The 2026 listing of Queensland’s Criminal Law Rising Stars details individuals practising across Criminal Law, Traffic Law & White Collar Crime matters within the Queensland legal market who, while not included in our Leading Criminal Lawyer Rankings have been specifically noted as being a “Rising Star” within the aforementioned areas.
Emily Andrews, Cridland & Hua
Danielle Egan, Ashkan Tai Lawyers
Megan Fowke, Gilshenan & Luton
Billy Gee, Potts Lawyers
Ryan Godfrey, Fisher Dore
Jaimee-Lee Jessop, Robertson O’Gorman
Emma Kearney, Bell Criminal Lawyers
Joshua Tiffin, Jacobson Mahony
Anna Waite, Gnech & Associates
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
Emily Andrews, Cridlnad & Hua
Jack Bendall, Potts Lawyers
Caprice Gobie-Smith, Gilshenan & Luton
Mac Gray, Fisher Dore
Emma Kearney, Bell Criminal Lawyers
Evan O'Hanlon-Rose, Robertson O'Gorman
Brooke Thompson, Jasper Fogerty
Joshua Tiffin, Jacobson Mahony
Anna Waite, Gnech & Associates
Chelsea Waters, Guest Lawyerd
2024 edition published July 2024
Jack Bendall, Potts Lawyers
Matthew Cooper, Chelsea Emery & Associates
Mac Gray, Fisher Dore
Nessha Maidwell, Bell Criminal Lawyers
Evan O'Hanlon-Rose, Robertson O'Gorman
Jessica Rosengren, Gilshenan & Luton
Matthew Scott, Owens & Associates
Joshua Tiffin, Jacobson Mahony
2023 edition published August 2023
Ella Eberhardt, Gilshenan & Luton
Sinead Garland, Potts Lawyers
Emma Higgins, Robertson O'Gorman
Michael O'Brien, Fisher Dore
Jamie Scuderi, Purcell Taylor
Joshua Tiffin, Jacobson Mahony
Sam Wildermuth, Bell Criminal Lawyers
2022 edition published August 2022
Sinead Garland, Potts Lawyers
Emma Higgins, Robertson O'Gorman
Trent Playford, Wallace O'Hagan
Jamie Scuderi, Purcell Taylor
Rachel Tierney, Gilshenan & Luton
Joshua Tiffin, Jacobson Mahony
Devyn Wanigesekera, Cridland & Hua
Sam Wildermuth, Bell Criminal Lawyers
2021 edition published July 2021
Samantha Farr, Fisher Dore
Sinead Garland, Potts Lawyers
Emma Higgins, Robertson O'Gorman
Patrick Horgan, Cridland & Hua
Amelia Hughes, 8 Petrie Terrace Chambers
Lewis Hunter, Guest Lawyers
Jaimee-Lee Jessop, Jasper Fogerty
Joshua Liddle, Gilshenan & Luton
Trent Playford, Wallace O'Hagan
Jamie Scuderi, Purcell Taylor
Sam Wildermuth, Howden Saggers
2020 edition published September 2020
Sarah Ford, Gilshenan & Luton
Tom Gardiner, Fisher Dore
Andrew Hanlon, Potts Lawyers
Emma Higgins, Robertson O'Gorman
Patrick Horgan, Cridland & Hua
Jaimee-Lee Jessop, Jasper Fogerty
Trent Playford, Wallace O'Hagan
2019 edition published August 2019
Kristy Bell, Fisher Dore
Callan Lloyd, Gilsehnan & Luton
Christoper Lumme, Anderson Fredericks Turner
Erin Mitchell, Potts Lawyers
Jac Thong, Guest Lawyers
Joe Wicking, Howden Saggers
Jacilynn Young, Cridland & Hua