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Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers – Australia, 2024

December 14, 2023

Mark Parker

The 2024 listing of leading Australian Family & Divorce Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial, parenting, property and spousal maintenance matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 47 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Market Leader

Market Leader: 1 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location
Paul Doolan	Barkus Doolan Winning	Sydney

Preeminent

Preeminent: 8 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location
Sue Abrams	Abrams Turner Whelan	Sydney
Jamie Burreket	Broun Abrahams Burreket	Sydney
Gillian Coote	Coote Family Lawyers	Melbourne
Sheridan Emerson	Pearson Emerson	Sydney
Paul Fildes	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Melbourne
Mark Parker	Lander & Rogers	Melbourne
Tony Phillips	Phillips Family Law	Brisbane
Geoff Wilson	HopgoodGanim	Brisbane

Leading

Leading: 15 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location
Andrew Barnes	BBS Lawyers	Adelaide
Andrew Davies	O'Sullivan Davies	Perth
Greg Howe	Howe Jenkin	Adelaide
Sam Fahey	FMD Legal	Perth
Damien Greer	Damien Greer Lawyers	Brisbane
Olivia Grobtuch	Kennedy Partners	Melbourne
Ian Kennedy	Kennedy Partners	Melbourne
Collette McFawn	Lander & Rogers	Sydney
Kate Mitchell	Mitchell Family Lawyers	Melbourne
Rachael Murray	Mills Oakley	Brisbane
Margaret Neal	marshalls+dent+wilmoth	Melbourne
Susan Pearson	Pearson Emerson	Sydney
Di Simpson	DDCS Lawyers	Canberra
James Steel	Barry Nilsson	Brisbane
Wendy Sylva	Kenna Teasdale Lawyers	Melbourne

Recommended

Recommended: 23 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location
Cathie Blanchfield	Blanchfield Nicholls	Sydney
Josie Blight	Rubin Blight Hardy	Sydney
Jacky Campbell	Forte Family Lawyers	Melbourne
Fiona Caulley	Phillips Family Law	Brisbane
Debra Cherrie	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Melbourne
Genevieve Dee	Lander & Rogers	Brisbane
Lee Formica	Lander & Rogers	Melbourne
Kristy Fuge	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Melbourne
Georgia Hargreaves	Hargreaves Family Lawyers	Melbourne
Bill Karras	Karras Partners	Sydney
Liz Kofoed	Lander & Rogers	Melbourne
Eleanor Lau	Lander & Rogers	Sydney
Jeff Marhinin	Barkus Doolan Winning	Sydney
Kieran McCarthy	Naughton McCarthy	Brisbane
Alexandra Moles	Mills Oakley	Brisbane
Annelise Pederson	Broun Abrahams Burreket	Sydney
Suzanne Pigdon	Pigdon Norgate	Sydney
Linda Richardson	Richardson Legal	Perth
Maya Sen	Broun Abrahams Burreket	Sydney
Geoff Sinclair	Barry Nilsson	Brisbane
Nabil Wahhab	York Family Law Specialists	Sydney
Jason Walker	Forte Family Lawyers	Melbourne
Melinda Winning	Barkus Doolan Winning	Sydney

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