The 2026 listing of leading Plaintiff-focused Australian Medical Negligence & Malpractice Compensation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the state’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Libby Brookes, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney
Emily Hart, Arnold Thomas & Becker – Melbourne
Kate Henderson, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Bill Madden, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers – Sydney
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Leading
Daniel Brand, Brand Solicitors – Perth
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers – Sydney
Janelle Medhurst, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Wendy Nixson, Oak Medical Law – Brisbane
Sarah Vallance, Oak Medical Law – Brisbane
Kirsten Van Der Wal, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Tanya Watson, Julian Johnson Lawyers – Perth
Kate Williams, Kate Williams Medical Law Specialists – Sydney
Recommended
Yevgeny Bagrin, Slater & Gordon – Sydney
Sheri Carolan, Kate Williams Medical Law Specialists – Sydney
Tim Cummings, Slater & Gordon – Sydney
Naty Guerrero-Diaz, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Vicki Holmes, Holmes Medical Law – Gold Coast
Peter Jackson, DBH Lawyers – Adelaide
Michael King, Tindall Gask Bentley – Adelaide
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal – Melbourne
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers – Melbourne
Daniel Opare, Shine Lawyers – Melbourne
Samuel Pearce, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Rebecca Tidswell, Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers – Sydney
Nikki Whiting, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney