The 2025 listing of leading New South Wales Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Lesley Bush, Makinson d’Apice
Britt Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Paulina Moncrieff, Norton Rose Fulbright
Leading
Kylie Agland, HWL Ebsworth
Paul Baram, Meridian Lawyers
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Sarah Henry, Makinson d’Apice
Kate Hickey, Barry Nilsson
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Chandrika Darroch, Meridian Lawyers
Maddalena Del Vecchio, Moray & Agnew
Raylee Hartwell, Kennedys
Cameron Leaver, Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d’Apice
Abby Talbot, Hicksons | Hunt & Hunt
Previous editions
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Britt Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Paulina Moncrieff, Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Kylie Agland, HWL Ebsworth
Paul Baram, Meridian Lawyers
Toby Biddle, Barry Nilsson
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Eliza Faulk, Makinson d'Apice
Kate Hickey, Barry Nilsson
Sarah Lark, MinterEllison
Cameron Leaver, Hicksons
Francesca Menniti, McCabes
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d'Apice
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Paulina Moncreiff, Norton Rose Fulbright
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Sarah Lark, MinterEllison
Britt Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Francesca Menniti, McCabes
Recommended
Kylie Agland, HWL Ebsworth
Paul Baram, Meridian Lawyers
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Eliza Faulk, Makinson d'Apice
Kate Hickey, Barry Nilsson
Cathy Hogan, McCabes
Dennis Kim, Gair Legal
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d'Apice
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Paul Baram, Meridian Lawyers
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Paulina Moncreiff, Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Toby Biddle, Norton Rose Fulbright
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Kate Hickey, Barry.Nilsson.
Britt Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Francesca Menniti, McCabe Curwood
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d'Apice
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Paul Baram, Norton Rose Fulbright
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d'Apice
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Rosslyn Cooke, Hicksons
Maddalena Del Vecchio, Moray & Agnew
Kate Hickey, Barry.Nilsson.
Sarah Lark, MinterEllison
Cameron Leaver, Hicksons
Neroli Martin, Meridian Lawyers
Francesca Menniti, McCabe Curwood
Paulina Moncrieff, Norton Rose Fulbright
Don Munro, HWL Ebsworth
Marianne Nicolle, Meridian Lawyers
Stephen Vardenaga, Vardenaga Roberts
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Paul Baram, Norton Rose Fulbright
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Cameron Leaver, Hicksons
Brit Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Francesca Menniti, McCabe Curwood
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Rosslyn Cooke, Hicksons
Maddalena Del Vecchio, Moray & Agnew
Mark Doepel, Sparke Helmore
Cathy Hogan, McCabe Curwood
Paulina Moncrieff, Norton Rose Fulbright
Don Munro, HWL Ebsworth
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d'Apice
2019 edition published November 2019
Preeminent
Paul Baram, Norton Rose Fulbright
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Francesca Menniti, McCabe Curwood
Leading
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Brit Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Recommended
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Dominique Egan, Meridian Lawyers
Cathy Hogan, McCabe Curwood
Paul Manion, Rankin Ellison
Don Munro, HWL Ebsworth
Nicholas Regener, Makinson d'Apice
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
2018 edition published November 2018
Preeminent
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Paul Baram, Norton Rose Fulbright
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Sarah Henry, Makinson d'Apice
Karen Kumar, Hicksons
Francesca Menniti, McCabe Curwood
Don Munro, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Leonie Beyers, HWL Ebsworth
Lesley Bush, Makinson d'Apice
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Katherine Czoch, Gilchrist Connell
Mark Doepel, Sparke Helmore
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Karen Jones, Wotton + Kearney
Cameron Leaver, Hicksons
Brit Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Paul Manion, Rankin Ellison
Marianne Nicolle, Meridian Lawyers
David Short, Hall & Wilcox
Julie Somerville, Meridian Lawyers
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
2017 edition published November 2017
Preeminent
Francesca Menniti, Curwoods
Andrew Saxton, Meridian Lawyers
Leading
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Brit Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Paul Baram, Norton Rose Fulbright
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Katherine Czoch, Gilchrist Connell
Keely Graham, McInnes Wilson
Karen Jones, Wotton + Kearney
Karen Kumar, Hicksons
Marianne Nicolle, Meridian Lawyers
David Short, Hall & Wilcox
Julie Somerville, Meridian Lawyers
2016 edition published November 2016
Preeminent
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Karen Kumar, Hicksons
Brit Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Francesca Menniti, Curwoods
Andrew Sexton, DibbsBarker
Leading
Paul Baram, Norton Rose Fulbright
Toby Biddle, Norton Rose Fulbright
Louise Cantrill, Henry Davis York
Natalie Meadows, TressCox
Julie Somerville, Meridian Lawyers
Peter Tredinnick, Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Ian Denham, Moray & Agnew
Paul Kozub, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Sharpe, McCabes
David Short, Hall & Wilcox
Greg Skehan, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Violet Stojicova, Hicksons
Shane Thompson, Moray & Agnew
Suzanne Wallace, Moray & Agnew
2015 edition published December 2015
Preeminent
Francesca Menniti, Curwoods
Andrew Saxton, DibbsBarker
Leading
Louise Cantrill, Henry Davis York
Kerrie Chambers, HWL Ebsworth
Karen Kumar, Hicksons
Natalie Meadows, TressCox
Don Munro, TressCox
Julie Somerville, Meridian Lawyers
Recommended
Toby Biddle, Norton Rose Fulbright
Timothy Bowen, DibbsBarker
Nevena Brown, Meridian Lawyers
Lesley Bush, Curwoods
Mark Doepel, Sparke Helmore
Cameron Leaver, Hicksons
Britt Mainhoff, HWL Ebsworth
Rebecca Mulae, Lander & Rogers
Rebecca Whittle, Henry Davis York