Past recipients

QLS President's Medal

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Nicky Davies	Legal Aid Queensland
2023	Stephen Page	Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers
2022	Bruce Cowley	Shed B Consulting
2021	Terence O'Gorman AM	Robertson O'Gorman
2020	Denis McMahon	Legal Aid Queensland
2019	Glen Cranny	Gilshenan & Luton
2018	Kurt Fowler	Fowler Lawyers
2017	Megan Mahon	Mahon Legal
2016	Peter Boyce OAM
2015	Bill Purcell
2014	John Sneddon
2013	Gerry Murphy AM	Murphy Schmidt Solicitors

Outstanding Accredited Specialist Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Callan Lloyd	Gilshenan & Luton
2023	Patricia Schmidt	Murphy Schmidt
2022	Catherine Cheek	Kennedy Spanner
2021	Zinta Harris	Resolve Estate Law
2020	Terry O'Gorman	Robertson O'Gorman
2019	Anne-Marie Rice	Rice Dispute Resolution

QLS Excellence in Law Awards

Access to Justice Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Coby Foster	Norton Rose Fulbright
2023	Thelma Schwartz	Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service
2022	Bill Mitchell	Townsville Community Law Inc.
2021	Kelli Martin	KLM Solicitors

Agnes McWhinney Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Elizabeth Shearer	Shearer Doyle Law
2023	Tricia Price	Legal Aid Queensland
2022	Clarissa Rayward	Brisbane Family Law Centre/ Happy Lawyer Happy Life
2021	Zinta Harris	Resolve Estate Law
2020	Jo-Anne Bragg	Environmental Defenders Office
2019	Edwina Rowan	Charltons Lawyers
2018	Ann-Maree David	The College of Law
2016	Margaret McNamara	Thynne + Macartney
2015	Michelle Morton	Wilson/Ryan/Grose Lawyers
2014	Vicki Jackson	South & Geldard
2013	Michelle James	Maurice Blackburn
2012	Kelly Roggenkamp
2011	Suzanne Greenwood
2010	Judge Fleur Kingham
2009	Justice Debra Mullins	Supreme Court of Queensland
2007	Magistrate Annette Hennessy
2006	Honourable Justice Margaret McMurdo AC
2005	Leneen Forde AC DStJ.

Emerging Leader Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Jaya Prasad	New Hope Group
2023	Arabella Kullack	Maurice Blackburn
2022	Tilé Imo	Caxton Legal Centre
2021	Michael Murray	Townsville Community Law
2020	Paloma Cole	Maurice Blackburn

Employer of Choice Award

Year	Recipient
2024	Results Legal

First Nations Solicitor of the Year Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Serrina Kenny	First Nations Women's Legal Services
2023	Lorelei Billing	Legal Aid Queensland
2022	Nikita Sellin	Junkurilaka Justice Group Mornington Island and Atherton Tablelands Law
2021	Nareeta Davis	Holding Redlich Lawyers
2021	Darren Lewis	Legal Aid Queensland
2020	Keryn Ruska	Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women

First Nations Student Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Kiara Petterson	Bond University
2023	Ceferina Villarin	Griffith University
2022	Cameron Downey	Queensland University of Technology
2021	Renee Kyle	Queensland University of Technology
2020	Kathryn Dorante	Queensland University of Technology
2019	Giselle Kilner-Parmenter	Bond University

Graduate Lawyer of the Year Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's Organisation
2024	Isabella Busby	Allens

In-house Counsel of the Year Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Shannon O'Hara	QBE Insurance
2023	Mel Scott	Megaport
2022	Claudia Cameron	CS Energy

Pride in Law Award (QLS Partner Award)

Year	Recipient	Recipient’s organisation
2024	Christopher Peppel	Carter Newell
2023	Jason Garrick	Legal Aid Queensland
2022	Matilda Alexander	QAI
2021	Emile McPhee	LGBTI Legal Service
2020	Stephen Page	Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers

Pro Bono Team of the Year Award

Year	Recipient
2024	HopgoodGanim Lawyers

Queensland Solicitor of the Year - Sole Practitioner

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Anna Morgan	Take Control Legal
2023	Hazrabee Mustaffa	HM Lawyers
2022	Rebekah O’Sullivan	Tribeth Group

Queensland Solicitor of the Year - Small Firm

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Trent Wakerley	Kruger Law
2023	Adair Donaldson	Donaldson Law
2022	Kathleen Simpson	DV LAWYER

Queensland Solicitor of the Year - Large Firm

Year	Recipient	Recipient's organisation
2024	Brett Heading	Hamilton Locke
2023	Giri Sivaraman	Maurice Blackburn
2022	Brian Herd	Hopgood Ganim Lawyers

Regional Practitioner of the Year

Year	Recipient	Recipient’s organisation
2024	Mark Fenlon	National Heavy Vehicle Regulator
2023	Bianca Stafford	Maurice Blackburn
2022	Ben Gouldson	Clifford Gouldson Lawyers
2021	Rebekah Sanfuentes	McNamara Law
2021	Carol Taylor	Taylor Law & Conveyancing
2020	Kellie Walker	Legal Aid

Workplace Culture and Health Award – Individual

Year	Recipient	Recipient’s organisation
2022	Tracey De Simone	Office of the Child and Family Official Solicitor
2021	Kerry Gibb	MinterEllison Gold Coast
2020	Kiley Hodges	Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Workplace Culture and Health Award – Organisation

Year	Recipient	Recipient’s organisation
2023	Keypoint Law	Keypoint Law
2022	Carter Newell	Carter Newell
2020	Clayton Utz	Clayton Utz

Dame Quentin Bryce Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate Award

Year	Recipient	Recipient’s organisation
2024	Thelma Schwartz	QIFVLS
2023	Kathleen Simpson	DV Lawyers
2022	Angela Lynch AM	QSAN
2021	Cybele Koning	Caxton Legal Centre
2020	Not awarded	N/A
2019	Sharell O'Brien	Domestic Violence Resource Service, Mackay Domestic and Family Violence High Risk Team

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