The 2023 listing of leading New South Wales Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyers details individuals who have been specifically highlighted for their expertise, abilities and experience in complex parenting/child custody issues and disputes. These rankings also include individuals with experience acting as an independent Children’s Lawyer in relation to matters that may include, but are not limited to, family violence, physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children. Individuals included in our broader Family Law rankings may also possess significant skill with respect to parenting matters however have not been identified for such.
Preeminent
Sue Abrams, ATW Family Law
Cynthia Bluett, Pearson Emerson
Collette McFawn, Lander & Rogers
Melanie Rubin, Barry.Nilsson.
Leading
Cathie Blanchfield, Blanchfield Nicholls
Alicia Elliott, Broun Abrahams Burreket
Gai Gathercole, ATW Family Law
Eleanor Lau, Lander & Rogers
Carly Middleton, Barkus Doolan Winning
Nigel Nicholls, Blanchfield Nicholls
Rosemary Norgate, Pigdon Norgate
Margie O’Neill, De Saxe O’Neill
Annelise Pedersen, Broun Abrahams Burreket
Melinda Winning, Barkus Doolan Winning
Michele Worner, Karras Partners
Recommended
David Barry, Gordon & Barry
Josie Blight, Pearson Emerson
Katie Burreket, Broun Abrahams Burrket
Zippy Chan, Gordon & Barry
Jacqueline Dawson, Sexton Family Law
Janine de Saxe, De Saxe O’Neill
Laura Donnelly, Holmes Donnelly & Co
Kate Escobar, Clayhills Escobar
Karen Hardy, Pearson Emerson
Christopher Hughes, Christopher Hughes & Associates
Heidi Menkes, Pearson Emerson
Carly Mirza-Price, Mills Oakley
Carolyn Munk, Matthews Folbigg
Kate O’Grady, Aubrey Brown Lawyers
Greg Parker, Swaab
Catherine Parks, Parks Family Law
Suzanne Pigdon, Pigdon Norgate
Fiona Reid, Reid Family Lawyers
Jane Saltoon, ATW Family Law
Antonella Sanderson, Family Law Matters
Maya Sen, Broun Abrahams Burreket
Rachel Slat, Slat Family Law
Susana Staka, Broun Abrahams Burreket
Michael Tiyce, Tiyce & Lawyers
Nabil Wahhab, York Law Family Law Specialists