The 2025 listing of leading Queensland Defendant Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Robert Samut, Barry Nillson
Leading
Kate Betts, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Emmelene Gray, Moray & Agnew
Audrey Lacey, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Emma Baker, Barry Nilsson
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Luke Gollan, DWF
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Selina Hunt, Avant
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Samantha Pillay, Barry Nilsson
Gregg Sivyer, Moray & Agnew
Anne Wilson, Hall & Wilcox
Previous editions
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Leading
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Selina Hunt, Avant
Samantha Pillay, Barry Nilsson
Recommended
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Nicole Morgan, MinterEllison
Robert Samut, Barry Nillson
Mitchell Stein, Hall & Wilcox
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Leading
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Selina Hunt, Avant
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Paul Baxter, Hall & Wilcox
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Nicole Morgan, MinterEllison
Samantha Pillay, Barry Nilsson
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Leading
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Selina Hunt, Avant
Samantha Pillay, Barry.Nilsson.
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Recommended
Paul Baxter, Hall & Wilcox
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Megan Fairweather, MinterEllison
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Chris West, Avant
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Selina Hunt, Avant
Leading
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Recommended
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Megan Fairweather, MinterEllison
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Nicole Morgan, MinterEllison
Samantha Pillay, Barry.Nilsson.
Chris West, Avant
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Leading
Selina Hunt, Avant
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Anthony Henley, Moray & Agnew
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Samantha Pillay, Barry.Nilsson.
Chris West, Avant
Recommended
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Penelope Eden, MinterEliison
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Christine Houson, Moray & Agnew
Robert Samut, Barry.Nilsson.
2019 edition published October 2019
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Selina Hunt, Avant
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Leading
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Chris West, Hall & Wilcox
Recommended
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Penelope Eden, MinterEliison
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Allison Langford, McInnes Wilson
Peter Murdoch, Barry.Nilsson.
Tracy Pickett, Avant
Samantha Pillay, Barry.Nilsson.
Robert Samut, Barry.Nilsson.
David Watt, K&L Gates
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Leading
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Katharine Philp, HWL Ebsworth
Robert Samut, Barry.Nilsson.
Recommended
Daniel Davison, Meridian Lawyers
Penelope Eden, MinterEliison
Nicola Ellis, Moray & Agnew
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Allison Langford, McInnes Wilson
Peter Murdoch, Barry & Nilsson
David Watt, K&L Gates
Chris West, Hall & Wilcox
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Julie Cameron, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Shane Evans, MinterEllison
Leading
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Michael Gapes, Carter Newell
Katharine Philp, TressCox
Recommended
Drew Castley, Hall & Wilcox
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Andrew Forbes,Lander & Rogers
Christine Houston, Moray & Agnew
Allison Langford, McInnes Wilson
Carol Lee, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Robert Samut, Barry.Nilsson.
David Watt, K&L Gates
Chris West, DibbsBarker