Best Lawyers in Australia for Personal Injury Litigation
Matthew Fuss is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Matthew, who practices law in Adelaide, Australia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Tim Ainsworth is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Tim, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tim is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Toya Nguyen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Toya, who practices law in Adelaide, Australia, has been recognized since 2027. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Toya is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
The unexpected can strike at the worst possible time, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what comes next. That’s where I can help. I am a highly experienced Special Counsel with more than 30 years’ expertise in accident insurance law, 26 years’ specialist accreditation by the Queensland Law Society, Bachelors and Masters legal qualifications, and 20+ solely-held, prestigious industry recognitions. My early career as a lawyer was in a country law practice in Southe...
Kirrilee Kennedy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Kirrilee, who practices law in Sydney, Australia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kirrilee is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Brady Cockburn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Motor Vehicle Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Brady, who practices law in Brisbane, Australia, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brady is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Joe Parisi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Occupational Health and Safety Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Joe, who practices law in Adelaide, Australia, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Joe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Stacey has over 15 years’ post admission experience in the area of defendant insurance and personal injuries law. Her experience includes the defence of workers’ compensation, public and product liability matters with a particular focus on proactive claims management in the workers’ compensation area. She has extensive experience in representing clients at compulsory conferences, informal conferences and mediation. Stacey works closely with brokers, claims managers, underwri...
Rhett is Hall & Wilcox's National Insurance Practice Head and is responsible for the driving and coordinating the strategy for the firm’s national insurance practice, comprising 35 partners and over 150 insurance lawyers across Australia. Rhett has over 25 years’ experience acting for the major insurers, claims administrators, self-insurers, government agencies and statutory schemes. He also has longstanding relationships with the broking community, industry peak bodies and ot...
Scott has acted on behalf of clients who have suffered injury in New South Wales since 1988. Scott was admitted as a Solicitor in 1992 and became a partner of the practice in 1997. He was accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales as a Personal Injury Law Specialist in 1996 and continues to. Since his admission as a solicitor in 1992, Scott has worked for BPC, and before then with its predecessor, Flannery Mura & Costello. Scott has been appointed by the State Insurance Regulatory A...
John-Paul Wilson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. John-Paul, who practices law in Perth, Australia, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John-Paul is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Damian Hinkley is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation. Damian, who practices law in Brisbane, Australia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Damian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Simon is a highly experienced litigator, having practiced for over 27 years in the CTP, workers' compensation, recovery and liability jurisdictions. He is a partner in the NSW Statutory Insurance team which acts for major insurers and self-insurers in the defence of workers' compensation claims, work injury damages claims, motor accident and public liability claims. Simon has been appointed a District Court Arbitrator, is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law and is an active member...
Kelli has extensive experience in insurance, product liability, public liability and workers’ compensation having acted for more than 30 years on behalf of insurers (both domestic and international), corporations, government bodies and instrumentalities. In the insurance area she has vast experience in acting on liability claims, particularly product liability, public liability and workers’ compensation. She has appeared before courts, regulatory bodies, inquiries and coronial inq...
Cameron joined the firm in 2009 as a partner and has over 20 years’ experience in public liability, product liability, professional indemnity, contractors all risk, property and industrial special risk insurance and self-insurance. Cameron also has experience in dust diseases, intentional torts arising out of child sexual and physical abuse and bullying, commercial litigation and building and construction litigation. Cameron provides pre-contractual advice in relation to insurance polic...
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