Leading Family & Divorce Lawyers - Melbourne, 2026

Gillian Coote

The 2026 listing of leading Melbourne Family & Divorce Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial, parenting, property and spousal maintenance matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

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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	Doyle’s ranking record
Mark Parker	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Parker

Preeminent

Preeminent: 5 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Debra Cherrie	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Doyle’s ranking record: Debra Cherrie
Gillian Coote (biography)	Coote Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Gillian Coote
Paul Fildes	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Fildes
Olivia Grobtuch	Kennedy Partners	Doyle’s ranking record: Olivia Grobtuch
Wendy Sylva	Kenna Teasdale Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Wendy Sylva

Leading

Leading: 14 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Jacky Campbell	Forte Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Jacky Campbell
Lee Formica	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Lee Formica
Georgia Hargreaves	Hargreaves Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Georgia Hargreaves
Kimberly Hunter	Clancy & Triado	Doyle’s ranking record: Kimberly Hunter
Will Jones	Sayer Jones	Doyle’s ranking record: Will Jones
Wendy Kayler-Thomson	Forte Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Wendy Kayler-Thomson
Liz Kofoed	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Liz Kofoed
Briana Kotzapavlidis	Arkadia Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Briana Kotzapavlidis
Kate Mitchell	Mitchell Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Mitchell
Margaret Neal	marshalls+dent+wilmoth	Doyle’s ranking record: Margaret Neal
Kylie Sanders	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Doyle’s ranking record: Kylie Sanders
Will Stidston	Barry Nilsson	Doyle’s ranking record: Will Stidston
Jason Walker	Forte Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason Walker
Gary Yan (biography)	Coote Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Gary Yan

Recommended: 25 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Annelis Bos (biography)	Coote Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Annelis Bos
Frank Chila	Farrar Gesini Dunn	Doyle’s ranking record: Frank Chila
Aisling Clifford (biography)	Coote Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Aisling Clifford
Stephanie Doyle	Doyle’s Family Law & Mediation	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephanie Doyle
Kristy Fuge	Taussig Cherrie Fildes	Doyle’s ranking record: Kristy Fuge
Charlotte Geddes	Sage Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Charlotte Geddes
Rebecca Goldman	Goldman Clark Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca Goldman
Stephen Gregory	Kenna Teasdale Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Gregory
Casey Ieraci	Sage Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Casey Ieraci
Ian Kennedy	Kennedy Partners	Doyle’s ranking record: Ian Kennedy
Katalin Lello	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Katalin Lello
Byron Leong	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Byron Leong
Sam Marash	Kenna Teasdale	Doyle’s ranking record: Sam Marash
Jemma Mackenzie	Forte Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Jemma Mackenzie
Kuppy Nambiar	Nambiar Hogg Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Kuppy Nambiar
Sally Nicholes	Nicholes Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Sally Nicholes
Aaron Peppin	Kenna Teasdale	Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron Peppin
Ben Sayer	Sayer Jones	Doyle’s ranking record: Ben Sayer
John Spender	Kennedy Partners	Doyle’s ranking record: John Spender
Belinda Spong	Accord Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Belinda Spong
Katrina Stuart	Stuart Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Katrina Stuart
Aaron van der Heyden	Canterbury Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Aaron van der Heyden
Liz Weldon	Arkadia Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Liz Weldon
Kate Whitehouse	marshalls+dent+willmoth	Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Whitehouse
Evelyn Young	Lighthouse Family Lawyers	Doyle’s ranking record: Evelyn Young

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The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater Melbourne Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Victorian Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater Melbourne Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Victorian Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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