The 2026 listing of leading South Australian Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of Wills & Estates Litigation, Disputes and Contested matters in the SA legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Jennifer Brook, Sedsman Legal
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Sarah Hooper, Track Legal
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Leading
Rosemary Caruso, Varga Lawyers
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Recommended
Donna Benge, Piper Alderman
Marianna Danby, Adelta Legal
Tim Donlan, Donlan Lawyers
Kym Jackson, DBH Lawyers
Richard Jackson, Lindbloms Lawyers
Tonia Karagiannis, Treloar & Treloar
Harrison May, Treloar & Treloar
Sarah Mitchell, Donlan Lawyers
Brenton Priestley, PGC Legal
Joel Siepmann, Donlan Lawyers
Tamara Solly, Sedsman Legal
Caitlin Walkington, Johnston Withers
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Previous editions
2025 edition published August 2025
Preeminent
Jennifer Brook, Sedsman Legal
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Sarah Hooper, Track Legal
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Leading
Rosemary Caruso, Johnston Withers
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Marianna Danby, Adelta Legal
Nour Harb, Tindall Gask Bentley
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Richard Jackson, Lindbloms Lawyers
Tonia Karagiannis, Treloar & Treloar
Nikki Owen, Mellor Olsson
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Tamara Solly, Sedsman Legal
Vesna Vuksan, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Caitlin Walkington, Johnston Withers
2024 edition published September 2024
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Jennifer Brook, Sedsman Legal
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Rosemary Caruso, Johnston Withers
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Natalie Abela, Cowell Clarke
Sarah Hooper, Track Legal
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Richard Jackson, Lindbloms Lawyers
Tonia Karagiannis, Treloar & Treloar
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Tamara Solly, Sedsman Legal
Julie-Ann Sparkes, O'Loughlins
Caitlin Walkington, Johnston Withers
2023 edition published August 2023
Market Leader
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Leading
Jennifer Brook, Sedsman Legal
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Rosemary Caruso, Johnston Withers
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Recommended
Natalie Abela, Cowell Clarke
Donna Benge, Piper Alderman
Tim Donlan, Donlan Lawyers
Sarah Hooper, Track Legal
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Richard Jackson, Carpenter & Associates
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Michael Rizzuto, Sedsman Legal
2022 edition published September 2022
Preeminent
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Jennifer Brook, Sedsman Legal
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Rosemary Caruso, Johnston Withers
Sarah Hooper, Wallmans
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Natalie Abela, Cowell Clarke
Donna Benge, Piper Alderman
Jason Coluccio, Welden & Coluccio
Tim Donlan, Donlan Lawyers
Fiona Fagan, Hozack Clisdell
Scott Herriman, Hume Taylor & Co
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Richard Jackson, Carpenter & Associates
Tonia Karagiannis, Treloar & Treloar
Nikki Owen, Finlaysons
Michael Rizzuto, Sedsman Legal
Tamara Solly, Sedsman Legal
Greg Welden, Welden & Colucci
2021 edition published September 2021
Market Leader
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Leading
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Natalie Abela, Cowell Clarke
Jennifer Brook, Sedsman Legal
Rosemary Caruso, Tindall Gask Bentley
Fiona Fagan, Tindall Gask Bentley
Sarah Hooper, Wallmans
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Rod Jones, Piper Alderman
Nikki Owen, Finlaysons
Michael Rizzuto, Sedsman Legal
Joan Sedsman, Sedsman Legal
Greg Welden, Welden & Colucci
2020 edition published July 2020
Preeminent
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Judith Quick, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Joan Sedsman, Sedsman Legal
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Greg Welden, Welden & Coluccio
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Natalie Abela, Cowell Clarke
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Rosemary Caruso, Tindall Gask Bentley
Julie Height, Duncan Basheer Hannon
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins Legal
Rod Jones, Piper Alderman
Nikki Owen, Finlaysons
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Sam Partridge, Hume Taylor & Co
Michael Rizzuto, Sedsman Legal
2019 edition published September 2019
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Judith Quick, Carpenter & Associates
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Rosemary Caruso, Tindall Gask Bentley
Jason Coluccio, Welden & Coluccio
Ray Frost, Treloar & Treloar
Julie Height, Tindall Gask Bentley
Scott Herriman, Hume Taylor & Co
Felix Hoelscher, Andersons
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins
Brendan Murray, Norman Waterhouse
Nikki Owen, Finlaysons
Christopher Parker, Treloar & Treloar
Connie Parkinson, Carpenter & Associates
Joan Sedsman, Sedsman Legal
Greg Welden, Welden & Coluccio
2018 edition published September 2018
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Ray Frost, Treloar & Treloar
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Judith Quick, Carpenter & Associates
Melissa Yule, Adelta Legal
Recommended
Bree Burns, Douglas Hoskins
Rosemary Caruso, Tindall Gask Bentley
Jason Coluccio, Welden & Coluccio
Philip Harris, Adelta Legal
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins
Connie Parkinson, Carpenter & Associates
Joan Sedsman, Sedsman Legal
Vanessa Varga, Varga Lawyers
Greg Welden, Welden & Coluccio
2017 edition published September 2017
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Recommended
Donna Benge, Piper Alderman
Rosemary Caruso, Tindall Gask Bentley
Jason Coluccio, Welden & Coluccio
Stephen Dickinson, Wallmans
Jim Douglas, Douglas Hoskins
Alison Evenden, Adelta Legal
Ray Frost, Treloar & Treloar
Shona Hoskins, Douglas Hoskins
Rod Jones, Piper Alderman
Judith Quick, Carpenter & Associates
Joan Sedsman, Joan Sedsman Solicitor
Greg Welden, Welden & Coluccio
2016 edition published September 2016
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Judith Quick, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Ray Frost, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Greg Welden, Welden & Coluccio
Recommended
Donna Benge, Piper Alderman
Jason Coluccio, Welden & Coluccio
Bill Connelly, Andersons
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal
Phil McGovern, Mellor Olsson
Brendan Murray, Norman Waterhouse
Joan Sedsman, Joan Sedsman Solicitor
2015 edition published November 2015
Preeminent
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar
Ray Frost, Treloar & Treloar
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates
Leading
Pam McEwin, Treloar & Treloar
Judith Quick, Carpenter & Associates
Greg Welden, Welden & Coluccio
Recommended
Donna Benge, Piper Alderman
Stephen Dickinson, Wallmans
Rod Jones, Piper Alderman
Phil McGovern, Mellor Olsson
Brendan Murray, Norman Waterhouse
Joan Sedsman, Joan Sedsman Solicitor