The 2025 listing of leading Queensland Defendant Workers Compensation Lawyers details solicitors acting on behalf of insurers and self-insured entities and practising within the areas of workplace injury, accident and WorkCover matters in the Queensland 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.
Preeminent
Angela Brookes, Hall & Wilcox
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Leading
Michael Garbett, Moray & Agnew
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Carl Moseling, McInnes Wilson
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Tony Scott, HWL Ebworth
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Georgina Wong, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Recommended
Jennifer Douglass, Hall & Wilcox
Daisy Duff, Hall & Wilcox
Anthony Forrester, DWF
Anna Hendry, HopgoodGanim
Jennifer Kratzmann, Hede Byrne & Hall
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Kelsey Lancaster, BT Lawyers
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
David McGrath, DWF
Jamie McPherson, McCabes
Previous editions
2024 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Leading
Michael Garbett, Moray & Agnew
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Carl Moseling, McInnes Wilson
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Angela Brookes, Hall & Wilcox
Anna Hendry, HopgoodGanim
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
John Hunter, Jensen McConaghy
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Jamie McPherson, HBA Legal
Robert Parcell, HBA Legal
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Kara Thomson, Hughes & Lewis
Stuart Unwin, BT Lawyers
Georgina Wong, Colin Biggers & Paisley
2023 edition published October 2023
Preeminent
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Michael Garbett, Moray & Agnew
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Carl Moseling, McInnes Wilson
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Rachel Blake, HWL Ebsworth
Angela Brookes, Hall & Wilcox
Peter Crethary, HWL Ebsworth
Daisy Duff, Hall & Wilcox
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
John Hunter, Jensen McConaghy
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Jamie McPherson, HBA Legal
Robert Parcell, HBA Legal
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Stuart Unwin, BT Lawyers
Georgina Wong, Colin Biggers & Paisley
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Jamie McPherson, HBA Legal
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Rachel Blake, HWL Ebsworth
Angela Brookes, Hall & Wilcox
Kate Denning, Denning Insurance Law
Michael Garbett, Moray & Agnew
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Simon Lang, Moray & Agnew
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Carl Moseling, McInnes Wilson
Robert Parcell, HBA Legal
Alison Ryder, Ryder Legal
Tony Scott, HWL Ebsworth
Kara Thomson, Hughes & Lewis
Stuart Unwin, BT Lawyers
Kirsten Weber, Jensen McConaghy
Mark Weimers, Barry.Nilsson.
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Jamie McPherson, HBA Legal
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Tim Balaam, Jensen McConaghy
Emma Chapman, Moray & Agnew
Michael Garbett, Moray & Agnew
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
Susan Isaac, Mullins Lawyers
Simon Lang, Moray & Agnew
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Quentin Owen, Gilchrist Connell
Robert Parcell, HBA Legal
Alison Ryder, Ryder Legal
Tony Scott, HWL Ebsworth
Kara Thomson, Hughes & Lewis
Stuart Unwin, BT Lawyers
2020 edition published October 2020
Preeminent
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Darren Guppy, Jensen McConaghy
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Emma Chapman, Moray & Agnew
Michael Garbett, Moray & Agnew
Anna Hendry, HopgoodGanim
Melanie Husband, Jensen McConaghy
Susan Isaac, Mullins Lawyers
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Simon Lang, Moray & Agnew
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Jamie McPherson, DWF
Quentin Owen, Gilchrist Connell
Robert Parcell, DWF
Tony Scott, HWL Ebsworth
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
2019 edition published October 2019
Preeminent
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Darren Guppy, Jensen McConaghy
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Jamie McPherson, DWF
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Tim Balaam, Jensen McConaghy
Paul Birkett, Jensen McConaghy
Rachel Blake, Moray & Agnew
Peter Crethary, Moray & Agnew
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Quentin Owen, Gilchrist Connell
Robert Parcell, DWF
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Alison Ryder, Ryder Legal
Tony Scott, HWL Ebsworth
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Stuart Unwin, BT Lawyers
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Terry Killian, Hall & Wilcox
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Jamie McPherson, DWF
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Recommended
Tim Balaam, Jensen McConaghy
Rachel Blake, Moray & Agnew
Peter Crethary, Moray & Agnew
Darren Guppy, Jensen McConaghy
Belinda Hughes, Hughes & Lewis
Jason Lewis, Hughes & Lewis
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Quentin Owen, Gilchrist Connell
Robert Parcell, DWF
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Alison Ryder, Ryder Legal
Tony Scott, HWL Ebsworth
Kelli Stallard, Hall & Wilcox
Jim Tealby, Tealby Legal
Mark Victorsen, Holman Webb
Mark Weimers, Barry.Nilsson.
Georgina Wong, BT Lawyers
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Jamie McPherson, DWF
Damien van Brunschot, DWF
Leading
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Recommended
Rachel Blake, Moray & Agnew
Hamish Broadbent, DWF
Julie Cameron, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Brady Cockburn, Cooper Grace Ward
Peter Crethary, Moray & Agnew
Darren Guppy, Jensen McConaghy
Terry Killian, DibbsBarker
Allison Langford, McInnes Wilson
Jason Lewis, Mullins Lawyers
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
Quentin Owen, Gilchrist Connell
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Alison Ryder, Moray & Agnew
Tony Scott, HWL Ebsworth
Kelli Stallard, DibbsBarker
Jim Tealby, BT Lawyers
Mark Victorsen, Holman Webb
2016 edition published November 2016
Preeminent
Bruce Thomas, BT Lawyers
Damien van Brunschot, Kaden Boriss
Leading
Julie Cameron, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Peter Crethary, Moray & Agnew
Scott Falvey, McInnes Wilson
Terry Killian, DibbsBarker
Scott Jensen, Jensen McConacghy
Ross McConaghy, Jensen McConaghy
Jamie McPherson, Kaden Boriss
Tony Park, Cooper Grace Ward
Cameron Seymour, Mullins Lawyers
Recommended
Rachel Blake, Moray & Agnew
Hamish Broadbent, Kaden Boriss
Gabrielle Forbes, Ashurst
Allison Inglis, HBM Lawyers
Kerrie Jackson, BT Lawyers
Allison Langford, McInnes Wilson
Patrick McGrath, McInnes Wilson
Yvette McLaughlin, Sparke Helmore
James O'Brien, Jensen McConaghy
Tony Rosenthal, Mullins Lawyers
Kelli Stallard, DibbsBarker
Jim Tealby, BT Lawyers
Robert Tidbury, HopgoodGanim
Mark Wiemers, Barry.Nilsson
Ed Zappert, Meridian Lawyers