The 2026 listing of leading South Australian Defendant Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the SA legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
Kate Bishop, Avant Law
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Tom Dayman, Gilchrist Connell
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Cindy Ting, Mills Oakley
Tina Tomaszewski, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Steven Ellis, Finlaysons
Lauren McHugh, Sparke Helmore
Trudi-Ann Mercurio, Wotton + Kearney
Edward Mitchell, Barry Nilsson
Previous editions
2025 edition published September 2025
Preeminent
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Kate Bishop, Avant
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Joanne Cliff, DW Fox Tucker
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Edward Mitchell, Barry Nilsson
Cindy Ting, Mills Oakley
Tina Tomaszewski, Mills Oakley
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Kate Bishop, Avant
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
Geoff Black, Wallmans
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
Trudi-Ann Mercurio, Wotton + Kearney
Tina Tomaszewski, Finlaysons
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Kate Bishop, Avant
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Tina Tomaszewski, Finlaysons
Recommended
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Trudi-Ann Mercurio, Wotton + Kearney
Lucille Stewart, Barry Nilsson
2022 edition published October 2022
Preeminent
Kate Bishop, Avant
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Bill Conor, Barry.Nilsson.
Alison Fitzgerald, Gilchrist Connell
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
Kate Bishop, Avant
Geoff Black, Wallmans
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, Finlaysons
Leading
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
2019 edition published October 2019
Preeminent
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
Leading
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Fiona Brady, Barry.Nilsson.
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
2018 edition published October 2018
Market Leader
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Preeminent
Geoff Black, Wallmans
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
Recommended
Melanie Burton, Wallmans
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
Recommended
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Caroline Knight, Holman Webb
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
2016 edition published November 2016
Market Leader
Margaret Byrnes, Wallmans
Preeminent
Geoff Black, Wallmans
Christopher Sweet, MinterEllison
Leading
John Homburg, Gilchrist Connell
Kathryn Lincoln, Finlaysons
Recommended
Melanie Burton, Wallmans
Fiona Holdsworth, Finlaysons
Nicholas Iles, Iles Selley
Anna Jackson, Fisher Jeffries