The 2026 listing of leading Employee and Trade Union-focused Queensland Employment Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the Queensland legal market whose practice has strong employee and/or trade union representation focus and who have been identified by the state’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Market Leader
Preeminent
Patrick Turner, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Denielle Pohlner, Anderson Gray
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Juliana Virine, Hall Payne
Recommended
Dale Blacknmore, Hall Payne
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
John Farren, Farren McRae
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
David Quinn, Thomson Geer
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
Sam Sciacca, Sciacca & Associates
John Sneddon, O’Sullivan Sneddon Law
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Market Leader
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Preeminent
Patrick Turner, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Juliana Virine, Hall Payne
Recommended
Dale Blacknmore, Hall Payne
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
John Farren, Farren McRae
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
Denielle Pohlner, Anderson Gray
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
2024 edition published February 2024
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Patrick Turner, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Kris Birch, Hall Payne
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
John Payne, Hall Payne
Denielle Pohlner, Anderson Gray
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
2023 edition published February 2023
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
John Payne, Hall Payne
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Patrick Turner, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
Denielle Pohlner, Anderson Gray
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
2022 edition published February 2022
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
John Payne, Hall Payne
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Recommended
Belinda Hapgood, Belinda Hapgood
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Brad Petley, Acumen Lawyers
Denielle Pohlner, Anderson Gray
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
Melanie Thorley, MJT Law
2021 edition published February 2021
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
John Payne, Hall Payne
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Ellie Bassingthwaighte, Hall Payne
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Steve Gifford, Gifford Legal
Belinda Hapgood, Belinda Hapgood
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
2020 edition published February 2020
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
John Payne, Hall Payne
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Steve Gifford, Gifford Legal
Belinda Hapgood, Belinda Hapgood
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Nigel Saines, Saines Legal
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
2019 edition published February 2019
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
John Payne, Hall Payne
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Recommended
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
David Quinn, Holding Redlich
Brad Petley, Acumen Lawyers
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
2018 edition published February 2018
Preeminent
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
John Payne, Hall Payne
David Quinn, CRH Law
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Recommended
John Anthony Hodgens, Human ASSET Solutions
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
Brad Petley, Acumen Lawyers
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon
John Sneddon, Shand Taylor
2017 edition published February 2017
Preeminent
John Payne, Hall Payne
Giri Sivaraman, Maurice Blackburn
Luke Tiley, Hall Payne
Leading
David Quinn, CRH Law
Rob Stevenson, Australian Workplace Lawyers
Recommended
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Susan Moriarty, Susan Moriarty & Associates
Brad Petley, Acumen Lawyers
Andrew Rich, Slater & Gordon