The 2026 listing of leading Plaintiff-focused Victorian Medical Negligence & Malpractice Compensation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by the state’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Emily Hart, Arnold Thomas & Becker
Leading
Naty Guerrero-Diaz, Slater & Gordon
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Janelle Medhurst, Maurice Blackburn
Daniel Opare, Shine Lawyers
Samuel Pearce, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Gabrielle Feery, Maurice Blackburn
Tom McKinnon, National Compensation Lawyers
Alice Robinson, Polaris Lawyers
Paula Shelton, Gerard Malouf & Partners
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
Cameron Tout, Longton Compensation Lawyers
Bridie Walsh, Slater & Gordon
Previous editions
2025 edition published September 2025
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Emily Hart, Arnold Thomas & Becker
Leading
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Janelle Medhurst, Maurice Blackburn
Recommended
Gabrielle Feery, Maurice Blackburn
Naty Guerro-Diaz, Slater & Gordon
Daniel Opare, Shine Lawyers
Samuel Pearce, Maurice Blackburn
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
Cameron Tout, Longton Compensation Lawyers
Bridie Walsh, Slater & Gordon
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Lee Kimonides, Slater & Gordon
Leading
Emily Hart, Arnold Thomas & Becker
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Janelle Medhurst, Maurice Blackburn
Bridie Walsh, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Naty Guerro-Diaz, Slater & Gordon
Daniel Opare, Shine Lawyers
Samuel Pearce, Maurice Blackburn
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Emily Hart, Maurice Blackburn
Lee Kimonides, Slater & Gordon
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Recommended
Naty Guerro-Diaz, Slater & Gordon
Daniel Opare, Shine Lawyers
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
2022 edition published October 2022
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Emily Hart, Maurice Blackburn
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Michelle Dubrava, Henry Carus & Associates
Paul Henderson, Gordon Legal
Lee Kimonides, Slater & Gordon
Allan Macrae, Slater & Gordon
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Emily Hart, Maurice Blackburn
Lee Kimonides, Slater & Gordon
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Liat Blacher, Rubicon Compensation Lawyers
Naty Guerro-Diaz, Slater & Gordon
Paul Henderson, Gordon Legal
Allan Macrae, Slater & Gordon
Daniel Opare, Shine
Alice Robinson, Shine
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
Our 2021 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by LDF Australia.
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Leading
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Lee Kimonides, Slater & Gordon
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Liat Blacher, Rubicon Compensation Lawyers
Shari Liby, Slater & Gordon
Allan Macrae, Slater & Gordon
Paula Shelton, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Our 2020 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2019 edition published October 2019
Leading
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Anne Shortall, Slater and Gordon
Recommended
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Lee Kimonides, Slater and Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Janine McIlwraith, Slater and Gordon
Angela Sdrinis, Angela Sdrinis Legal
Paula Shelton, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Our 2019 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2018 edition published October 2018
Leading
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Anne Shortall, Slater and Gordon
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Lee Kimonides, Slater and Gordon
Bree Knoester, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Janine McIlwraith, Slater and Gordon
Steven Notarianni, LHD Lawyers
Paula Shelton, Adviceline Injury Lawyers
Janet Van Der Kolk, Arnold Thomas & Becker
2017 edition published November 2017
Leading
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Lee Kimonides, Slater & Gordon
Nick Mann, Polaris Lawyers
Janine McIlwraith, Slater & Gordon
Janet Van Der Kolk, Arnold Thomas & Becker
2016 edition published November 2016
Leading
Kate Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Tom Ballantyne, Maurice Blackburn
Janine McIlwraith, Slater & Gordon
Recommended
Nancy Alessi, Alessi Legal
Andrew Baker, Slater & Gordon
Kathryn Emeny, Maddens Lawyers
Gary Foster, Maddens Lawyers
Anne Shortall, Slater & Gordon
Michael Tanner, National Compensation Lawyers
Lisa Treeby, Arnold Thomas & Becker
Mark Walter, Slater & Gordon
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers
2015 edition published November 2015
Kathryn Booth, Maurice Blackburn
Dimitra Dubrow, Maurice Blackburn
Gabrielle Feeny, Maurice Blackburn
Allan Macrae, Slater & Gordon
Christopher Atkins, Galbally O'Bryan
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon
Andrea Tsalamandris, Adviceline Injury Lawyers