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Kelly Legal

Kelly Legal

4.6(33 reviews)See reviews ↓·Mackay

About the company

Kelly Legal began in 2004 as MS Kelly & Co Solicitors when Sean Kelly acquired the small practice of a retiring solicitor in Mackay. In 2006, a separate conveyancing division, Kelly Conveyancing, was established. In 2007, the practice merged with long-standing local firm Searles Solicitors and adopted the name Kelly Legal. Following a 2010 restructure, Paul Kelly and Richard Callaghan became Directors. In 2011, Kelly Legal opened a second office in the Brisbane CBD.

Kelly Conveyancing rebranded to Property Law Centre in 2014. Patrick Kelly was appointed as Director on 1 April 2019, having commenced with the firm in 2013, and heads up the Brisbane office. Kelly Legal has offices in Mackay and Brisbane and offers services throughout Queensland. Its practice areas include Family Law, Wills & Estates, Injury Compensation, Business Law, Real Estate & Property Law, Workplace Law, Disputes & Litigation and Rural Law. Kelly Legal's individual liability is limited by a scheme approved under professional standard legislation.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Property transactions, estate administration and commercial lease agreements form the bulk of the work described by those who have instructed Kelly Legal, with Paul Kelly named repeatedly for his thorough handling of contracts, including a cane farm sale and a residential purchase where potential issues were identified and explained clearly. Several accounts highlight how promptly queries were answered and how clients were kept informed through long-running matters, such as wills and healthcare directives prepared during an unexpected medical emergency.

The reception experience also features in feedback, where Tina's friendly and professional manner is remembered, alongside the empathy shown to families dealing with deceased estates and business sales. Something that features in review after review is the plain, practical advice that left people feeling confident about decisions, and the willingness to assist with urgent requests beyond the usual scope of a matter. Representation in personal and business legal work, and the steady support offered to returning clients over many years, recurs across the commentary. Conveyancing, lease agreements and business services are the tasks most frequently mentioned by those who have come back to the firm.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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liz schofield7 August 2026

The staff were very helpful and gave good guiding advice. It was a long process but I was updated all the way. Paul certainly went above and beyond.

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Jane Daffy26 June 2026

Thank-you to Paul and the team at Kelly Legal. Paul was very knowledgable, incredibly helpful and patience with us, especially helping us to understand legal terminology and answer any questions we had during the sale process. Paul and the team communicated thoroughly and worked really hard to reach settlement on a tight deadline, so we are very grateful. Highly recommend - Five stars. Thanks again team and will be recommending to the Whitsunday community and beyond.

JA
Joanne Aitchison18 April 2026

Our experience with Kelly Legal has always been friendly and professional. Special thanks to Tina who always greeted us with a smile, friendly chat, professional and always prompt with following up. Personal thanks to Paul for all our Legal support and guidance. Empathy, support and guided information was needed and provided. We can't thank them enough for the extra mile they always provided.

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Stephanie Beikoff23 July 2025

Kelly Legal were very obligating and easy to work with. They followed our wishes to a T. I would definitely recommend them to anybody in the future.

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Annette Camilleri17 July 2025

We recently worked with Paul Kelly on the sale of our cane farm and the purchase of our new home. Paul gave us wonderful advice and was incredibly thorough when going through the contracts, making sure everything was clear and easy to understand. He even identified a few potential issues upfront so we could be well prepared. Thanks to Paul, the whole process was completely stress-free and we felt confident in the advice and support he provided. Paul was always available to answer any of our questions along the way. We’re very grateful for his help and highly recommend Paul Kelly to anyone needing legal assistance with property matters.

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Lisa Versaci4 June 2025

I highly recommend Paul Kelly of Kelly Legal. During my process of a commercial leasing process he always looked after my best interests, his advice and guidance was very supportive. Friendly, fast to reply to any questions, very patient.

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Marc Gavan24 March 2025

The Team at Kelly Legal have looked after all of our legal requirements since moving to the Mackay area in 2007. The advice and professional approach to every detail is outstanding to say the least, From purchasing residential and commercial property's, handling commercial lease agreements we have always felt at ease with the Kelly Legal team in our corner. The continued support also carried through to our business that we ran for 8 years and then the sale of our business was executed with great ease knowing Kelly Legal had our best interest in hand. We recommend the Team at Kelly Legal with great confidence. We would like to thank in particular Paul Kelly, Jack Hickson and Brooke Patterson.

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1Harvey Legal★ 5,096No
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7Kelly Legal (this page)★ 4,633No
Contact
+61749110500www.kellylegal.com.auLevel 2/65 Sydney St, Mackay QLD 4740
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:00
Tuesday08:30–17:00
Wednesday08:30–17:00
Thursday08:30–17:00
Friday08:30–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed