Bryan Mitchell
Managing Director & Accredited Specialist in Succession Law (Qld)
Bryan assists clients in the three areas of Wills and Estates, being Estate Planning, Estate Disputes and Estate Administration. His expertise is recognised by the Queensland Law Society, being an Accredited Specialist in Succession Law (which is another word for Wills and Estates). There are presently only 45 such specialists out of roughly 13,000 lawyers in Queensland.
More recently Bryan and the firm Mitchells was recognised by the influential Doyles Guide in two categories , being:
- 2018 Leading – Wills & Estates Litigation – Queensland
- 2018 Leading – Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers – Queensland
David Graham
Senior Associate
A solicitor of the Supreme Courts of both New South Wales and Queensland and of the High Court of Australia, David holds a Bachelor of Arts (in Industrial Relations) and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales.
Kylee Ghodsi
Senior Associate
Kylee holds a Bachelor of Arts (in Modern Asian Studies) from Griffith University together with a Bachelor of Laws, Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and a Master of Laws (all from QUT).
Graham Stenton
Solicitor - Special Counsel
Graham Stenton has been practicing law 37 years. His main focus here is looking after property transactions, including conveyancing. He also has an interest in wills and estates.
Kate Muller
Senior Associate
Kate holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (History) as well as a Master of Laws with Honours, all from the University of Queensland. Kate has been practicing almost exclusively in succession law, with a bit of business law and family law, since her admission.
Naomi Williams
Solicitor
Naomi recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degrees at the University of Queensland. Her Arts majors are in Psychology and Media Studies. In 2018, she received her admission as a solicitor.
Tim O'Dwyer
Consultant & Public Notary
Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1971, Tim was appointed a Justice of the Peace and became a Registered Tax Agent in 1972, was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Australia, qualified as a Mediator through Bond University, and was later appointed a Notary Public by a ‘Court of Faculties’ in England under the guidance of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Nathan Fawcett
Paralegal
Nathan assists in our family law department. He has three years’ experience in family law, working for a Barrister and Independent Children’s Lawyer. He has a Bachelor of Law from Griffith University.