The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Defendant Asbestos & Dust Diseases Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of asbestos and dust diseases compensation matters in the WA legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, Hall & Wilcox
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
Leading
Kate Kellendonk, Gilchrist Connell
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
Recommended
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Bree Rosagro, HBA Legal
Matthew Thickett, HWL Ebsworth
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, Hall & Wilcox
Leading
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Kate Kellendonk, Gilchrist Connell
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, Hall & Wilcox
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Leading
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
Stephen Williams, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, Hall & Wilcox
Leading
Graeme Richards, McCabes
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Mark Greenland, Greenland Legal
Stephen Williams, Moray & Agnew
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, Hall & Wilcox
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
Leading
Stephen Williams, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Andrew Read, Gilchrist Connell
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, Hall & Wilcox
David McKenna, Mills Oakley
Leading
Stephen Williams, Kott Gunning
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
Recommended
Andrew Read, Gilchrist Connell
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Brian Bolton, McCabe Curwood
David McKenna, Mills Oakley
Leading
Stephen Williams, Kott Gunning
Recommended
Andrew Read, Civic Legal
Penny Moore, Moray & Agnew
Rebecca Roberts, Mills Oakley
Joel Sheldrick, Hall & Wilcox
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2019 edition published November 2019
Leading
Brian Bolton, SRB Legal
David McKenna, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Andrew Read, Civic Legal
Penny Moore, Moray & Agnew
Joel Sheldrick, Hall & Wilcox
Stephen Williams, Kott Gunning
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2018 edition published October 2018
Leading
Brian Bolton, SRB Legal
David McKenna, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Andrew Read, Civic Legal
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Rosemary Waldron-Hart, Moray & Agnew
Stephen Williams, Kott Gunning
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell
Zaneta Witherington, Jackson McDonald
2017 edition published October 2017
Leading
David McKenna, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Brian Bolton, SRB Legal
Penny Moore, Moray & Agnew
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Stephen Williams, Kott Kunning
John-Paul Wilson, Gilchrist Connell