The 2026 listing of Victorian Family Law Rising Stars details individuals practising across Family, Divorce, Parenting and Matrimonial matters within the Victorian legal market who, while not included in our Leading Family or Parenting Lawyer Rankings have been specifically noted as being a “Rising Star” within the aforementioned areas. Often these individuals, while still operating at an extremely high level of professionalism and ability, may well be more affordable than many of the individuals listed in our our Leading Family Lawyer rankings.
Carly Boekee, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Thea Bouzounis, Barbayannis Lawyers
Damien Dao, marshalls+dent+wilmoth
Harry Higgs, Sage Family Lawyers
David Gates, Kenna Teasdale
Katharine Kennedy, Coote Family Lawyers
Kate Mitchell, Lander & Rogers
Lisa Oxley, Forte Family Lawyers
Christopher Ragozzino, Kennedy Partners
Laura Snell, Sayer Jones
Ashley Taylor, Lander & Rogers
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2024
Amelia Beveridge, Barry Nilsson
Carly Boekee, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Amy Bush, Kennedy Partners
Damien Dao, marshalls+dent+wilmoth
Harry Higgs, Sage Family Lawyers
David Gates, Kenna Teasdale
Sally Gould, Forte Family Lawyers
Katharine Kennedy, Coote Family Lawwyers
Katalin Lello, Lander & Rogers
Annelise O'Kane, Clancy & Triado
Ann Louise Pham, Mitchell Family Law
Laura Snell, Sayer Jones
2024 edition published November 2023
Hannah Baker, Lander & Rogers
Sam Barrett, Coote Family Lawyers
Carly Boekee, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Amy Bush, Kennedy Partners
Bonnie Chipp, Coote Family Lawyers
Damien Dao, marshalls+dent+wilmoth
David Gates, Kenna Teasdale
Emily Gendall, Forte Family Lawyers
Nicola Kahler, Sayer Jones
Ann Louise Pham, Mitchell Family Law
James Rundle, Hargreaves Family Lawyers
Shai Sommer, Lander & Rogers
2023 edition published December 2022
Carly Boekee, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Amy Bush, Kennedy Partners
Anna Cunningham, Carew Counsel
David Gates, Kenna Teasdale
Emily Gendall, Forte Family Lawyers
Priscilla McArdle, KCL Law
Emily O'Brien, Coote Family Lawyers
Ann Louise Pham, Mitchell Family Law
Natasha Rohrig, Sayer Jones
Ashley Taylor, Lander & Rogers
2022 edition published November 2021
Carly Boekee, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Amy Bush, Kennedy Partners
Emily Dawson, Sayer Jones
Lauren Dunning, Coote Family Lawyers
Harriet Geddes, Sage Family Lawyers
Catherine Giles, Nicholes Family Lawyers
Meg Liberatre, Aston Legal Group
Jemma Mackenzie, Forte Family Lawyers
Bronwyn Montgomery, Farrar Gesini Dunn
James Rundle, Hargreaves Family Lawyers
Kepler Ryan, Lander & Rogers
Satbir Singh, Coulter Roache
Renee Stockley, Clancy & Triado
2021 edition published December 2020
Carly Boekee, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Aisling Clifford, Coote Family Lawyers
Anna Cunningham, Carew Counsel
Emily Dawson, Sayer Jones
Charlotte Geddes, Coote Family Lawyers
Jemma Mackenzie, Forte Family Lawyers
Aaron Peppin, Kenna Teasdale Lawyers
Anne-Louise Pham, Mitchell Family Law
Kepler Ryan, Lander & Rogers
Satbir Singh, Coulter Roache
Renee Stockley, Clancy & Triado
Kate Whitehouse, marshalls+dent+willmoth
2020 edition published November 2019
Anna Cunningham, Carew Counsel
Emily Dawson, Sayer Jones
Nick Ellis, marshalls+dent+wilmoth
Kristy Haranas, Forte Family Lawyers
Natalie Fifield, Blackwood Family Lawyers
Kristy Fuge, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Casey Ieraci, Coote Family Lawyers
Liz Kofoed, Lander & Rogers
Aaron Peppin, Kenna Teasdale Lawyers
Anne-Louise Pham, Mitchell Family Law
Kepler Ryan, Lander & Rogers
Kylie Sanders, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Renee Stockley, Clancy & Triado
Kate Whitehouse, marshalls+dent+willmoth
Melanie Wilson, Clancy & Triado
2019 edition published November 2018
Therese Borger, Kennedy Partners
Aisling Clifford, Coote Family Lawyers
Nick Ellis, marshalls+dent+wilmoth
Natalie Fifield, Blackwood Family Lawyers
Kristy Fuge, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Casey Ieraci, Coote Family Lawyers
Liz Kofoed, Lander & Rogers
Yvette Moran, Kenna Teasdale Lawyers
Aaron Peppin, Kenna Teasdale Lawyers
Kepler Ryan, Lander & Rogers
Kylie Sanders, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
William Stidston, Barry.Nilsson.
Melanie Wilson, Clancy & Triado
2018 edition published December 2017
Therese Borger, Kennedy Partners
Tamara Cook, Lander & Rogers
Coralee Elsum, marshalls+dent+wilmoth
Natalie Fifield, Blackwood Family Lawyers
Kristy Fuge, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
Casey Ieraci, Coote Family Lawyers
Liz Kofoed, Lander & Rogers
Aaron Peppin, Kenna Teasdale Lawyers
Kylie Sanders, Taussig Cherrie Fildes
William Stidston, Barry.Nilsson.
Melanie Wilson, Clancy & Triado