The 2026 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.
Preeminent
Jamie Burreket, Broun Abrahams Burreket – Sydney
Debra Cherrie, Taussig Cherrie Fildes – Melbourne
Gillian Coote, Coote Family Lawyers – Melbourne
Paul Doolan, Barkus Doolan Winning – Sydney
Sheridan Emerson, Pearson Emerson – Sydney
Mark Parker, Lander & Rogers – Melbourne
Tony Phillips, Phillips Family Law – Brisbane
Leading
Sue Abrams, Abrams Turner Whelan – Sydney
Andrew Barnes, BBS Lawyers – Adelaide
Josie Blight, Rubin Blight Hardy – Sydney
Andrew Davies, O’Sullivan Davies – Perth
Greg Howe, Howe Jenkin – Adelaide
Damien Greer, Damien Greer Lawyers – Brisbane
Olivia Grobtuch, Kennedy Partners – Melbourne
Paul Fildes, Taussig Cherrie Fildes – Melbourne
Liz Kofoed, Lander & Rogers – Melbourne
Collette McFawn, Lander & Rogers – Sydney
Alexandra Moles, Mills Oakley – Brisbane
Rachael Murray, Mills Oakley – Brisbane
Margaret Neal, marshalls+dent+wilmoth – Melbourne
Susan Pearson, Pearson Emerson – Sydney
Geoff Sinclair, Barry Nilsson – Brisbane
James Steel, Barry Nilsson – Brisbane
Wendy Sylva, Kenna Teasdale Lawyers – Melbourne
Geoff Wilson, HopgoodGanim – Brisbane
Melinda Winning, Barkus Doolan Winning – Sydney
Recommended
Cathie Blanchfield, Blanchfield Nicholls – Sydney
Sam Burrell, David Burrell & Co – Adelaide
Jacky Campbell, Forte Family Lawyers – Melbourne
Fiona Caulley, Phillips Family Law – Brisbane
Genevieve Dee, Lander & Rogers – Brisbane
Alicia Elliott, Broun Abrahams Burreket – Sydney
Sam Fahey, FMD Legal – Perth
Lee Formica, Lander & Rogers – Melbourne
Kimberly Hunter, Clancy & Triado – Melbourne
David Jenkin, Howe Jenkin – Adelaide
Ian Kennedy, Kennedy Partners – Melbourne
Eleanor Lau, Lander & Rogers – Sydney
Jeff Marhinin, Barkus Doolan Winning – Sydney
Kate Mitchell, Mitchell Family Lawyers – Melbourne
Irene Morozov, York Family Law Specialists – Sydney
Suzanne Pigdon, Pigdon Norgate – Sydney
Linda Richardson, Richardson Legal – Perth
Melanie Rubin, Rubin Blight Hardy – Sydney
Kylie Sanders, Taussig Cherrie Fildes – Melbourne
Nabil Wahhab, York Family Law Specialists – Sydney
Jason Walker, Forte Family Lawyers – Melbourne
Susan Warda, Mills Oakley – Sydney
Gary Yan, Coote Family Lawyers – Melbourne