The 2026 listing of leading Plaintiff-focused Australian Work Injury Compensation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of workplace injury, accident and WorkCover matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the nation’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in representing their clients.
Preeminent
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O’Dea – Sydney
Sach Fernando, Maxiom Injury Lawyers – Melbourne
Lachlan Fitch, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal – Melbourne
Rod Matthews, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Emma Mead, Burke Mead – Newcastle
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane & Sunshine Coast
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers – Melbourne
Leading
Greg Black, VBR Lawyers – Brisbane
Daniel Brand, Brand Barristers & Solicitors – Perth
Richard Dababneh, Turner Freeman – Sydney
Andrew Edward-Joy, Law Partners – Sydney
Stephen Firth, Firths The Compensation Lawyers – Sydney
Ben Hansberry, Brand Barristers & Solicitors – Perth
Trent Johnson, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane
Scott Keft, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Chantille Khoury, Law Partners – Sydney
Simon Meigan, Turner Freeman – Sydney
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Hugh Powell, Travis Schultz & Partners – Sunshine Coast
Luke Power, Turner Freeman – Sydney
Carmine Santone, Santone Lawyers – Sydney
Yianni Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers – Melbourne
Paul Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers – Melbourne
Recommended
Diana Agostinelli, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Paul Alvaro, Paul Alvaro Lawyers – Adelaide
Gino Andrieri, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Matthew Arentz, DBH Lawyers – Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers – Brisbane
Kevin Barratt, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Henry Carus, Henry Carus & Associates – Melbourne
James Casey, Arnold Dallas McPherson – Melbourne
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal – Perth
Harry Dignan, Turner Freeman – Brisbane
Renee Eglinton, Kare Lawyers – Brisbane
Conrad Freeman, Sciaccas Lawyers – Brisbane
Matthew Garling, Garling & Co Lawyers – Sydney
Ben Grosse, Turner Freeman – Newcastle
Ryan Heath, Sciaccas Lawyers – Brisbane
Jeremy King, Robinson Gill – Melbourne
Shaun Marcus, Arnold Dallas McPherson – Melbourne
Darren Moore, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt – Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, DBH Lawyers – Adelaide
Eleanor Scarff, Scarff Compensation Lawyers – Perth
Rachel Schutze, Shine Lawyers – Melbourne
Erin Sellars, Law Advice Compensation Lawyers – Sydney
Chris Sheppard, RMB Lawyers – Wollongong