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Leading Native Title Lawyers (Traditional Owner Representation) – Australia, 2019

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019

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The 2019 listing of leading Australian Native Title Lawyers (Traditional Owner Representation) details solicitors practising within the areas of native title and cultural heritage matters matters in Australian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities representing traditional owners and traditional owner bodies. Some firms may act for both project proponents and traditional owners.

Showing all 18 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 2 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Andrew Chalk (biography)	Chalk & Behrendt	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Chalk
Philip Hunter	HWL Ebsworth	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Philip Hunter

Leading

Leading: 2 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Jason Behrendt (biography)	Chalk & Behrendt	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason Behrendt
Michael Neal (biography)	P&E Law	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Neal

Recommended

Recommended: 14 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Ted Besley	Just Us Lawyers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Ted Besley
Sean Bowden	Bowden McCormack	Darwin	Doyle’s ranking record: Sean Bowden
Richard Bradshaw	Johnston Withers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Bradshaw
Leah Cameron (biography)	Marrawah Law	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Leah Cameron
Ambrose Cummins	Cross Country Native Title Services	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Ambrose Cummins
Jeff Dillon	Dillon Bowers	Townsville	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeff Dillon
Oliver Gilkerson	Marrawah Law	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Oliver Gilkerson
Colin Hardie	Just Us Law	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Colin Hardie
Stephen Kenny	Camatta Lempens	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Kenny
Sophie Kilpatrick	Cross Country Native Title Services	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Sophie Kilpatrick
Nick Llewellyn-Jones (biography)	Norman Waterhouse	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Nick Llewellyn-Jones
Michael Owens	Michael Owens & Associates	Townsville	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Owens
Peter Seidel	Arnold Bloch Leibler	Melbourne	Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Seidel
James Walkley (biography)	Chalk & Behrendt		Doyle’s ranking record: James Walkley

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