Mackay and Airlie Beach are grouped within Mackay & Whitsundays. A matter involving accommodation, a business lease, employment or a vessel may need different expertise even when the same business is involved.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(97)Google rating from 97 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Harvey Legal provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Criminal Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Commercial Litigation · Business & Commercial Law
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(71)Google rating from 71 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Medical Negligence, Personal Injury and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Medical Negligence+7 morePersonal Injury · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Class Actions · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Wills & Estates · Workers Compensation · Unfair DismissalNo win, no fee
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(66)Google rating from 66 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
McKays Solicitors provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
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Cannonvale, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(50)Google rating from 50 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
PD Law provides legal services in Cannonvale, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Business & Commercial Law+6 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Planning & Environment · Wills & Estates · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Competition & Consumer Law · Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(43)Google rating from 43 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Wallace & Wallace Lawyers provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Parenting & Child Custody.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreFamily Law · Parenting & Child Custody · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Employment Law · Family Property Settlement · Public LiabilityNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(38)Google rating from 38 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Shine Lawyers provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Class Actions.
Personal Injury+6 morePublic Liability · Class Actions · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Medical Negligence · Product Liability · Litigation & Dispute ResolutionNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(19)Google rating from 19 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Family Lawyers Mackay provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Binding Financial Agreements and Divorce & Separation.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(10)Google rating from 10 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Reynolds Family Law provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(9)Google rating from 9 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Trilby Misso Lawyers provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and General Practice (regional generalist).
Business & Commercial Law+2 moreProperty & Conveyancing · General Practice (regional generalist)
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
★★★★★★★★★★3.7(3)Google rating from 3 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kelly Conveyancing provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 morePlanning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Property & Leasing · Building & Construction · Commercial Litigation · General Practice (regional generalist)
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Central Queensland Conveyancing Centre provides conveyancing services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Criminal Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Criminal Law · Building & Construction · Planning & Environment · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Debt RecoveryFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Mackay, QLD · Mackay & Whitsundays
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Sibley Lawyers provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Employment Law and Traffic Offences.
Criminal Law+7 moreEmployment Law · Traffic Offences · Family Law · Class Actions · Assault & Violent Offences · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Fraud & White Collar CrimeFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(163)Google rating from 163 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Mark Stone Solicitors provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Commercial Property & Leasing · Planning & Environment
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(62)Google rating from 62 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brown & Baker Solicitors provides conveyancing services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Personal Injury.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreFamily Law · Personal Injury · Business & Commercial Law · Wills & Estates · Planning & Environment · Immigration & Visas · Domestic Violence & AVOs
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(44)Google rating from 44 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hinschen Lawyers provides legal services in Cannonvale, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(33)Google rating from 33 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Morton Lawyers provides legal services in Mackay, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(30)Google rating from 30 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
R J Taylor Law provides legal services in Cannonvale, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law · Criminal Law · Debt Recovery · Administrative & Government Law · Building & Construction
★★★★★★★★★★4.2(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Crosby Brosnan & Creen provides legal services in Proserpine, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Start with the issue, then the location
Mackay and Airlie Beach are grouped within Mackay & Whitsundays. A matter involving accommodation, a business lease, employment or a vessel may need different expertise even when the same business is involved.
The directory covers Mackay, Airlie Beach. 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
Describe the activity and the document you want reviewed before asking for a price. Confirm whether the firm handles the relevant specialist work itself or coordinates an appropriate referral.
For a regional matter, decide which parts of the service need to happen in person. A solicitor may be able to review records and give initial advice remotely, while a signing, conference or hearing needs separate arrangements. Ask who would attend and how travel, local agents or outside specialists would be charged.
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
Mackay & Whitsundays is a regional area 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 Mackay & Whitsundays?
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.