The 2026 listing of leading North Queensland Family & Divorce Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial, parenting, property and spousal maintenance matters in the Cairns, Townsville & North Queensland legal markets who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law – Cairns
Eddy Lago, WGC Lawyers – Cairns
Amanda Millyard, Millyard Family Lawyers – Cairns
Diane Ruhl, Ruhl Family Law Centre – Townsville
Leading
Amalie Grima, Cairns Family Law Group – Cairns
Leith Kennedy, Ruddy Tomlins & Baxter – Ayr
Wendy Lehmann, Lehmann Featherstone – Cairns
Catherine Ross, Cairns Family Law Group – Cairns
Recommended
Courtney Aitken, Dawson Family Law – Townsville
Julie Bligh, Connolly Suthers – Townsville
Natasha Busby, Life Legal – Townsville
Nardine Collier, Collier Family Law – Cairns
Heath Connolly, Lee Turnbull & Co – Townsville
Manuela Payet, Miller Harris – Cairns
Jessica Ragh, Millyard Family Lawyers – Cairns
Louise Robert, Preston Law – Cairns
Kelly Whitten, WGC Lawyers – Cairns
Chris Wright, Murray & Lyons, Cairns