The 2026 listing of leading Australian Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of Wills, Estates and Succession Planning matters across the Australian legal market who have been identified by clients and their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Gerard Basha, Bartier Perry – Sydney
Angela Cornford-Scott, Cornford-Scott Lawyers – Brisbane
Jennifer Dixon, Moores – Melbourne
Paul Evans, Bridges Lawyers – Sydney
Tamara Goodwin, Glass Goodwin – Sydney
Asheetha Jelliffe, Bridges Lawyers – Sydney
Ines Kallweit, KHQ Lawyers – Melbourne
Anthea Kennedy, Bridges Lawyers – Sydney
William Moore, Hall & Wilcox – Melbourne
Richard Neal, Teece Hodgson & Ward – Sydney
Emma Woolley, Hall & Wilcox – Melbourne
Nathan Yii, Nathan Yii Lawyers – Melbourne
Leading
Benjamin Dornan, L Rundle & Co – Sydney
Andrew Frankland, Bartier Perry – Sydney
Lauren Gidley, Glass Goodwin – Sydney
Rachael Hocking, KHQ Lawyers – Melbourne
Michael Klatt, Mullins Lawyers – Brisbane
Jennifer Maher, Velocity Legal – Melbourne
Anthea McIntyre, McIntyre Legal – Sydney
Bryan Mitchell, Mitchells Solicitors – Brisbane
Carla Parsons, Parsons Law – Gold Coast
Josephine Pignataro, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Ashleigh Poole, Thynne + Macartney – Brisbane
Prue Poole, Cornford-Scott Lawyers – Brisbane
Greg Russo, Greg Russo Law – Frankston
Adeline Schiralli, Southern Waters Legal – Sydney
Caroline Sims, Teece Hodgson & Ward – Sydney
Fred Smith, McInnes Wilson – Brisbane
Justine Taylor, Uther Webster & Evans – Sydney
Jennifer Vuu, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Scott Whitla, McCullough Robertson – Brisbane
Recommended
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar – Adelaide
Janene Bon, Hall & Wilcox – Perth
Sally Bruce, Cullen Macleod – Perth
Lee-Ann Cartoon, Succession Solutions Perth – Perth
Rosemary Caruso, Varga Lawyers – Adelaide
Debra Davis, Davis Lawyers – Melbourne
Paige Edwards, HopgoodGanim – Brisbane
Isobel Feben, Velocity Legal – Melbourne
Sam Frey, KCL Law – Melbourne
Rachael Grabovic, Rigby Cooke – Melbourne
Naomi Guyett, Danaher Moulton – Melbourne
Scott Hay-Bartlem, Cooper Grace Ward – Brisbane
Clinton Jackson, Cooper Grace Ward – Brisbane
Mark Jappe, Adelta Legal – Adelaide
Rowdy Johnson, Moores – Melbourne
Hayley Mitchell, McCullough Robertson – Brisbane
Emily Nixon, Bespoke Wills & Estates – Perth
Jim O’Donnell, Jackson McDonald – Perth
Edward Skilton, Sladen Legal – Melbourne
Morgan Solomon, Solomon Hollett – Perth
Beverley Sorrell, Croftbridge – Perth
Lachlan Vallance, Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams – Melbourne
Previous editions
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Angela Cornford-Scott, Cornford-Scott Lawyers - Brisbane
Jennifer Dixon, Moores Legal - Melbourne
Jeremy Glass, Glass Goodwin - Sydney
Richard Neal, Teece Hodgson Ward - Sydney
Allan Swan, Estate Planning Equation - Melbourne
Leading
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar - Adelaide
Sally Bruce, Jackson McDonald - Perth
Paul Evans, Makinson d'Apice - Sydney
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates - Adelaide
Ines Kallweit, KHQ Lawyers - Melbourne
Anthea Kennedy, Bridges Lawyers - Sydney
Bernie O'Sullivan, Bernie O'Sullivan Lawyers - Melbourne
Fred Smith, McInnes Wilson - Brisbane
Scott Whitla, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Recommended
Gerard Basha, Bartier Perry - Sydney
John de Groot, de Groots - Brisbane
Sam Frey, KCL Law - Melbourne
Tamara Goodwin, Glass Goodwin - Sydney
Michael Klatt, Mullins Lawyers - Brisbane
Tom McVeigh, Murdochs Lawyers - Toowoomba
Bryan Mitchell, Mitchells Solicitors - Brisbane
Robert Monahan, Monahan Estate Planning - Sydney
Troy Palmer, Mills Oakley - Melbourne
Morgan Solomon, Solomon Hollett - Perth
Brian Tetlow, Tetlow Legal - Canberra
Rebecca Tetlow, DDCS Lawyers - Canberra
Maree van der Kwast, Dwyer Durack - Perth
Kathy Wilson, Aitken Partners - Melbourne
Christopher Windeyer, L Rundle & Co - Sydney
Emma Woolley, Hall & Wilcox - Melbourne
2017 edition published September 2017
Preeminent
Angela Cornford-Scott, Cornford-Scott Lawyers - Brisbane
Jennifer Dixon, Moores Legal - Melbourne
Jeremy Glass, Glass Goodwin - Sydney
Richard Neal, Teece Hodgson Ward - Sydney
Leading
Gaetano Aiello, Treloar & Treloar - Adelaide
Gerard Basha, Bartier Perry - Sydney
Sally Bruce, Jackson McDonald - Perth
Paul Evans, Makinson d'Apice - Sydney
Tamara Goodwin, Glass Goodwin - Sydney
Anthea Kennedy, Teece Hodgson Ward - Sydney
Bernie O'Sullivan, Bernie O'Sullivan Lawyers - Melbourne
Fred Smith, McInnes Wilson - Brisbane
Allan Swan, Estate Planning Equation - Melbourne
Scott Whitla, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Recommended
Peter Baltins, Willis & Bowring
Renee Bennett, Wilson Ryan Grose - Townsville
John de Groot, de Groots - Brisbane
Andrew Frankland, Bartier Perry - Sydney
Sam Frey, KCL Law - Melbourne
Ray Frost, Treloar & Treloar - Adelaide
Elizabeth Heenan, Culshaw Miller - Perth
Michael Henley, TressCox - Sydney
Mark Jordan, Carpenter & Associates - Adelaide
Ines Kallweit, McKean Park - Melbourne
Daniel Kelliher, Russell Kennedy - Melbourne
Michael Klatt, Mullins Lawyers - Brisbane
Tim Morton, Farrar Gesini Dunn
Michele Sheehan, enTrust Law - Brisbane
Morgan Solomon, Solomon Hollett - Perth
John Stinson, Diamond Conway - Sydney
Rebecca Tetlow, DDCS Lawyers