Caroline Paterson
Sally Bastick
Belle Lane
Sarah Hession
Patricia Byrnes
Therese Borger
Cath Devine
Harriet Geddes
Nonni Sdraulig
Laura Johnston
Rory McIvor
Anna Goldthorp
Matthew O'Grady
Lyndell McCreadie
David Carne
Johannes Schmidt
Sophie Mariole
James Eley
Nick Ellis
Alex Metherell
Holly Renwick
Alex Metherell
Jeff Stanley
George Glezakos
Soren Heggie
Dan Sweeney
The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Family & Divorce Junior Counsel details Junior Counsel practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial and custody matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Showing all 36 junior counsel
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Market Leader
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Sweeney (biography) | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Dan Sweeney |
Preeminent
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Barbayannis | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Barbayannis |
| Christopher Dunlop | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Christopher Dunlop |
| Laura Johnston (biography) | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Laura Johnston |
| Holly Renwick (biography) | Foley’s List | Doyle’s ranking record: Holly Renwick |
Leading
| Junior counsel | Chambers or list | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet Geddes (biography) | Foley’s List | Doyle’s ranking record: Harriet Geddes |
| Anna Goldthorp (biography) | Foley’s List | Doyle’s ranking record: Anna Goldthorp |
| Rory McIvor (biography) | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Rory McIvor |
| Matthew O’Grady (biography) | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew O’Grady |
| Jeffrey Stanley (biography) | Holmes List | Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey Stanley |
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