The 2026 listing of leading Regional Queensland Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyers details individuals outside of the Brisbane legal market who have been specifically highlighted for their expertise, abilities and experience in complex parenting/child custody issues and disputes. These rankings also include individuals with experience acting as an independent Children’s Lawyer in relation to matters that may include, but are not limited to, family violence, physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children. Individuals included in our broader Family Law rankings may also possess significant skill with respect to parenting matters however have not been identified for such.
Preeminent
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon – Gold Coast
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Teigan Jones, Wilsons – The Family Lawyers – Toowoomba
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Leading
Louise Black, O’Neill Family Law – Toowoomba
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Liz Catton, Catton & Tondelstrand – Sunshine Coast
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates – Sunshine Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law – Cairns
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal – Gold Coast
Ben O’Neill, O’Neill Family Law – Toowoomba
Diane Ruhl, Ruhl Family Law Centre – Townsville
Leisa Toomey, Toomey Family Law – Sunshine Coast
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand – Sunshine Coast
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons – The Family Lawyers – Toowoomba
Recommended
Julie Bligh, Connolly Suthers – Townsville
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Elizabeth Fairon, Life Law – Sunshine Coast
Rebecca Gee, BGM Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Abbi Golightly, OMB Solicitors – Gold Coast
Kathryn Hodges, Integrated Family Law – Sunshine Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard – Rockhampton
Olivia Jennar-Bryant, BGM Family Lawyers – Gold Coast
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn – Gold Coast
Amanda Millyard, Millyard Family Lawyers – Cairns
Joelene Nel, McLaughlins – Gold Coast
Sarah Quilliam, Pippa Colman & Associates – Sunshine Coast
Kay Rhodes, Fox & Thomas – Goondiwindi
Toni-lee Saunders-Locke, Hey Family Law – Gold Coast
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn – Gold Coast
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Leading
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon - Gold Coast
Liz Catton, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Leisa Toomey, Toomey Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Louise Black, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Julie Bligh, Connolly Suthers - Townsville
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Rebecca Gee, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Abbi Golightly, OMB Solicitors - Gold Coast
Kathryn Hodges, Integrated Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Teigan Jones, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Olivia Jennar-Bryant, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Amanda Millyard, Millyard Family Lawyer - Cairns
Sarah Quilliam, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Kay Rhodes, Fox & Thomas - Goondiwindi
Diane Ruhl, Ruhl Family Law Centre - Townsville
Joelene Seaton, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Lawyers - Gold Coast
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
2024 edition published November 2023
Preeminent
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Leading
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon - Gold Coast
Liz Catton, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Leisa Toomey, Toomey Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Louise Black, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Julie Bligh, Connolly Suthers - Townsville
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Abbi Golightly, OMB Solicitors - Gold Coast
Kathryn Hodges, Integrated Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Teigan Jones, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Olivia Jennar-Bryant, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Katherine Marshall, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Amanda Millyard, Millyard Family Lawyer - Cairns
Sarah Quilliam, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Kay Rhodes, Fox & Thomas - Goondiwindi
Diane Ruhl, Ruhl Family Law Centre - Townsville
Sally Southwood, Stone Group Lawyers - Gold Coast
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Lucy Wood, Lucy Wood Family Law - Sunshine Coast
2023 edition published December 2022
Preeminent
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Leading
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Liz Catton, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Leisa Toomey, Toomey Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Louise Black, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon - Gold Coast
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Abbi Golightly, OMB Solicitors - Gold Coast
Jennifer Hamilton, J Hamilton & Associates - Mackay
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Kathryn Hodges, Integrated Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Wendy Lehmann, Lehmann Featherstone - Cairns
Peter Logan, Connolly Suthers - Townsville
Terry Newman, Newman Family Law - Cairns
Kate Pateman, klplegal - Townsville
Tracy Price, Griffiths Parry - Sunshine Coast
Sarah Quillian, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Diane Ruhl, Ruhl Family Law Centre - Townsville
2022 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Leading
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Bev Reaston, Reasron Drummond Law - Cairns
Leisa Toomey, Toomey Family Law - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Simonidis Steel - Gold Coast
Yolanda Battisson, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Louise Black, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon - Gold Coast
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Liz Catton, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Alice Drummond, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Amalie Grima, Cairns Family Law Group - Cairns
Clare McCormack, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Terry Newman, Newman Family Law - Cairns
Sarah Quillian, Pippa Colman & Associates
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
2021 edition published December 2020
Preeminent
Kara Best, Best Wilson Buckley - Toowoomba
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Leading
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Recommended
Sarah Adams, Donaldson Law - Toowoomba
Rebecca Barron, Barron Family Law - Gold Coast
Rebekah Bassano, Bassano Law - Cairns
Louise Black, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon - Gold Coast
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers - Gold Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Abbi Golightly, Marino Law - Gold Coast
Amalie Grima, Cairns Family Law Group - Cairns
Clare McCormack, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Terry Newman, Newman Family Law - Cairns
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers - Gold Coast
Kay Rhodes, Fox & Thomas - Goondiwindi
Alexis Vaughan, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
2020 edition published November 2019
Leading
Kara Best, Best Wilson Buckley - Toowoomba
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
Recommended
Sarah Adams, Donaldson Law - Toowoomba
Rebekah Bassano, Bassano Law - Cairns
Louise Black, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Luke Brandon, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers- Gold Coast
Fiona Browne, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers - Gold Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Dean Evans, Evans Brandon Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Abbi Golightly, marino law - Gold Coast
Amalie Grima, Cairns Family Law Group - Cairns
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Terry Newman, Newman Family Law - Cairns
Paula Phelan, Phelan Family Law - Cairns
Cassandra Pullos, Pullos Lawyers - Gold Coast
Kay Rhodes, Fox & Thomas - Goondiwindi
2019 edition published November 2018
Leading
Kara Best, Best Wilson Buckley - Toowoomba
Pippa Colman, Pippa Colman & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Kate Graham, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Suzanne Harrison, Frampton Legal - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Bev Reaston, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Angela Tondelstrand, Catton & Tondelstrand - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Kathy Atkins, Jones Mitchell - Gold Coast
Rebekah Bassano, Bassano Law - Cairns
Dan Bottrell, BGM Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Jo Boughton, Boughton Legal - Sunshine Coast
Chris Bowrey, wilson/ryan/grose - Townsville
Fiona Browne, Evans & Company - Gold Coast
Patricia Cope, Cope Family Law - Cairns
Alice Drummond, Ramsden Lawyers - Gold Coast
Deanne Drummond, Reaston Drummond Law - Cairns
Dean Evans, Evans & Company - Gold Coast
Amalie Grima, Cairns Family Law Group - Cairns
Jennifer Hamilton, J Hamilton & Associates - Mackay
Damira Hidic, Jones Mitchell - Gold Coast
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn - Gold Coast
Terry Newman, Newman Family Law - Cairns
Ben O'Neill, O'Neill Family Law - Toowoomba
Kay Rhodes, Fox & Thomas - Goondiwindi
Diane Ruhl, Ruhl Family Law Centre
Myles Walker, Pullos Family Lawyers - Gold Coast
Louise Ward, Law Legal - Sunshine Coast
Reagan Wilson, Wilsons - The Family Lawyers - Toowoomba
2018 edition published December 2017
Leading
Fiona Caulley, Phillips Family Law
Kirstie Colls, Barry.Nilsson.
Genevieve Dee, Cooper Grace Ward
Margie Kruger, Ryan Kruger
Lisa Lahey, HopgoodGanim
Orlena Moloney, BGM Family Lawyers
Rachael Murray, Hopgood Ganim
Anne-Marie Rice, Rice Naughton McCarthy
Recommended
Deborah Awyzio, DA Family Lawyers
Damien Carter, Carter Farquar
Shannon Daykin, Daykin Family Law
Marie Dore, Barry.Nilsson.
Kay Feeney, Feeney Family Law
Lisa Foley, DA Family Lawyers
Julie Harrington, Harrington Family Lawyers
Amy Honan, Michael Lynch Lawyers
Stephen Page, Harrington Family Lawyers
Joseph Parker, Parker Family Law
Rebecca Parry, Parry Coates Family Law
Phillip Ridgway, Phillps Family Law
Judy Stewart, Stewart Family Law
Trent Waller, Waller Family Law