Two Kells Partners recognised in The Best Lawyers Australia List 2025

Kells Lawyers is delighted to have two Kells' Partners recognised in the latest edition of the peer-reviewed Best Lawyers awards. 

Peter Chodat and David Potts have been named among Australia's finest lawyers in the 17^th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia, announced on 19 April in the Australian.

For the sixth consecutive year Peter has been named in the annual Best Lawyers List for the area of family law and David for the third year being named as a Best Lawyer in personal injury litigation.

Best Lawyers is a peer-based listing designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honour and signals legal expertise, ethics, and professionalism of the highest calibre. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, therefore recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honour.

Kells' Managing Partner Paul Magagnino said we are thrilled for Peter and David being recognised by their peers as leaders in their field of expertise.

"David and Peter are both outstanding lawyers and this recognition reflects their dedication to delivering exceptional legal services and the respect they have from their fellow peers," said Mr Magagnino.

David is the head of our compensation and employment teams and is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury, Employment Law. and Industrial Relations.

Peter leads our family law practice and is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law. 

Kells is a team of passionate, energetic and client focused legal professionals with over 65 staff based across 6 offices in Sydney and the Illawarra region. Kells has 7 partners who each lead a practice group in their core area of law ensuring we can deliver the level of expertise and service to all our clients wherever they are located. 

For more information contact

Shayne Lopeman

Marketing Manager

+61 2 4221 9362

slopeman@kells.com.au