Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
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William Marshall
7 Wentworth Selborne
‘Dependable, a solid junior and very considered in his advice. He is a future barrister star.’
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Sam McCarthy
Level Twenty Seven Chambers
‘Sam has wonderful judgement and skill beyond his years. He is hardworking and in high demand by silk throughout Brisbane.’
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John Ware
Level Twenty Seven Chambers
‘His strengths include his ability to stay clam and focused in working through each area of a matter. He has a great attention to detail. He is respectful in court and is not provocative or easily provoked. He is always courteous and professional and willing to match your teams needs.’
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Michael Trim
Level Twenty Seven Chambers
‘Michael is an outstanding legal talent. He is an excellent advocate, and a delight to work with on a personal level.'
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Claire Schneider
Level Twenty Seven Chambers
‘Very clever and hard working. Delivers quality work on time.'  
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Philip Bambagiotti
Tenth Floor St James Hall Chambers
‘Philip has an encyclopedic knowledge of the law and practice, and his recollection of facts and issues is exceptional.'
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Matthew Hickey
Level Twenty Seven Chambers
‘Matthew is not only a very good lawyer, excellent on his feet and a fine advocate, he is very easy to work with and is completely unflappable.'
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Mark Sheldon
7 Wentworth Selborne
'Mark is technically very strong, has great advocacy skills, is strategic and commercial, responsive, reliable and gets into the detail of every matter.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.