The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Defendant Medical Negligence & Malpractice Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of medical negligence and malpractice matters in the WA legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in the area.
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Natasha Burn, HBA Legal
Jessie Earl, MinterEllison
Recommended
Laura Bendlin, Barry Nilsson
Tracy Bennett, Moray & Agnew
Prue Campbell, Panetta McGrath
Erica Dobson, Gilchrist Connell
Catherine Elphick, Dominion Legal
Daryl Langman, Barry Nilsson
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Natasha Burn, HBA Legal
Jessie Earl, MinterEllison
Bruce Kent, McCabes
Recommended
Tracy Bennett, Moray & Agnew
Prue Campbell, Panetta McGrath
Catherine Elphick, Dominion Legal
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Bruce Kent, McCabes
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry Nilsson
Natasha Burn, HBA Legal
Jessie Earl, MinterEllison
Recommended
Puja Menon, Meridian Lawyers
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry Nilsson
Jessie Earl, MinterEllison
Bruce Kent, McCabes
Recommended
Natasha Burn, HBA Legal
Catherine Elphick, Dominion Legal
Nicola Frampton, Moray & Agnew
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
Julia Wilcock, MDA National
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Mark Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Lu, HBA Legal
Julia Wilcock, Panetta McGrath
Recommended
Natasha Burn, HBA Legal
Jessie Earl, MinterEllison
Will Goodheart, Meridian Lawyers
Bruce Kent, McCabes
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Mark Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Lu, HBA Legal
Julia Wilcock, Panetta McGrath
Recommended
Natasha Burn, HBA Legal
Catherine Elphick, DLA Piper
Melissa Joyce, MinterEllison
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Mark Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Lu, HBA Legal
Julia Wilcock, Panetta McGrath
Recommended
Natasha Burn, HWL Ebsworth
Nick Cooper, Clayton Utz
Phil Keays, Moray & Agnew
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
Melanie Naylor, Tottle Partners
2019 edition published November 2019
Preeminent
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Mark Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Andrew Lu, HBA Legal
Julia Wilcock, Panetta McGrath
Recommended
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Daniel Brand, Brand Legal
Nick Cooper, Clayton Utz
Phil Keays, Moray & Agnew
Wendy Meggison, Panetta McGrath
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Daniel Brand, Brand Legal
Nick Cooper, Clayton Utz
Andrew Lu, HBA Legal
Julia Wilcock, Panetta McGrath
Recommended
Phil Keays, Moray & Agnew
Wendy Meggison, Panetta McGrath
Shannon Mony, Meridian Lawyers
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Deborah Templeman, Gilchrist Connell
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Nick Cooper, Clayton Utz
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Toby Barrie, Barry.Nilsson.
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Recommended
Dominic Bourke, Clayton Utz
Scott Denman, Denman Popperwell
Phil Keays, Moray & Agnew
Shannon Mony, HBA Legal
Deborah Templeman, Gilchrist Connell
Julia Wilcock, Panetta McGrath
2016 edition published November 2016
Preeminent
Andrew Lu, Jarman McKenna
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Dominic Bourke, Clayton Utz
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Riaan Piek, Wotton + Kearney
Mark Williams, DLA Piper
Recommended
Nick Cooper, Clayton Utz
Scott Denman, Denman Popperwell
Richard Edwards, DLA Piper
Phil Keays, Moray & Agnew
Brenda McGivern, Moray & Agnew
Cameron McLean, DLA Pier
Shannon Mony, HBA Legal
Graeme Richards, SRB Legal
Anton Vucak, Hall & Wilcox
2015 edition published December 2015
Preeminent
Scott Denman, Denman Popperwell
Andrew Lu, Jarman McKenna
Enore Panetta, Panetta McGrath
Leading
Gemma McGrath, Panetta McGrath
Mark Williams, DLA Piper
Recommended
Nick Cooper, Clayton Utz
Josephine Courtney, SRB Legal
Brenda McGivern, Moray & Agnew