The 2026 listing of New South Wales & ACT Criminal Law Rising Stars details individuals practising across Criminal Law, Traffic Law & White Collar Crime matters within the NSW & Australian Capital Territory legal markets who, while not included in our Leading Criminal Lawyer Rankings have been specifically noted as being a “Rising Star” within the aforementioned areas.
Nicola Dabboussy, Legal Aid NSW
Rachel Fisher, Korn Tlais
Bobby Hill, Hanna Legal
Daniel Kradolfer, Aquila Legal
Harry Lollback, Morrisons
Steve Mav, Boyd Criminal Lawyers
Andrew Milne, Bannisters Lawyers
Kayla Nielsen, Conditsis Lawyers
Phillippa Rich, Streeton Lawyers
Skip Willcox, Hamilton Janke
Elleni Zacharia, Hugo Law Group
Previous editions
2020 edition published September 2020
Seemab Awan, Just Defence Lawyers
Bianca Barnes, George Sten & Co
Pasquale Centraco, Benjamin & Leonardo
Heidi Heathcote, Hanna Legal
Carly Hydes, Korn MacDougall
Daniel Kradolfer, Toomey Defence Lawyers
James Lang, Bannisters Lawyers
Teagan Naidu, Younes + Espiner
Aaron Roberts, Streeton Lawyers
Zoe Whetham, W & Co Lawyers
2019 edition published August 2019
Jasmina Ceic, Nyman Gibson Miralis
Diane Elston, Younes + Espiner
Katrina Favre, Navado Lawyers & Solicitors
Heidi Heathcote, Hanna Legal
Carly Hydes, Korn MacDougall
Daniel Kradolfer, Toomey Defence Lawyers
Aloysious Robinson, Blair Criminal Lawyers
Abby van der Velde, Matouk Joyner
Zoe Whetham, Streeton Lawyers