The 2023 listing of leading New South Wales Parenting & Children’s Matters barristers details counsel practising within the areas of parenting, custody and matters relating to the children of a relationship in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
Melissa Gillies SC, Culwulla Chambers
Leading
Martha Barnett SC, Culwulla Chambers
Recommended
Peter Cummings SC, Waratah Chambers
Paul Sansom SC, Waratah Chambers
Donna Ward SC, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
Claire Cantrall, Waratah Chambers
David Dura, Waratah Chambers
Mary-Clare Kennedy, Waratah Chambers
Esther Lawson, Waratah Chambers
Dina Lioumis, Waratah Chambers
Leading
Mary-Anne Clifford, Culwulla Chambers
Greg Kenny, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Shanna Mahony, Lachlan Macquarie Chambers
Christopher Othen, Waratah Chambers
Karen Shea, Fredrick Jordan Chambers
Matthew Wong, Waratah Chambers
Recommended
Rachel Dart, Culwulla Chambers
Roger Harper, Culwulla Chambers
Liam O’Reilly, Family Law Chambers
Angela Petrie, Culwulla Chambers
Kiel Roberts, Family Law Chambers
Catherine Spain, Waratah Chambers
Janai Tabbernor, Waratah Chambers