chambers
Slade Howell, Forbes Chambers
Claire O’Neill, Forbes Chambers
Leading
Ken Averre, Forbes Chambers
Steven Boland, Hyde Park Chambers
Michael Burke, Forbes Chambers
Arjun Chhabra, Maurice Byers Chambers
Lisa-Claire Hutchinson, Forbes Chambers
Georgia Huxley, Forbes Chambers
Rose Khalilzadah, Public Defenders Chambers
Tom Quilter, Public Defenders Chambers
Recommended
Sophie Anderson, Commercial Bank Chambers
Benjamin Barrack, Hyde Park Chambers
Dev Bhutani, Maurice Byers Chambers
Josh Brock, Public Defenders Chambers
Riyad El-Choufani, Forbes Chambers
Adam Faro, Forbes Chambers
Cara Feiner, Public Defenders Chambers
Louise Jardim, Samuel Griffith Chambers
AJ Karim, Hyde Park Chambers
Peter Lange, Maurice Byers Chambers
Georgia Lewer, Forbes Chambers
Rebecca McMahon, Forbes Chambers
Julia Roy, Sixth Floor Selborne/Wentworth Chambers
Emma Sullivan, Forbes Chambers
Tom Woods, Sir Anthony Mason Chambers