Meet our team
McCarthy Durie enjoys a unique structure for our Brisbane law firm. Instead of employing “jack of all trades” lawyers who attempt to turn their hand to every legal issue, we’ve assembled a team of legal experts who specialise in particular fields.
This structure means you can rest assured that with MDL, your legal matter will go into the hands of an experienced legal practitioner who is highly skilled in the specific area of law your situation requires.
It’s another way McCarthy Durie Lawyers delivers you high quality legal services, without the price tag of a ‘tier one’ law firm.
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Jon McCarthy
Jon is a commercial and property lawyer with extensive experience in property development law, including community title schemes, retail and commercial property development and taxation planning
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Bruce Durie
Bruce is an experienced property lawyer and heads the Commercial and Estate Division in Cleveland. Bruce is very experienced in wills and estates and should be contacted to look after your requirements
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Shane McCarthy
As McCarthy Durie’s CEO, Shane McCarthy is passionate about building excellent client relationships and delivering outstanding service. A major focus for Shane is on ensuring transparency between clients and the MDL team
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Antony Eaton
With almost 20 years litigation experience, Antony is Special Counsel in our litigation team, based in our Brisbane CBD Office. He joins MDL after 14 years as principal of Eaton Lawyers at Arana Hills
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Vimal Raniga
Vimal is a Commercial Lawyer in our Cleveland office. He commenced with McCarthy Durie Lawyers in 2010 after completing a Juris Doctor (Honours) degree. Vimal has a wealth of real world business experience
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Nathan Hardman
Nathan’s expertise includes commercial advisory, personal and business succession planning, estate administration, business sales and acquisitions, commercial property transactions, property development and leasing
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Ian Neil
With more than 36 years of Court experience, Ian’s knowledge of Court proceedings in all jurisdictions is hard to rival. Ian has practised in the Childrens, Small Claims, Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts and Court of Appeal
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Thomas Serafin
Tom is a litigation solicitor at McCarthy Durie Lawyers, based in our Brisbane CBD office.
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Juliet Little
Juliet is a Conveyancer with experience in residential contracts for house and/or land, as well as off the plan land or units. Juliet also has experience in liaising with solicitors in commercial contract transactions
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Stephen Gibson
A Director of McCarthy Durie Lawyers, Stephen is the head of the firm’s Property Law Department. He is one of a very few lawyers Accredited by the Queensland Law Society as a Specialist Property Lawyer.
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Sarah Higton
Sarah is a commercial and property lawyer, with a special interest in Wills and Estates. While she works out of MDL’s Capalaba office, Sarah can service clients across the Redlands and Brisbane city.
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Andrew Taylor
Andrew’s particular passion is for complex transaction drafting, corporate advisory, structuring and regulatory advice. Andrew’s focus is on business law (including buying and selling a business), intellectual property and the Corporations Act 2001
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Fiona Soo
Fiona joined the conveyancing team at McCarthy Durie Lawyers in July 2015. Fiona is experienced, confident, and here to help make your purchase or sale transaction proceed as smoothly as possible.
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Greg McClure
As McCarthy Durie’s CFO, Greg applies his knowledge to enhance the financial and management accounting reporting for our firm
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Rodney Sorensen
Fiona joined the conveyancing team at McCarthy Durie Lawyers in July 2015. Fiona is experienced, confident, and here to help make your purchase or sale transaction proceed as smoothly as possible.
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Allison Van Wyk
A valued member of the ‘behind the scenes’ McCarthy Durie team, Allison works closely with our CEO Shane McCarthy to ensure all our employees have the resources they need to provide our signature outstanding service
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Vinh Ho
Vinh is a commercial, property and wills and estate lawyer in our Capalaba office. He always strives at delivering quality legal services in the most cost effective and timely manner
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Katrina Strachan
Katrina is a qualified solicitor and has been admitted to practice for over 15 years. While Katrina is not currently advising clients, she instead has a varied role with MD Lawyers as the firm’s Audit and Precedent Manager
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Ben Schefe
Ben is a Director and practises in the areas of commercial litigation (including personal and company insolvency), building and construction law, employment law and workplace relations
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Michael Mapp
Michael is a lawyer in our Arana Hills office. He can assist you with a range of different legal matters.
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Elena Sgorlon
Elena Sgorlon concentrates her practice in the areas of Commercial Contracts, Trusts, Leases, Probate/Estates, Wills & EPOA, Business Sales/Purchases.
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Ross Snell
Ross is one of the solicitors based in our Commercial and Property Law Departments bringing years of experience on the frontlines of property transactions as a settlement agent, conveyancer and now solicitor to our already diverse and experienced team.
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Kylie Newman
Kylie commenced her career as a personal injury lawyer and has subsequently moved on to practice in commercial and property law. With her broad range of experience, she provides timely, cost-effective and practical legal advice to meet her clients’ needs.
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Laura Bannerman
Laura is a commercial and property lawyer with particular interest in the acquisition, sale, leasing and development of commercial and residential property. She has acted for individuals, SMEs and incorporated associations.
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Julie Beasley
Based in our Arana Hills office, Julie helps hundreds of clients move home every year. She prides herself on treating her clients’ purchases and sales as if they were her own matters.
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Michelle Reilly
Based at our Arana Hills office, Michelle is a member of our Conveyancing Team. She has experience in many matters including land, house & unit purchases.
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Matthew Hunter
Matthew is a lawyer in our Commercial Litigation team based in our Cleveland office. He can assist in a range of disputes and litigious matters, including contractual disputes, debt recovery, and review of administrative decisions.
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Josh Savill
Josh Savill is a commercial lawyer in our Brisbane city office, focusing on corporate advisory, business structuring and sales/acquisitions.
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Lauren Clark
Lauren is a dedicated member of the MDL team who prides herself on her professional service and clear communication. She makes the complex conveyancing process simple and effortless for her clients.
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Melanie Foley
A conveyancer based in our Cleveland office, Melanie has been working in the property law industry for 20 years after starting at the administrative level. Melanie can assist you with residential house, land and unit property transactions.
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Clair Tighe
Clair has acted for private lenders, fund managers, mortgage trusts and property trusts. In every matter she is dedicated to delivering exceptional legal service and achieving the best practical commercial outcome for her clients.
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Sandi Shuttleworth
Sandi is a lawyer in the property and commercial team in our Cleveland office. With a range of experience in corporate in-house legal and conveyancing, Sandi aims to provide a down-to-earth service and hassle-free solutions for her clients.