The 2026 listing of leading Plaintiff-focused Australian Public Liability Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of public and occupiers liability matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the state’s defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers – Sydney
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O’Dea – Sydney
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Trang Van Heugten, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Peter Mileto, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Jackson Pannam, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Leading
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers – Brisbane
Greg Black, VBR Lawyers – Brisbane
Lily Boskovski, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Daniel Brand, Brand Barristers & Solicitors – Perth
Renee Eglinton, Kare Lawyers – Brisbane
Lee Hagipantelis, Brydens Compensation Lawyers – Sydney
Ben Hansberry, Brand Barristers & Solicitors – Perth
Howard Harrison, Carroll & O’Dea – Sydney
Kate Henderson, Beilby Poulden Costello – Sydney
Scott Keft, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal – Melbourne
Chris McManus, Murphy’s Law – Brisbane
Emma Mead, Burke Mead – Newcastle
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt – Brisbane
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers – Melbourne
Recommended
Matthew Arentz, DBH Lawyers – Adelaide
Grant Avery, Stacks – Sydney
Kevin Barratt, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Henry Carus, Henry Carus & Associates – Melbourne
Richard Dababneh, Turner Freeman – Sydney
Leigh Davidson, Advantage Legal – Sydney
Harry Dignan, Turner Freeman – Brisbane
Matthew Garling, Garling Lawyers – Sydney
Barney Gask, Tindall Gask Bentley – Adelaide
Melinda Griffiths, Melinda Griffiths Lawyers – Sydney
Steve Groves, Lamrocks – Sydney
Dimi Ioannou, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Trent Johnson, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane
Anthony Macri, NSW Compensation Lawyers – Sydney
Greg Masselos, Masselos & Co – Sydney
Simon Meigan, Turner Freeman – Sydney
Darren Moore, Maurice Blackburn – Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, DBH Lawyers – Adelaide
Paul Ohm, Carroll & O’Dea – Sydney
Hugh Powell, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane
Kim Price, Arnold Thomas & Becker – Melbourne
Wes Ranson, LHD Lawyers – Sydney
Joanne Rennick, Murphy Schmidt – Brisbane
Greg Spinda, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane
Kane Stegeman, Travis Schultz & Partners – Brisbane
Kellie Wells, Lough & Wells – Wollongong
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2025
Preeminent
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz & Partners - Brisbane
Trang Van Heugten, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Leading
Matt Arentz, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Lily Boskovski, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers - Sydney
Emma Mead, Burke Mead - Sydney
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Recommended
Gary Allison, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Greg Black, VBR Lawyers - Brisbane
Daniel Brand, Brand Barristers & Solicitors - Perth
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers - Sydney
Harry Dignan, Turner Freeman - Brisbane
Renee Eglinton, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Stephen Firth, Firths - Sydney
Phil Gleeson, Percy Kakulas Gleeson - Perth
Lee Hagipantelis - Brydens - Sydney
Scott Keft, Maurice Blackburn - Brisbane
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal - Melbourne
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Angela Sdrinis, Angela Sdrinis Legal - Melbourne
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers - Melbourne
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz & Partners - Brisbane
Trang Van Heugten, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Leading
Gary Allison, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Lily Boskovski, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers - Sydney
Emma Mead, Burke Mead - Sydney
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Recommended
Matt Arentz, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Greg Black, VBR Lawyers - Brisbane
Daniel Brand, Brand Barristers & Solicitors - Perth
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers - Sydney
Harry Dignan, Turner Freeman - Brisbane
Renee Eglinton, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Stephen Firth, Firths - Sydney
Phil Gleeson, Percy Kakulas Gleeson - Perth
Lee Hagipantelis - Brydens - Sydney
Scott Keft, Maurice Blackburn - Brisbane
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal - Melbourne
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Jackson Pannam, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Angela Sdrinis, Angela Sdrinis Legal - Melbourne
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers - Melbourne
2023 edition published November 2023
Preeminent
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz Law - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Leading
Gary Allison, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Lily Boskovski, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers - Sydney
Emma Mead, Burke Mead - Sydney
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Trang Van Heugten, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Recommended
Matt Arentz, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Greg Black, VBR Lawyers - Brisbane
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Phil Gleeson, Percy Kakulas Gleeson - Perth
Howard Harrison, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers - Sydney
Allon Klein, Klein Compensation Law - Perth
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal - Melbourne
Tim McClymont, Travis Schultz & Partners - Brisbane
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Jim Palmos, Ellis Palmos - Melbourne
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Yerko Radich, Bradley Bayly - Perth
Angela Sdrinis, Angela Sdrinis Legal - Melbourne
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Trevor Wells, Lough & Wells - Wollongong
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers - Melbourne
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz Law - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Leading
Gary Allison, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Lily Boskovski, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Trang Van Heughten, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Recommended
Matt Arentz, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Greg Black, VBR Lawyers - Brisbane
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Harry Dignan, Turner Freeman - Brisbane
Tim Downie, Johnson Withers - Adelaide
Stephen Firth, Firths - Sydney
Phil Gleeson, Percy Kakulas Gleeson - Perth
Tom Goudkamp, Stacks Goudkamp - Sydney
Allon Klein, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Bree Knoester, Brave Legal - Melbourne
Tim McClymont, Travis Schultz & Partners - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Jim Palmos, Ellis Palmos - Melbourne
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Yerko Radich, Bradley Bayly - Perth
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers - Melbourne
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Leading
Gary Allison, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Tom Goudkamp, Stacks Goudkamp - Sydney
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz Law - Brisbane
Trang Van Heughten, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Recommended
Lily Boskovski, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Faran Gouldson, Gouldson Legal - Brisbane
Lee Hagipantelis, Brydens - Sydney
Jeremy King, Robinson Gill - Melbourne
Allon Klein, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Tim McClymont, Travis Schultz & Partners - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Joel Schneider, Slater & Gordon - Perth
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Yerko Radich, Bradley Bayly - Perth
Our 2022 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by LDF Australia.
2020 edition published November 2020
Preeminent
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Leading
Tom Goudkamp, Stacks Goudkamp - Sydney
Scott Hall-Johnston, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz Law - Brisbane
Recommended
Gary Allison, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Kate Avery, Kare Lawyers - Brisbane
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Faran Gouldson, Gouldson Legal - Brisbane
Steve Groves, Lamrocks - Sydney
Lee Hagipantelis, Brydens - Sydney
Hanaan Indari, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Allon Klein, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Mark O'Connor, Bennett & Philp - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Anthony Scarcella, Anthony Scarcella Lawyer & Mediator
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Yerko Radich, Bradley Bayly - Perth
Trang Van Heughten, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Our 2020 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2019 edition published November 2019
Leading
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Travis Schultz Law - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Recommended
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Barney Gask, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Lee Hagipantelis, Brydens - Sydney
Allon Klein, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Anthony Macris, NSW Compensation Lawyers - Sydney
Chris McManus, Murphy's Law - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Joel Trigg, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers - Sydney
Our 2019 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2018 edition published November 2018
Leading
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Anthony Macri, NSW Compensation Lawyers - Sydney
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwokolo, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Traivs Schultz Law - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Recommended
David Bayly, Bradley Bayly - Perth
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Tim Concannon, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Barney Gask, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Allon Klein, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Chris McManus, Murphy's Law - Brisbane
Amy Nikolovski, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Rachel Schutze, Gordon Legal - Melbourne
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Joel Trigg, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers - Sydney
Our 2018 Personal Injury & Compensation Law Rankings are proudly sponsored by JustKapital.
2017 edition published November 2017
Leading
Diana Farah, Carroll & O'Dea - Sydney
Mark Nelson, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Anthony Macri, NSW Compensation Lawyers - Sydney
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Courtenay Poulden, Beilby Poulden Costello - Sydney
Ike Nwolkono, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Travis Schultz, Trais Schultz Law - Brisbane
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Recommended
David Bayly, Bradley Bayly - Perth
Patrick Boylen, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Sean Delpopolo, East Coast Injury Lawyers - Gold Coast
Barney Gask, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Wes Lerch, Queensland Compensation Lawyers - Brisbane
Nunzio Tartaglia, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Joel Trigg, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers - Sydney
2016 edition published December 2016
Matthew Berenger, Leitch Hasson Dent - Sydney
Patrick Boylen, Duncan Basheer Hannon - Adelaide
Kasarne Burgan, Burgan Lawyers - Sydney
Angus Castley, Bradford Legal - Perth
Roberto Clemente, C+F Lawyers - Adelaide
Matthew Garling, Garling Lawyers - Sydney
Barney Gask, Tindall Gask Bentley - Adelaide
Allon Klein, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Carolyn Kovac, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
John McManis, Beston Macken McManis - Sydney
Darren Moore, Carew Lawyers - Brisbane
Luke Murphy, Murphy Schmidt - Brisbane
Mark Nelson, BPC Lawyers - Sydney
Ike Nwolko, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Courtenay Poulden, BPC Lawyers - Sydney
Travis Schultz, Schultz Toomey O'Brien - Sunshine Coast
Michael Tanner, National Compensation Lawyers - Melbourne
Nunzio Tartaglia, Nowicki Carbone - Melbourne
Joel Trigg, Stephen Browne Lawyers - Perth
Barrie Woollacott, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Peter Zaparas, Zaparas Lawyers - Melbourne