Kells Partner recognised in the 2021 Best Lawyers List

It’s with great honour we announce Kells’ Partner Peter Chodat has been named among Australia’s finest lawyers in the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia, announced on Friday, 17 April.

For the second consecutive year Peter has been named in the annual Best Lawyers List for the area of family law which features in the Australian Financial Review.



Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. 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.

Kells’ Managing Partner Paul Magagnino said it’s wonderful to see Peter being recognised by his peers as a leader in family law.

“We are very proud of Peter’s achievement. His recognition demonstrates the dedication and talent of Peter’s application to work, not just with his clients but his peers as well,” said Mr Magagnino.

Peter leads our family law practice from our Wollongong office 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 6 partners who each lead a practice group in their core area of law ensuring that we deliver the level of legal expertise and service that our clients deserve.

For more information contact

Shayne Lopeman

Marketing Manager

+61 2 4221 9362

slopeman@kells.com.au