The 2026 listing of leading Queensland Criminal Defence Law Firms details firms practising in criminal law matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by their fellow Queensland criminal lawyers and barristers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Robertson O’Gorman
Second Tier
Bell Criminal Lawyers
Cridland & Hua
Guest Lawyers
Jasper Fogerty
Potts Lawyers
Third Tier
AW Bale & Son
Bamberry Lawyers
Gnech & Associates
Jahnke Lawyers
Recommended
Allen & Searing
Anderson Telford Lawyers
Ashkan Tai Lawyers
Ashworth Lawyers
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Connolly Suthers
Hannay Criminal Defence
Hounsell Cunningham
Lumme & Associates
Rana Lawyers
Wallace O’Hagan
Wildermuth Legal
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Potts Lawyers
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Bell Criminal Lawyers
Cridland & Hua
Guest Lawyers
Jasper Fogerty
McGinness & Associates
Third Tier
AW Bale & Son
Gnech & Associates
Mackenzie Mitchell
Wallace O'Hagan
Recommended
Allen & Searing
Ashkan Tai Lawyers
Bamberry Lawyers
Bouchier Khan
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Connolly Suthers
Hannay Lawyers
Jahnke Lawyers
Lumme Rynderman
Nyst Legal
2024 edition published July 2024
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Potts Lawyers
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Cridland & Hua
McGinness & Associates
Third Tier
Bell Criminal Lawyers
Guest Lawyers
Jasper Fogerty
Recommended
Allen & Searing
Ashkan Tai Lawyers
AW Bale & Son
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Connolly Suthers
Gnech & Associates
Hannay Lawyers
Jahnke Lawyers
Mackenzie Mitchell
Nyst Legal
Wallace O'Hagan
2023 edition published July 2023
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Potts Lawyers
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Cridland & Hua
Jasper Fogerty
McGinness & Associates
Third Tier
Bell Criminal Lawyers
Guest Lawyers
Mackenzie Mitchell
Recommended
Anderson Telford Lawyers
Allen & Searing
Ashkan Tai Lawyers
Bamberry Lawyers
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Connolly Suthers
Gnech & Associates
Hannay Lawyers
Jahnke Lawyers
Lumme Rynderman
Nyst Legal
Ryan Murdoch O'Regan
Wallace O'Hagan
2022 edition published August 2022
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Potts Lawyers
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Cridland & Hua
Jasper Fogerty
McGinness & Associates
Third Tier
Guest Lawyers
Wallace O'Hagan
Recommended
A W Bale & Son
Allen & Searing
Bamberry Lawyers
Bell Criminal Lawyers
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Howden Saggers
Gnech & Associates
Hannay Lawyers
Lumme Rynderman
Mackenzie Mitchell
Nyst Legal
2021 edition published July 2021
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Cridland & Hua
Guest Lawyers
Jasper Fogerty
McGinness & Associates
Potts Lawyers
Third Tier
Howden Saggers
Wallace O'Hagan
Recommended
A W Bale & Son
Anderson Legal
Bamberry Lawyers
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Fuller & White
Gnech & Associates
Hannay Lawyers
Ide Lawyers
Mackenzie Mitchell
Nyst Legal
2020 edition published September 2020
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Potts Lawyers
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Cridland & Hua
Guest Lawyers
Jasper Fogerty
Third Tier
Howden Saggers
McGinness Lawyers
Wallace O'Hagan
Recommended
A W Bale & Son
Anderson Legal
Bamberry Lawyers
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Fuller & White
Hannay Lawyers
Hounsell Cunningham
Ide Lawyers
Mackenzie Mitchell
Nyst Legal
2019 edition published August 2019
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Guest Lawyers
Potts Lawyers
Third Tier
Anderson Fredericks Turner
Cridland & Hua
Jasper Fogerty
McGinness Lawyers
Wallace O'Hagan
Recommended
A W Bale & Son
Bamberry Lawyers
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Fuller & White
Hannay Lawyers
Howden Saggers
Ide Lawyers
Mackenzie Mitchell
Nyst Legal
2018 edition published July 2018
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Robertson O'Gorman
Second Tier
Guest Lawyers
Potts Lawyers
Third Tier
Anderson Fredericks Turner
Cridland & Hua
McGinness Lawyers
Recommended
Arthur Browne & Associates
A W Bale & Son
Bamberry Lawyers
Buckland Allen
Chelsea Emery & Associates
Fowler Lawyers
Hannay Lawyers
Howden Saggers
Jasper Fogerty
Mackenzie Mitchell
Moloney MacCallum Abdelshahied
Nyst Legal
Wallace O'Hagan
2017 edition published August 2017
First Tier
Fisher Dore
Gilshenan & Luton
Jacobson Mahony
Robertson O'Gorman
Potts Lawyers
Second Tier
Guest Lawyers
Peter Shields Lawyers
Third Tier
Anderson Fredericks Turner
Cridland & Hua
Wallace O'Hagan
Recommended
Arthur Browne & Associates
Fowler Lawyers
Hannay Lawyers
Moloney McCallum
McGinness Lawyers
N R Barbi Solicitor
Nyst Legal