The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Criminal Defence Law Firms details firms practising in criminal law matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by their fellow Victorian lawyers and barristers specialising in crime for their expertise and abilities in the area.
First Tier
Doogue + George
Stary Norton Halphen & Galbally
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Balmer & Associates
Fayman Lawyers
Galbally Parker
James Dowsley & Associates
Recommended
Angus Cameron & Partners
Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers
Geelong Lawyers
Giorgianni & Liang
MCD Lawyers
Melasecca & Zayler
Melinda Walker Criminal Law
Milides Lawyers
Papa Hughes Lawyers
Pascoe Criminal Law
Robinson Gill
Stephen Peterson Lawyers
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Stary Norton Halphen
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Balmer & Associates
Fayman Lawyers
Galbally Parker
James Dowsley & Associates
Recommended
Angus Cameron & Partners
Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers
Garde-Wilson Lawyers
Giorgianni & Liang
Marshall Jovanovska & Ralph
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Melasecca & Zayler
Milides Lawyers
Pascoe Criminal Law
Robinson Gill
2024 edition published July 2024
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Stary Norton Halphen
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Balmer & Associates
Fayman Lawyers
Galbally Parker
James Dowsley & Associates
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Recommended
Angus Cameron Lawyers
Bebbington Lawyers
Chris McLennan & Co
Dribbin & Brown Criminal Lawyers
Garde-Wilson Lawyers
Marshall Jovanovska & Ralph
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Milides Lawyers
Pascoe Criminal La
2023 edition published June 2023
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Stary Norton Halphen
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Furstenberg Law
Galbally Parker
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
Balmer & Associates
Bebbington Lawyers
Fayman Lawyers
Garde-Wilson Lawyers
James Dowsley & Associates
Leanne Warren & Associates
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Milides Lawyers
Pascoe Criminal Law
Theo Magazis & Associates
Tony Hannebery Lawyers
2022 edition published August 2022
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Stary Norton Halphen
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Furstenberg Law
Galbally Parker
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
Balmer & Associates
Bebbington Lawyers
Fayman Lawyers
James Dowsley & Associates
Leanne Warren & Associates
Matthew White & Associates
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Milides Lawyers
Pascoe Legal
Theo Magazis & Associates
2021 edition published July 2021
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Stary Norton Halphen
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Furstenberg Law
Galbally Parker
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
Balmer & Associates
Bebbington Lawyers
Chris McLennan & Associates
Fayman Lawyers
James Dowsley & Associates
Leanne Warren & Associates
Matthew White & Associates
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Milides Lawyers
Pascoe Legal
Theo Magazis & Associates
Tyler Tipping & Woods
Valos Black & Associates
2020 edition published August 2020
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Stary Norton Halphen
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Slades & Parsons
Third Tier
Galbally Rolfe
Lethbridges
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
Balmer & Associates
Bebbington Lawyers
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Farrelly Legal
Fayman Lawyers
Furstenberg Law
James Dowsley & Associates
Leanne Warren & Associates
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Milides Lawyers
Nelson Brown Legal
Stephen Andrianakis & Associates
Theo Magazis & Associates
Tony Hannebery Lawyers
Tyler Tipping & Woods
Valos Black & Associates
2019 edition published August 2019
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Lethbridges
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Stary Norton Halphen
Third Tier
Furstenberg Law
Galbally Rolfe
Slades & Parsons
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
Balmer & Associates
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Fayman Lawyers
Grigor Lawyers
Fayman Lawyers
Haines & Polites
James Dowsley & Associates
Leanne Warren & Associates
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Theo Magazis & Associates
Tony Hannebery Lawyers
Tyler Tipping & Woods
2018 edition published August 2018
First Tier
Doogue + George
Galbally & O'Bryan
Lethbridges
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Furstenberg Law
Slades & Parsons
Stary Norton Halphen
Third Tier
Balmer & Associates
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Galbally Rolfe
James Dowsley & Associates
Leanne Warren & Associates
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Theo Magazis & Associates
Tony Hannebery Lawyers
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
David Barrese & Associates
Fayman Lawyers
Grigor Lawyers
Fayman Lawyers
Haines & Polites
Markotich Lawyers
Martine Marich & Associates
Matthew White & Associates
Mel Walker Criminal Lawyer
Papa Hughes
Tyler Tipping & Woods
Valos Black & Associates
2017 edition published August 2017
First Tier
Doogue O'Brien George
Galbally O'Bryan
Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Second Tier
Lethbridges
Pica Criminal Lawyers
Stary Norton Halphen
Third Tier
Balmer & Associates
Emma Turnbull Lawyers
Fayman Lawyers
Furstenberg Law
Galbally Rolfe
James Dowsley & Associates
Theo Magazis & Associates
Tony Hannebery Lawyers
Recommended
Anthony Isaacs Lawyers
Grigor Lawyers
Leanne Warren & Associates
Markotich Lawyers
Martine Marich & Associates
Melasecca Kelly & Zayler
Simon English
Slades & Parsons
Tyler Tipping & Woods