Legal services across Townsville & North Queensland
Townsville, Bowen and Ayr are the listed centres for this North Queensland region. For an injury, employment or business matter, provide the relevant event date and any notices already received.
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(241)Google rating from 241 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Bellco Law provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Immigration & Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Immigration & Visas · Planning & Environment · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Wills & Estates · Commercial Property & Leasing · Building & Construction
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(168)Google rating from 168 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Malcomson Lawyers provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Criminal Law · Franchising · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Domestic Violence & AVOs
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(159)Google rating from 159 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Kahler Lawyers provides legal services in North Ward, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Property & Conveyancing+5 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Mediation & Dispute ResolutionNo win, no fee
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(130)Google rating from 130 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
O'Shea & Dyer Solicitors Townsville provides legal services in Townsville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Personal Injury.
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(66)Google rating from 66 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Anderson Telford Lawyers provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Assault & Violent Offences and Fraud & White Collar Crime.
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(47)Google rating from 47 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rapid Legal Solutions provides legal services in Kirwan, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Traffic OffencesNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(29)Google rating from 29 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Benchmark Lawyers provides legal services in Aitkenvale, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+6 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Family Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Commercial Property & Leasing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Railway Estate, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(29)Google rating from 29 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Turnbull Cameron provides legal services in Railway Estate, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(26)Google rating from 26 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Ownit Conveyancing Beenleigh provides conveyancing services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(20)Google rating from 20 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
CLT Family Law provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★3.9(12)Google rating from 12 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Donnie Harris Law provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Employment Law · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Mediation & Dispute Resolution
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Groves and Clark Solicitors provides legal services in Ayr, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Partner & Family Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Commercial Property & Leasing
Charters Towers City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(5)Google rating from 5 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Rapid Legal Solutions provides legal services in Charters Towers City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Traffic OffencesNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.
South Townsville, NSW · Townsville & North Queensland
★★★★★★★★★★4.0(4)Google rating from 4 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kalo Children's Law provides legal services in South Townsville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Child Protection & Care Matters, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Child Protection & Care Matters+2 moreFamily Law · Criminal Law
New on GoogleOnly 2 Google reviews so far, not enough for a reliable rating
Crosby Brosnan & Creen provides legal services in Ayr, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
South Townsville, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Anderson Fredericks Turner provides legal services in South Townsville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Human Rights & Discrimination, Partner & Family Visas and Child Protection & Care Matters.
Human Rights & Discrimination+3 morePartner & Family Visas · Child Protection & Care Matters · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
Thuringowa Central, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Anderson Telford Lawyers provides legal services in Thuringowa Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Assault & Violent Offences and Fraud & White Collar Crime.
CLT Family Law provides legal services in Kirwan, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
CMC Lawyers provides legal services in Townsville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
Personal Injury+7 morePublic Liability · Medical Negligence · TPD & Superannuation Claims · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Workers Compensation · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Partner & Family VisasNo win, no feeThe firm mentions no win, no fee arrangements. Confirm terms in writing.Free first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
Groves and Clark Solicitors provides legal services in Aitkenvale, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Wills & Estates · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Agribusiness & Rural Law · Partner & Family Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Commercial Property & Leasing
Townsville City, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Legal Aid Queensland provides legal services in Townsville City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Coronial Inquests and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreCoronial Inquests · Business & Commercial Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Franchising · Traffic Offences · Drug Offences · Class Actions
A practical local guide
Finding legal help in Townsville & North Queensland
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Start with the issue, then the location
Townsville, Bowen and Ayr are the listed centres for this North Queensland region. For an injury, employment or business matter, provide the relevant event date and any notices already received.
The directory covers Townsville, Bowen, Ayr. 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
If you cannot regularly attend the office, ask how evidence and instructions will be collected remotely. Confirm whether medical appointments, expert reports or court attendance would need separate arrangements.
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
Townsville & North Queensland 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 Townsville & North Queensland?
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.
