Thomas Spohr
Sophie Anderson
Louise Jardim
Adam Faro
Dev Bhutani
Georgia Lewer
Michael Burke
Evoto
Caitlin Akthar
Eugene Renard
Ben Barrack
Andrew Wong
Zoe Alderton
David Carroll
Lisa-Claire Hutchinson
Slade Howell
The 2026 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 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Burke (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Burke |
| April Francis | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: April Francis |
| Slade Howell (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Slade Howell |
| Lisa-Claire Hutchinson (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Lisa-Claire Hutchinson |
| Claire O'Neill | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Claire O'Neill |
Leading
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Zoe Alderton (biography) | Maurice Byers Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Zoe Alderton |
| Dev Bhutani (biography) | Maurice Byers Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Dev Bhutani |
| Steven Boland | Hyde Park Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Boland |
| Arjun Chhabra | Maurice Byers Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Arjun Chhabra |
| Adam Faro (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Faro |
| Georgia Huxley | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Georgia Huxley |
| Louise Jardim (biography) | Samuel Griffith Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Louise Jardim |
| Rose Khalilizadeh | Public Defenders Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Rose Khalilizadeh |
| Georgia Lewer (biography) | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Georgia Lewer |
| Rebecca McMahon | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca McMahon |
| Emma Sullivan | Forbes Chambers | Doyle’s ranking record: Emma Sullivan |
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