The 2026 listing of leading South Australian Family & Divorce Barristers details Senior and Junior Counsel practising within the areas of family law, matrimonial and custody matters within the South Australian legal market who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Leading
Taanya Lewis SC, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Recommended
Paul Bullock SC, Jeffcott Chambers
Claire O’Connor SC, Villeneuve Chambers
Kerry Robertson-Clark SC, Murray Chambers
Junior Counsel
Market Leader
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Preeminent
Melissa Boyle, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Leading
Madeleine Betro, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
Ann Fleming, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Marita Pangallo, Hugh Burton Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Anthony Siklich, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Recommended
Diana Dichiera, Hugh Burton Chambers
Amrita Malik, Campbell Chambers
Daniel Praolini, Hugh Burton Chambers
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2024
Senior Counsel – Leading
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Kerry Robertson-Clark SC, Murray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Melissa Boyle, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Bullock, Jeffcott Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Marita Pangallo, William Light Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Boehm, William Light Chambers
Daniel Praolini, William Light Chambers
Rosie Read, Hugh Burton Chambers
2024 edition published November 2023
Senior Counsel – Leading
Maurine Pyke KC, John Bray Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Kerry Clark SC, Murray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Mark Anderson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Madeleine Betro, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Melissa Boyle, Hugh Burton Chambers
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Boehm, William Light Chambers
Paul Bullock, Jeffcott Chambers
John Dillon, Matrimonial Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
Marita Pangallo, William Light Chambers
Daniel Praolini, William Light Chambers
2023 edition published December 2022
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Mark Anderson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Madeleine Betro, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Melissa Boyle, Hugh Burton Chambers
Paul Bullock, Jeffcott Chambers
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Isobel Bailey, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
John Dillon, Matrimonial Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
Marita Pangallo, William Light Chambers
2022 edition published November 2021
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Mark Anderson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Melissa Boyle, Hugh Burton Chambers
Paul Bullock, Jeffcott Chambers
John Dillon, Matrimonial Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
Marita Pangallo, William Light Chambers
2021 edition published December 2020
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Meredith Dickson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Mark Anderson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
John McGinn, Hugh Burton Chambers
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Boehm, William Light Chambers
Paul Bullock, Jeffcott Chambers
John Dillon, Matrimonial Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
2020 edition published June 2020
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Claire O'Connor SC, Villeneuve Smith Chambers
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Meredith Dickson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
John McGinn, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Mark Anderson, Campbell Chambers
John Dillon, Matrimonial Chambers
Jane Miller, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Boehm, William Light Chambers
Joseph Bowler, Hugh Burton Chambers
Paul Bullock, Jeffcott Chambers
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
2019 edition published August 2019
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Livesey QC, Bar Chambers
Claire O'Connor SC, Villeneuve Smith Chambers
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Meredith Dickson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
John McGinn, Hugh Burton Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Mark Anderson, Campbell Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Joseph Bowler, Hugh Burton Chambers
Judith Cocks, Hugh Burton Chambers
John Dillon, Matrimonial Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
Daniel Praolini, Campbell Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
2018 edition published August 2018
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Meredith Dickson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Penelope Kari, Campbell Chambers
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
John McGinn, Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Mark Anderson, Campbell Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Joseph Bowler, Hugh Burton Chambers
Jordan Lewis, William Light Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Vickianne West, Hugh Burton Chambers
2017 edition published September 2017
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Maurine Pyke QC, John Bray Chambers
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Penelope Kari, Campbell Chambers
Taanya Lewis, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Meredith Dickson, Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
John McGinn, Hugh Burton Chambers
Ross Richards, Campbell Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Anderson, Campbell Chambers
Joseph Bowler, Hugh Burton Chambers
Andrea Horvat, William Light Chambers
Holly Tinning, Hugh Burton Chambers
Vickianne West, Hugh Burton Chambers
2014 edition published November 2014
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Maurine Pike QC
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Meredith Dickson - Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Taanya Lewis - Elizabeth Evatt Chambers
Ross Richards - Campbell Chambers
Vickianne West - Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Andrea Horvat - William Light Chambers
John McGinn - Hugh Burton Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Mark Anderson - Campbell Chambers
Tom Birchall - Campbell Chambers
Joseph Bowler - Hugh Burton Chambers
Penelope Kari - Campbell Chambers
Kerry Kovacs - Carrington Chambers