The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Defendant Workers Compensation Law Firms details firms acting on behalf of WorkSafe Victoria, insurers and self-insured entities and practising within the areas of workplace injury, accident and WorkCover matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff personal injury and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Faculti Lawyers
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Russell Kennedy
Second Tier
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
IDP Lawyers
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
Previous editions
2025 edition published October 2025
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
IDP Lawyers
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
2024 edition published November 2024
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Thomson Geer
Wisewould Mahony
Second Tier
Russell Kennedy
Third Tier
IDP Lawyers
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
2023 edition published October 2023
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Thomson Geer
Wisewould Mahony
Second Tier
Russell Kennedy
Third Tier
IDP Lawyers
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
2022 edition published November 2022
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Thomson Geer
Wisewould Mahony
Second Tier
Russell Kennedy
Third Tier
IDP Lawyers
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
Terrill & Holmes
2021 edition published November 2021
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
Russell Kennedy
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
IDP Lawyers
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Cornwalls
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
Terrill & Holmes
2020 edition published October 2020
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
IDP Lawyers
Russell Kennedy
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Cornwalls
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
2019 edition published November 2019
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
IDP Lawyers
Lander & Rogers
Russell Kennedy
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
Colin Biggers & Paisley
MinterEllison
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Cornwall Stodart
Gilchrist Connell
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
2018 edition published November 2018
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
IDP Lawyers
Russell Kennedy
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
Colin Biggers & Paisley
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Cornwall Stodart
Gilchrist Connell
Lander & Rogers
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
2017 edition published November 2017
First Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
Colin Biggers & Paisley
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Cornwall Stodart
Lander & Rogers
Mills Oakley
2016 edition published November 2016
First Tier
Lander & Rogers
Second Tier
Hall & Wilcox
MinterEllison
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer
Wisewould Mahony
Third Tier
Colin Biggers & Paisley
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Barry.Nilsson.
Gadens
Hunt & Hunt
Marsh & Maher
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore
Wotton + Kearney