The 2026 listing of South Australia’s Criminal Law Rising Stars details individuals practising across Criminal Law, Traffic Law & White Collar Crime matters within the South Australian 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.
Omar Ali, Barbaro Thilthorpe Daniel
Ben Chehade, Woods & Co
Nick Griffin, Caldicott & Isaacs
Chelsea Hart, Mangan Ey & Associates
Jack Simpson, Brian Deegan Lawyers
Previous editions
2025 edition published June 2025
Omar Ali, Barbaro Thilthorpe Daniel
Taylor Falting, Craig Caldicott Lawyers
Nick Griffin, Caldicott & Isaacs
Chelsea Hart, Mangan Ey & Associates
Vivian Ngo, Woods & Co
Jack Simpson, Brian Deegan Lawyers
2024 edition published June 2024
Omar Ali, Barbaro Thilthorpe
Nick Griffin, Caldicott & Isaacs
Taylor Johanson, Danni Stephens Legal
Sean Nottle, Mangan Ey & Associates
Jack Simpson, Brian Deegan Lawyers
Daniel Weekley, Tindall Gask Bentle
2023 edition published August 2023
Omar Ali, Barbaro Thilthorpe
Nick Griffin, Caldicott & Isaacs
Taylor Johanson, Danni Stephens Legal
Elliot King, Jon Lister - Barrister & Solicitor
Sean Nottle, Mangan Ey & Associates
2022 edition published August 2022
Emily Cousins, Caldicott Lawyers
Jasmine Daniel, Barbaro Thilthorpe
Jovanka Ivanic, Carter & Co
Alexander Rice, Mangan Ey & Co
Hugh Woods, Woods & Co
2021 edition published August 2021
Kate Budzynski, Carter & Co
Jasmine Daniel, Barbaro Thilthorpe
Olivia Fantis, Woods & Co
Jessica Kurtzer, Jessica K Kurtzer Barrister & Solicitor
Alexander Rice, Mangan Ey & Co
2020 edition published September 2020
Kate Budzynski, Carter & Co
Olivia Fantis, Woods & Co
Jessica Kurtzer, Jessica K Kurtzer Barrister & Solicitor
Laura Parham, Jon Lister & Co
Alexander Rice, Mangan Ey & Co
2019 edition published August 2019
Brittany Armstrong, Shaw & Henderson
Kate Budzynski, Carter & Co
James Caldicott, Caldicott Lawyers
Nikki Conley, Mangan Ey & Co
Olivia Fantis, Woods & Co
Eleanor Whish-Wilson, Jon Lister Barrister & Solicitor