Kells is proud to have Law Society Accredited Specialists in the following Areas of Law:
Peter Chodat - Family Law
Roger Downs - Business Law & Property Law
David Potts - Personal Injury Law, Employment Law and Industrial Law
Michael Hatfield - Property Law
Amy Harper - Business Law
Specialist Accreditation identifies, monitors and registers lawyers specialising in specific areas of law. Only those lawyers who pass the Law Society's exacting tests can use the Specialist Accreditation logo.
Each Accredited Specialist lawyer must have:
So when you see the Law Society's Specialist Accreditation logo, you know you're on track for the right lawyer.
AustLaw - an association of 11 Australian Law firms whose main objective is to provide its members with an innovative and supportive forum to share information and utilise its collective resources for the benefit of each firm.
Primerus - Kells is the first Australian law firm to be recognised as a member of Primerus, a society of International Law Firms that has 180 member firms based in over 125 cities and 35 countries. To become a member of Primerus, a law firm must adhere to Primerus' "six pillars", being: integrity, excellent work product, reasonable fees, continuing legal education, civility and community service.
The Illawarra Business Chamber (IBC) is a member-based not for profit business support organisation. The IBC is committed to representing the interests of its members by providing a powerful voice to all levels of Government and key decision makers on behalf of the Illawarra region and its business community. The IBC also provides members with an unparalleled range of business support products and services across the Illawarra region.
The Law Society of NSW is the representative body for solicitors in NSW. The Law Society of NSW serves solicitors and the community and promotes the fair practise of law.
The Law Council of Australia is the peak national representative body of the Australian legal profession, and represents about 56,000 legal practitioners across the country.
The Wollongong & District Law Society is a group of solicitors that practise law in Wollongong and surrounding areas.
Illawarra Connection - a networking organisation for the Illawarra
Australian Securities and Investments Commission - Kells is the local representative in the Illawarra.
BNI - the largest business networking organisation in the world