The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Asbestos & Dust Diseases Compensation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of asbestos and dust diseases compensation matters across the Victorian legal market who have been identified by the state’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities assisting plaintiffs in these areas.
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Tess Dickie, Gordon Legal
Leah O’Keefe, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Emily Archer, Slater & Gordon
James Marsden-Smith, Maurice Blackburn
Jane McDermott, McDermott Richards Lawyers
Ross Sottile, Maurice Blackburn
Kehela Vandenberg, Zaparas Lawyers
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
Sarah Woon, Slater & Gordon
Previous editions
2025 edition published September 2025
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Leading
Tess Dickie, Gordon Legal
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Michael Magazanik, Rightside Legal
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Emily Archer, Slater & Gordon
James Marsden-Smith, Maurice Blackburn
Ross Sottile, Maurice Blackburn
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Tess Dickie, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Recommended
Emily Archer, Slater & Gordon
Margaret Kent, Slater & Gordon
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
Maria McGarvie, Maurice Blackburn
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Tess Dickie, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Recommended
Margaret Kent, Slater & Gordon
Laird McDonald, Rightside Legal
Maria McGarvie, Maurice Blackburn
Stephen Plunkett, Slater & Gordon
2022 edition published October 2022
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Tess Dickie, Gordon Legal
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Stephen Plunkett, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Margaret Kent, Slater & Gordon
Shaun Marcus, Arnold Dallas McPherson
Michael Schaefer, VBR Lawyers
Claire Setches, Slater & Gordon
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Leading
Colleen Bolger, Maurice Blackburn
Tess Dickie, Gordon Legal
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
Recommended
Margaret Kent, Slater & Gordon
Shaun Marcus, Arnold Dallas McPherson
Stephen Plunkett, Slater & Gordon
Michael Schaefer, VBR Lawyers
Claire Setches, Slater & Gordon
Paul Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers
Our 2021 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by LDF Australia.
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Leading
Colleen Bolger, Maurice Blackburn
Margaret Kent, Slater & Gordon
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
Recommended
Maria McGarvie, Maurice Blackburn
Stephen Plunkett, Slater & Gordon
Kim Price, Arnold Thomas & Becker
Claire Setches, Slater & Gordon
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Our 2020 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2019 edition published October 2019
Leading
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Margaret Kent, Slater and Gordon
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Tracy Madden, Slater and Gordon
Recommended
Colleen Bolger, Maurice Blackburn
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Jane McDermott, McDermott Richards Lawyers
Stephen Plunkett, Slater and Gordon
Suzanne Sandford, Slater and Gordon
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
Our 2019 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2018 edition published October 2018
Leading
Victoria Keays, Gordon Legal
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Tracy Madden, Slater and Gordon
Jane McDermott, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Colleen Bolger, Maurice Blackburn
Margaret Kent, Slater and Gordon
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Stephen Plunkett, Slater and Gordon
Claire Setches, Slater and Gordon
Roger Singh, Shine Lawyers
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal
Our 2018 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2017 edition published November 2017
Leading
Victoria Keays, Maurice Blackburn
Margaret Kent, Slater & Gordon
Tracy Madden, Slater & Gordon
Stephen Plunkett, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Michael Maganzik, Rightside Legal
Claire Setches, Slater & Gordon
Sally Weir, Maurice Blackburn
Grace Wilson, Rightside Legal












