The 2025 listing of leading Gold Coast Family & Divorce Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial, parenting, property and spousal maintenance matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Clare Quinn, Quinn Family Law
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
Recommended
Asha Egan, Small Myers Hughes
Rebecca Gee, BGM Family Lawyers
Abbi Golightly, OMB Lawyers
Damira Hidic, Australian Family Lawyers
Katherine Hogan, Keating Lehn
Olivia Jennar-Bryant, BGM Family Lawyers
Guy Neilson. Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Joelene Nel, McLaughlins Lawyers
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Dave Reardon, Reardon Family Lawyers
Joelene Seaton, BGM Family Lawyers
Katherine Smallshaw, Pullos Lawyers
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Lawyers
The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater Gold Coast Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Queensland Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Abbi Golightly, OMB Lawyers
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Recommended
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers
Rebecca Gee, BGM Family Lawyers
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Damira Hidic, Australian Family Lawyers
Katherine Hogan, Keating Lehn
Joelene Nel, McLaughlins Lawyers
Rebecca Ogge, Ogge Law
Clare Quinn, Quinn Family Law
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Dave Reardon, Reardon Family Lawyers
Joelene Seaton, BGM Family Lawyers
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Lawyers
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2024 edition published November 2023
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Abbi Golightly, OMB Lawyers
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, CJM Lawyers
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Alisa Day, Ramsden Lawyers
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Rebecca Gee, BGM Family Lawyers
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Joelene Nel, McLaughlins Lawyers
Rebecca Ogge, Ogge Law
Clare Quinn, Quinn Family Law
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Anton Richardson, Richardson Murray
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Legal
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2023 edition published December 2022
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Abbi Golightly, OMB Lawyers
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Simonidis Steel
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers
Rebecca Gee, BGM Family Lawyers
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Stephanie Murray, Richardson Murray
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes
Rebecca Ogge, Ogge Law
Clare Quinn, Quinn Family Law
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Dave Reardon, Reardon Family Lawyers
Joelene Seaton, MBA Lawyers
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Legal
2022 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Simonidis Steel
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Damira Hidic, Ramsden Lawyers
Abbi Golightly, OMB Lawyers
Stephanie Murray, Richardson Murray
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes
Clare Quinn, Quinn Family Law
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Dave Reardon, Reardon Family Lawyers
Anton Richardson, Richardson Murray
Joelene Seaton, MBA Lawyers
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Legal
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2021 edition published December 2020
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Kate Graham, BGM Family lLwyers
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Barron Family Law
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Damira Hidic, Ramsden Lawyers
Abbi Golightly, OMB Lawyers
Stephanie Murray, MBA Lawyers
Anton Richardson, Anton Richardson Family Lawyer
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Legal
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2020 edition published November 2019
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Leading
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Kate Graham, BGM Family lLwyers
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Recommended
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers
Belinda Henry, Henry Family Lawyers
Jerome Hey, Hey Family Law
Damira Hidic, Ramsden Lawyers
Abbi Golightly, Marino Law
Beata Leszczuk, MBA Lawyers
David Mitchell, Mitchell Lawyers
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes
Anton Richardson, MBA Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Legal
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2019 edition published November 2018
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Leading
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Recommended
Kathy Atkins, Jones Mitchell
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers
Damira Hidic, Jones Mitchell
Abbi Golightly, Marino Law
David Mitchell, Mitchell Lawyers
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2018 edition published December 2017
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers
Luke Brandon, Evans & Company
Dean Evans, Evans & Company
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Leading
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers
Rick Jones, Jones Mitchell
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Pullos Lawyers
Fiona Browne, Evans & Company
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers
Damira Hidic, Jones Mitchell
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Abbi Golightly, Marino Law
David Mitchell, Mitchell Lawyers
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Lawyers
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2017 edition published December 2016
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, Jones Mitchell
Dean Evans, Evans & Company
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal
Rick Jones, Jones Mitchell
Leading
Luke Brandon, Evans & Company
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes
Recommended
Fiona Browne, Evans & Company
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers
Abbi Golightly, Marino Law
Damira Hidic, Pullos Lawyers
David Mitchell, Mitchell Lawyers
Orlena Moloney, Jones Mitchell
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes
Anton Richardson, Ramsden Lawyers
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn
2016 edition published December 2015
Preeminent
Dan Bottrell, Jones Mitchell - Southport
Rick Jones, Jones Mitchell - Southport
Leading
Dean Evans, Evans & Company - Bundall
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Southport
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Robina
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers - Southport
Michael Small, Small Myers Hughes - Southport
Recommended
Kathy Atkins, Jones Mitchell - Southport
Luke Brandon, Evans & Company - Bundall
Karen Frampton, Frampton Legal - Southport
Abbi Golightly, The Law Shack - Nerang
Damira Hidic, Pullos Lawyers - Southport
David Mitchell, Mitchell Lawyers - Miami
Craig Nicol, Small Myers Hughes - Southport