The 2026 listing of leading Plaintiff-focused New South Wales Institutional Abuse Compensation Lawyers details solicitors/lawyers practising within the areas of institutional sexual, physical and psychological abuse compensation matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Hayley Aldrich, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Paul Creed, Koffels
Maithri Panagoda, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers
Leading
Sheree Buchanan, Law Partners
Danielle De Paoli, Maurice Blackburn
John Ellis, Ellis Legal
Melinda Griffiths, Melinda Griffiths Lawyers
Marea Hickie, Shine Lawyers
Peter Karp, Karp O’Neill
Peter Kelso, Kelso Lawyers
Richele Nelsen, Gerard Malouf & Partners
Ciara White, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Emily Clarke, Slater & Gordon
Shaun Cockle, Shaun Cockle Legal
Michael Lau, Slater & Gordon
Sarah McLellan, Koffels
Bianca Orsini, Shine Lawyers
Alessandra Pettit, Stacks Goudkamp
Nida Warraich, Beilby Poulden Costello
Kellie Wells, Lough & Wells Lawyers