The 2026 listing of leading North Queensland Family & Divorce Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial, parenting, property and spousal maintenance matters in the Mackay, Rockhampton & Central Queensland egal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Millyard Family Lawyers
Reaston Drummond Law
Ruhl Family Law Centre
Second Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
WGC Lawyers
Third Tier
Life Legal
Miller Harris
Recommended
Collier Family Law
Connolly Suthers
Dawson Family Law
Lee Turnbull & Co
Lehmann Featherstone
Murray & Lyons
Preston Law
Ruddy Tomlins & Baxter
The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in North Queensland, identified by fellow Queensland Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2024
First Tier
Reaston Drummond Law
Second Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
Ruhl Family Law Centre
South Geldard
Third Tier
J Hamilton & Associates
Millyard Family Lawyers
Recommended
Connolly Suthers
Lee Turnbull & Co
Lehmann Featherstone
Life Legal
McKays
Miller Harris
Murray & Lyons
Phelan Family Law
Preston Law
Wallace & Wallace
WGC Lawyers
2024 edition published November 2023
First Tier
Reaston Drummond Law
South Geldard
Second Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
Connolly Suthers
Ruhl Family Law Centre
Third Tier
J Hamilton & Associates
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Recommended
Lee Turnbull & Co
Life Legal
Miller Harris
Murray & Lyons
Phelan Family Law
Preston Law
Ruddy Tomlins & Baxter
WGC Lawyers
wilson/ryan/grose
2023 edition published December 2022
First Tier
Reaston Drummond Law
South Geldard
Second Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
Connolly Suthers
Newman Family Law
Third Tier
J Hamilton & Associates
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Ruhl Family Law Centre
WGC Lawyers
Recommended
klplegal
Legal Sense NQ
Miller Harris
Murray & Lyons
wilson/ryan/grose
2022 edition published November 2021
First Tier
Reaston Drummond Law
South Geldard
Second Tier
Newman Family Law
WGC Lawyers
Third Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
Connolly Suthers
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Ruhl Family Law Centre
Recommended
J Hamilton & Associates
Legal Sense NQ
Miller Harris
Murray & Lyon
2021 edition published December 2020
First Tier
Newman Family Law
Reaston Drummond Law
South Geldard
Second Tier
WGC Lawyers
wilson/ryan/grose
Third Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
Cope Family Law
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Recommended
Bassano Law
Connolly Suthers
J Hamilton & Associates
KLP Family Law
Macrossan & Amiet
Murray & Lyons
Phelan Family Law
Ruhl Family Law Centre
2020 edition published November 2019
First Tier
Newman Family Law
Reaston Drummond Law
South Geldard
Second Tier
WGC Lawyers
wilson/ryan/grose
Third Tier
Cairns Family Law Group
Connolly Suthers
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Recommended
Bassano Law
Cope Family Law
J Hamilton & Associates
KLP Family Law
Macrossan & Amiet
Phelan Family Law
2019 edition published November 2018
First Tier
Newman Family Law
Reaston Drummond Law
Second Tier
South & Geldard
wilson/ryan/grose
Third Tier
Connolly Suthers
Cope Family Law
J Hamilton & Associates
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Ruhl Family Law Centre
WGC Lawyers
Recommended
Bassano Law
Cairns Family Law Group
KLP Family Law
Macrossan & Amiet
Miller Harris
O'Reilly Stevens
Phelan Family Law
2018 edition published December 2017
First Tier
Reaston Drummond Law
wilson/ryan/grose
Second Tier
Miller Harris
Newman Family Law
WGC Lawyers
Third Tier
Connolly Suthers
Lehmann Featherstone
Millyard Family Lawyers
Ruhl Family Law Centre
Recommended
Bassano Law
Cope Family Law
KLP Family Law
MacDonnells
Mackey Wales
Murray & Lyons
O'Reilly Stevens
2017 edition published December 2016
First Tier
Miller Harris
Reaston Drummond Law
wilson/ryan/grose
Second Tier
Newman Family Law
Ruhl Family Law Centre
Williams Graham Carman
Third Tier
Cope Family Law
Murray & Lyons
Purcell Taylor
Recommended
Bassano Law
KLP Family Law
Lehmann Featherstone
MacDonnells
Millyard Family Lawyers
Roberts Nehmer McKee
2016 edition published December 2015
First Tier
Boulton Cleary & Kern
Miller Harris Lawyers
Second Tier
Newman Family Law
wilson/ryan/grose
Third Tier
KLP Family Law
Murray & Lyons
Purcell Taylor
Recommended
Mackey Wales
Preston Law