The 2026 listing of leading Employee-focused South Australian Employment Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment, industrial relations and workplace safety matters in the South Australian legal market whose practice has strong employee/applicant/trade union representation focus and who have been identified by the state’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Simon Bourne, SMB Workplace & Employment Law
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Leading
Michael Ats, Leischke & Weatherill
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons
Patrick North, Johnston Withers
Recommended
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Andrew Wright, Wright & Kirsten
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Preeminent
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Simon Bourne, SMB Workplace & Employment Law
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Leading
Tim Bourne, Camatta Lempens
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentl
Patrick North, Johnston Withers
Recommended
Michael Ats, Leischke & Weatherill
Claire Eagle, Duncan Basheer Hannon
Andrew Wright, Wright & Kirsten
2024 edition published February 2024
Preeminent
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Simon Bourne, SMB Workplace & Employment Law
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Leading
Michael Ats, Leischke & Weatherill
Tim Bourne, Camatta Lempens
Patrick North, Johnston Withers
Recommended
Claire Eagle, Duncan Basheer Hannon
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Andrew Wright, Wright & Kirsten
2023 edition published February 2023
Preeminent
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Leading
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Emma Thornton, Johnston Withers
Recommended
Michael Ats, Leischke & Weatherill
Claire Eagle, Duncan Basheer Hannon
James Mahony, Mahonys Lawyers
Peter Moloney, Moloney & Partners
Andrew Wright, Wright & Kirsten
2022 edition published February 2022
Preeminent
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Leading
Patrick North, Lieschke & Weatherill
Emma Thornton, Johnston Withers
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Recommended
Jodie Bradbrook, Bradbrook Lawyers
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons Solicitors
Peter Moloney, Moloney & Partners
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Andrew Wright, Boylan Lawyers
2021 edition published February 2021
Preeminent
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Leading
Patrick North, Lieschke & weatherill
Recommended
Graham Harbord, Johnston Withers
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons Solicitors
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Andrew Wright, Boylan Lawyers
2020 edition published February 2020
Preeminent
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Joseph Wearing, Wearing & Blairs
Leading
Donald Blairs, Wearing & Blairs
Recommended
Graham Harbord, Johnston Withers
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons Solicitors
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Andrew Wright, Boylan Lawyers
2019 edition published February 2019
Market Leader
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Preeminent
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Joseph Wearing, Wearing Law
Leading
Graham Harbord, Johnston Withers
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons Solicitors
Andrew Wright, WK Lawyers
Recommended
Donald Blairs, Wearing Law
Peter Moloney, Moloney & Partners
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
2018 edition published February 2018
Market Leader
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Preeminent
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Joseph Wearing, Wearing Law
Leading
Graham Harbord, Johnston Withers
Amber Sprague, Tindall Gask Bentley
Andrew Wright, WK Lawyers
Recommended
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons Solicitors
Peter Moloney, Moloney & Partners
2017 edition published January 2017
Market Leader
Tim Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Preeminent
Simon Bourne, Bourne Lawyers
Joseph Wearing, WearingLaw
Leading
Geraldine Hannon, Duncan Basheer Hannon
Graham Harbord, Johnston Withers
Recommended
Margaret Kaukas, Andersons
Peter Moloney, Moloney & Partners
Andrew Wright, WK Lawyers