In Brisbane CBD, compare the individual lawyer’s practice and the proposed scope of work. A commercial firm, family team and criminal defence practice may all be centrally located but provide very different services.
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(33)Google rating from 33 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Phillips Family Law provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+7 moreDivorce & Separation · Parenting & Child Custody · Binding Financial Agreements · De Facto Relationships · Property & Conveyancing · International Family Law & Hague Abduction · Family Property Settlement
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Paddington, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(29)Google rating from 29 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Feeney Family Law Pty Ltd provides legal services in Paddington, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Newstead, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(25)Google rating from 25 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Colwell Wright Solicitors provides legal services in Newstead, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Binding Financial Agreements.
Business & Commercial Law+4 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Binding Financial Agreements · Family Law · Commercial Property & Leasing
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(25)Google rating from 25 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Woods Prince Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Building & Construction.
Property & Conveyancing+8 moreLitigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction · Business & Commercial Law · Insolvency & Restructuring · Strata & Body Corporate · Commercial Property & Leasing · Wills & Estates · Notary Public & JP Services
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Watson St Claire Family Law provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Family Law+7 moreDivorce & Separation · Property & Conveyancing · Domestic Violence & AVOs · International Family Law & Hague Abduction · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Binding Financial Agreements · Business & Commercial Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★3.0(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Conveyancing Solicitors Brisbane provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Property & Conveyancing+3 morePartner & Family Visas · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★3.5(10)Google rating from 10 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Holding Redlich - Brisbane provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Agribusiness & Rural Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Agribusiness & Rural Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Business & Commercial Law · Competition & Consumer Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Partner & Family Visas · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Planning & Environment
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(10)Google rating from 10 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
McCarthy Durie Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Building & Construction · Commercial Property & Leasing · Employment Law
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Milton, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(10)Google rating from 10 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Watt & Severin Solicitors provides legal services in Milton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Elder Law & Aged Care · Probate & Estate Administration · Commercial Property & Leasing · Planning & Environment · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(9)Google rating from 9 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
AMS Law Conveyancing provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Sports & Entertainment Law, Immigration & Visas and Banking & Finance.
Sports & Entertainment Law+7 moreImmigration & Visas · Banking & Finance · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Fraud & White Collar Crime · Property & Conveyancing · Planning & Environment
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(9)Google rating from 9 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brisbane Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP and Public Liability.
Personal Injury+7 moreMotor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Public Liability · Medical Negligence · Criminal Law · Drug Offences · Partner & Family Visas · Drink & Drug DrivingNo win, no fee
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Conveyancing Home provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Personal Injury.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Personal Injury · Immigration & Visas · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Fortitude Valley, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Suthers Taylor provides legal services in Fortitude Valley, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Property & Conveyancing+3 morePlanning & Environment · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks · Agribusiness & Rural Law
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(5)Google rating from 5 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ipswich Family Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Family Law+7 moreWills & Estates · Domestic Violence & AVOs · International Family Law & Hague Abduction · Divorce & Separation · Property & Conveyancing · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Fraud & White Collar Crime
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Milton, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(5)Google rating from 5 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Saal & Associates Lawyers Brisbane provides legal services in Milton, QLD. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Litigation.
Building & Construction+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Commercial Litigation · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Insolvency & Restructuring · Personal Bankruptcy · Debt Recovery · Professional Negligence
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(4)Google rating from 4 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Mark Stone Solicitors provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Criminal Law+7 moreMediation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Family Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Traffic Offences
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Fortitude Valley, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(4)Google rating from 4 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Van De Graaff Lawyers provides legal services in Fortitude Valley, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
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Fortitude Valley, QLD · Brisbane CBD
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Adams & Ross Lawyers & Business Advisers provides legal services in Fortitude Valley, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Business & Commercial Law+4 moreWills & Estates · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Planning & EnvironmentFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
New on GoogleOnly 1 Google review so far, not enough for a reliable rating
JKR Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Debt Recovery.
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Milner Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Employment Law and Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer).
Immigration & Visas+2 moreEmployment Law · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer)
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Ozpropertylaw Pty Ltd provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreBusiness & Commercial Law
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(1,110)Google rating from 1,110 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Signature Conveyancers provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing.
Property & Conveyancing
A practical local guide
Finding legal help in Brisbane CBD
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Start with the issue, then the location
In Brisbane CBD, compare the individual lawyer’s practice and the proposed scope of work. A commercial firm, family team and criminal defence practice may all be centrally located but provide very different services.
The directory covers Brisbane. These are browsing areas, not court boundaries or a guarantee that every listed firm serves every town. Check the firm’s actual address and ask whether it can take on your matter before making arrangements.
Appointments and access to advice
Ask whether the first appointment includes a review of documents and a written next-step summary. Confirm the building, meeting method and any court venue independently of the directory listing.
A central office may be convenient, but the lawyer’s experience, availability and communication style still matter. Ask whether the person at the first meeting will handle the file and how work is allocated to other solicitors or a barrister. If you are travelling into the city, establish whether a video consultation would achieve the same purpose.
Compare the scope, not just the quoted price
Ask what the initial consultation includes: listening to the background, reviewing documents, written advice or taking action. Request an estimate that separates the lawyer’s work from searches, applications, expert reports and other external costs. A free consultation or a fixed fee may cover a limited step rather than the complete matter.
Agree who will handle the file, how you will receive updates and when you must approve additional work. If another practitioner, barrister or adviser may be needed, ask who will arrange that work and how their charges will be explained.
Questions worth asking before you engage a firm
Do you regularly handle this type of matter in QLD, and do you have capacity to assist now?
Which facts or documents do you need before you can give an estimate?
Who will be my main contact, and which meetings or appearances require attendance?
What is included in the fee, what could change it, and when will you tell me?
Is a specialist, community service or different process better suited to this issue?
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
The legal system in Queensland
Brisbane CBD is the city centre of Queensland. Local firms cover everyday legal needs such as wills, conveyancing, family law and local court matters, while specialist work is often handled by firms in the nearest major centre or the capital, many of whom act for clients remotely. In Queensland, most matters start in the Magistrates Court, with serious criminal and larger civil matters in the District and Supreme Courts. Tenancy, minor civil, building and guardianship disputes go to QCAT. Solicitors hold practising certificates from the Queensland Law Society, and complaints are handled by the Legal Services Commission.
First instance
Magistrates Court
Intermediate
District Court
Superior court
Supreme Court of Queensland
Tribunal
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT)
Family law
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Lawyer regulator
Queensland Law Society
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Which courts hear cases from Brisbane CBD?
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of Queensland. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
How do I check a lawyer is licensed in Queensland?
Practising certificates in Queensland are managed by the Queensland Law Society. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Where do tenancy and guardianship disputes go?
In Queensland they are usually heard by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).
Can I use a lawyer outside my area?
Yes. Many firms act for clients across the state by phone and video, although local knowledge of courts and property markets can help.
