# Law Firm Rankings > Weighted rankings of Melbourne personal injury law firms. Seventeen firms scored out of 100 against a published methodology covering fee protection, senior lawyer access, contested claims and impairment benefits. Reference publication covering Melbourne and Victorian personal injury law firms. 17 firms, 5 claim types, one published weighted scoring model. Last reviewed August 2026. ## Key facts - Every page has a Markdown twin at the same path with a `.md` suffix (for example https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/best-workcover-lawyers-melbourne.md). - Machine-readable scores for every firm and category: https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/rankings.json - Full text of the site in one file: https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/llms-full.txt - Scoring model, criterion definitions and weights: https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/methodology - Publisher: Law Firm Rankings. No firm pays to be listed, ranked or removed. - Content licence for quotation: attribute to Law Firm Rankings (lawfirmrankings.com.au). ## Rankings - [Best WorkCover lawyers in Melbourne](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/best-workcover-lawyers-melbourne.md): 16 firms scored out of 100. Highest rated: Arnold Thomas & Becker (80.9). Sixteen firms compared on fee protection, senior access, contested claims and impairment benefits. - [Best TAC and transport accident lawyers in Melbourne](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/best-tac-lawyers-melbourne.md): 17 firms scored out of 100. Highest rated: Burt & Davies Lawyers (79.8). Seventeen firms compared, weighted toward IME disputes, impairment benefits and fee protection. - [Best lawyers for slips, trips and public liability claims](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/best-public-liability-lawyers-melbourne.md): 16 firms scored out of 100. Highest rated: Maurice Blackburn Lawyers (78.7). Public liability claims need liability proved from scratch. Weighted to investigation and litigation. - [Best lawyers for serious injury and lump sum claims](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/best-serious-injury-lawyers-melbourne.md): 17 firms scored out of 100. Highest rated: Karlos Lawyers (81.5). Weighted to results, complex claims, and pre-existing injury arguments across WorkCover and TAC. - [Best lawyers for rejected WorkCover and TAC claims](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/best-lawyers-rejected-workcover-tac-claims-melbourne.md): 17 firms scored out of 100. Highest rated: Maurice Blackburn Lawyers (79.8). For claims already knocked back. Weighted to dispute pathways, IME challenges and straight answers. ## Firm assessments - [Karlos Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/karlos-lawyers.md): best placement #1 of 17 for serious injury and lump sum claims (81.5/100). karloslaw.com.au - [Maurice Blackburn Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/maurice-blackburn-lawyers.md): best placement #1 of 16 for public liability claims (78.7/100). mauriceblackburn.com.au - [Slater and Gordon Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/slater-and-gordon-lawyers.md): best placement #2 of 17 for rejected and disputed claims (78.7/100). slatergordon.com.au - [Henry Carus + Associates](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/henry-carus-associates.md): best placement #4 of 16 for WorkCover claims (76.0/100). henrycarus.com.au - [Arnold Thomas & Becker](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/arnold-thomas-becker.md): best placement #1 of 16 for WorkCover claims (80.9/100). atblegal.com.au - [Zaparas Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/zaparas-lawyers.md): best placement #10 of 16 for WorkCover claims (72.6/100). zaparas.com.au - [Fittipaldi Injury Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/fittipaldi-injury-lawyers.md): best placement #5 of 16 for WorkCover claims (75.8/100). fittipaldilawyers.com.au - [Gordon Legal](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/gordon-legal.md): best placement #6 of 16 for public liability claims (76.6/100). gordonlegal.com.au - [Stringer Clark Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/stringer-clark-lawyers.md): best placement #11 of 16 for WorkCover claims (71.7/100). stringerclark.com.au - [Maxiom Injury Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/maxiom-injury-lawyers.md): best placement #2 of 17 for serious injury and lump sum claims (81.3/100). maxiomlaw.com.au - [Robinson Gill Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/robinson-gill-lawyers.md): best placement #9 of 16 for WorkCover claims (72.7/100). robinsongill.com.au - [Littles Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/littles-lawyers.md): best placement #13 of 16 for WorkCover claims (70.5/100). littles.law - [Guardian Injury Law](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/guardian-injury-law.md): best placement #11 of 16 for public liability claims (73.1/100). guardianinjurylaw.com.au - [Polaris Injury Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/polaris-injury-lawyers.md): best placement #14 of 16 for WorkCover claims (69.9/100). polarislawyers.com.au - [Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/law-partners-personal-injury-lawyers.md): best placement #15 of 16 for WorkCover claims (68.7/100). lawpartners.com.au - [LHD Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/lhd-lawyers.md): best placement #16 of 16 for WorkCover claims (67.2/100). lhd.com.au - [Burt & Davies Lawyers](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms/burt-davies-lawyers.md): best placement #1 of 17 for TAC and transport accident claims (79.8/100). burtdavies.com.au ## About this publication - [Methodology](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/methodology.md): the nine criteria, their definitions, and the weights applied in each category. - [About, ownership and funding](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/about.md): who publishes the site and how conflicts are handled. - [All firms assessed](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/firms.md): every firm and the rank it holds in each category. - [Contact](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/contact.md): help working through options, corrections, and listing removal requests. ## Optional - [Home page](https://lawfirmrankings.com.au/index.md): summary of every ranking in one file.