The 2026 listing of leading South Australian Defendant Public & Product Liability Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of public, occupiers and product liability 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 these areas.
Preeminent
Cheryl Phillips, Wotton Kearney
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Mills Oakley
Chris Evans, Barry Nilsson
Joe Parisi, Gilchrist Connell
Amanda Salleh, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Hilditch, Barry Nilsson
Lauren McHugh, Sparke Helmore
Grant Mitchell, Mills Oakley
Thea Paleologos, Gilchrist Connell
Helen Stavridis, Barry Nilsson
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
Preeminent
Cheryl Phillips, Wotton + Kearney
Amanda Salleh, HWL Ebsworth
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Mills Oakley
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Chris Evans, Barry Nilsson
Grant Mitchell, Mills Oakley
Helen Stavridis, Barry Nilsson
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Cheryl Phillips, Wotton + Kearney
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry Nilsson
Recommended
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Chris Evans, Barry Nilsson
Amanda Salleh, HWL Ebsworth
Helen Stavridis, Barry Nilsson
Lucille Stewart, Barry Nilsson
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Cheryl Phillips, Wotton + Kearney
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry Nilsson
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Chris Evans, Barry Nilsson
Julie Kinnear, Barry Nilsson
Lucille Stewart, Barry Nilsson
2022 edition published October 2022
Preeminent
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Fiona Brady, Barry.Nilsson.
Alex Bubner, Wallmans Lawyers
Melissa Eaton, Gilchrist Connells
Alison Fitzgerald, Gilchrist Connell
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Cindy Ting, Bary.Nillson.
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Amanda Salleh, HWL Ebsworth
Lucille Stewart, Sparke Helmore
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Lucille Stewart, Sparke Helmore
2019 edition published October 2019
Preeminent
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Recommended
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Dylan Steel, Duncan Basheer Hannon
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Michael Ricketts, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Helen Stavridis, Sparke Helmore
Michael Tilley, HWL Ebsworth
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Michael Fotheringham, Barry.Nilsson.
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Cheryl Phillips, MinterEllison
Michael Ricketts, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Anthony Hillary, HWL Ebsworth
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
2016 edition published November 2016
Preeminent
Richard Smith, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell
Leading
Kevin Gilchrist, Gilchrist Connell
Andrew Hilditch, Barry.Nilsson.
Anna Jackson, Fisher Jeffires
Julie Kinnear, Sparke Helmore
David Johns, HWL Ebsworth
Grant Mitchell, MinterEllison
Cheryl Phillips, Minter Ellison
Recommended
Bronwyn Ackland, Barry.Nilsson.
Joe Parisi, Gilchrist Connell
Michael Ricketts, HWL Ebsworth
Richard Wood, Gilchrist Connell
2015 edition published December 2015
Recommended
Fiona Brady, Finlaysons
Melanie Burton, Wallmans
Fiona Errington, Gilchrist Connell
Grant Mitchell, Minter Ellison
Joe Parisi, Gilchrist Connell
Michael Tilley, HWL Ebsworth
Alison Townend, Gilchrist Connell