Awards and Accreditation
Recognition is nice, but doing high quality work is what's important to us
The awards we have won include independent rankings through Doyle's Guide and Specialist Accreditation from the Queensland Law Society. We are proud of these achievements, as they showcase our team's quality and expertise.
Queensland Law Society
The Queensland Law Society established the Specialist Accreditation scheme to primarily provide:
- Solicitors with an opportunity to formally recognise their high level of competency and knowledge in their chosen area of legal practice; and
- Guidance to the public and the profession as to which legal practitioners are truly leaders in their area of expertise.
This is part of a national benchmark for recognising specialist expertise. In Queensland, Specialist Accreditation acknowledges the top 4.5% of solicitors; there are currently over 12,000 solicitors in Queensland, of which just over 500 are accredited specialists.
Doyle's Guide
Doyle's Guide is an independent organisation that provides a comprehensive resource of Australian legal services. Each year Doyle's conducts independent research and rates and recommends law firms and lawyers based on interviews with clients, peers, and relevant industry bodies.
“Preeminent” and “Leading” lawyers are those who consistently draw the praise of both clients and peers. “Recommended” lawyers are those who display particular skills or attributes within the area.
Since the inception of the rankings in Queensland, our firm has been consistently ranked as a leading criminal defence law firm and our principals have received numerous individual rankings in their specialities.
2022 Rankings
Leading Criminal Defence Law Firms Queensland, First Tier
Fisher Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Preeminent
Nick Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Leading
Terry Fisher
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Adam Dwyer
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Tom Gardiner
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Leading
Nick Dore
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Terry Fisher
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Adam Dwyer
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Tom Gardiner
2021 Rankings
Leading Criminal Defence Law Firms Queensland, First Tier
Fisher Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia, Leading
Nick Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Preeminent
Nick Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Terry Fisher
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Adam Dwyer
Criminal Law Rising Stars Queensland
Fisher Dore
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Leading
Nick Dore
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Terry Fisher
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Adam Dwyer
Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) Queensland, Recommended
Steve Herd
Leading Public Liability Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) Queensland, Recommended
Steve Herd
2020 Rankings
Leading Criminal Defence Law Firms Queensland, First Tier
Fisher Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia, Leading
Nick Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Preeminent
Nick Dore
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Leading
Terry Fisher
Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Adam Dwyer
Criminal Law Rising Stars Queensland
Tom Gardiner
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Leading
Nick Dore
Leading Traffic & DUI Lawyers Queensland, Recommended
Terry Fisher
Leading Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) Queensland, Recommended
Steve Herd
