OUR TEAM

Lawyers on the Gold Coast and Tweed Shire


directors

Shannon McLaughlin

SHANNON MCLAUGHLIN

Director



Kent James

KENT JAMES

Director


Management

Jenna Mcyintyre

JENNA MCINTYRE

Accounts Manager



Sonja Dickmann

Sonja Dickmann

Operations Manager



Partners

Peter Robert Snelgar

Peter Robert Snelgar

Partner - Chinderah Office



Elizabeth Ellis

ELIZABETH ELLIS

Partner - Murwillumbah Office Ellis & Baxter


Alison Schultz

ALISON SCHULTZ

Family Law Partner - Surfers Paradise Office

Special Counsel consultants

Ashley Cronin

ashley cronin

Special Counsel - Surfers Paradise Office



Billy Wu

Billy Wu

Special Counsel - Surfers Paradise Office



Anthony Delaney

Anthony delaney

Special Counsel - Surfers Paradise Office


Justin Moynihan

Justin Moynihan

Consultant Solicitor




Tim Delaney

Tim delaney

Senior Consultant




senior associates | associates

Jake Jeong

Jake Jeong

Senior Associate - Surfers Paradise Office



Eva Mclaughlin

Eva Mclaughlin

Senior Associate - Surfers Paradise & Chinderah Office


Jeffrey Lucas

Jeffrey Lucas

Senior Associate - Surfers Paradise




Lauren Crozier

Lauren Crozier

Associate -  Surfers Paradise Office


Stephen Xia

Stephen Xia

Associate - Surfers Paradise & Chinderah Office



Solicitors

Isabel Chang

isabel chang

Solicitor - Surfers Paradise Office




Jack Ward

jack raward

Solicitor - Murwillumbah & Chinderah Office


Amanda Dowers

amanda dowers

Solicitor- Surfers Paradise Office


conveyancing manager | conveyancer

Nina Arakelian

Nina Arakelian

Conveyancing Manager - Surfers Paradise Office




Leanne Colby

leanne colby

Conveyancing Manager-Murwillumbah Office
Ellis & Baxter



Kim Pukallus

KIM PUKALLUS

Conveyancing Manager - Surfers Paradise Office


law graduates and law clerks

Kale Venz

Kale Venz

Law Clerk - Surfers Paradise Office


Charlie Milgan

charlie miligan

Law Clerk - Surfers Paradise Office

Savannah Barrios

savannah barrios

Law Clerk  - Surfers Paradise Office

Kale Venz

IAN PROCTER

Law Clerk -  Chinderah Office


paralegal | legal secretary

Teena Hecksher

TEENA HECKSHER

Paralegal - Murwillumbah Office Ellis & Baxter



Kay Watson

kay watson

Legal Secretary - Surfers Paradise Office



Shara Groves

shara groves

Legal Secretary - Chinderah Office



support staff

Hazel Abarquez

HAZEL ABARQUEZ

Accountant

Brittney Turnbull

brittney turnbull

Operations Assistant - Surfers Paradise Office



Sonja Pfister-Skeen

SONJA PFISTER-SKEEN

Receptionist - Murwillumbah Office, Ellis & Baxter



Cyril Tabudlong

CYRIL TABUDLONG

Collections Officer



Jem Gerundio

JEM GERUNDIO

Administrative Assistant



Maripaz Baclaan

MARIPAZ BACLAAN

Administrative Assistant



Jenie Ferrier

JENIE FERRIER

Administrative Assistant



Erwin Corbo

ERWIN CORBO

Administrative Assistant



Jay Montejo

JAY MONTEJO

Administrative Assistant



Karen Curaraton

karen curaraton

Administrative Assistant



HISTORY OF THE FIRM

CJM Lawyers, like its directors, was born on the Gold Coast and was created with a view of servicing our clients to the highest professional level with comprehensive expertise and local knowledge. 


In 2014, CJM Lawyers commenced through the acquisition of Bruce Graham Lawyers. Bruce Graham Lawyers was originally founded on the Gold Coast by Bruce Graham in 2007. Bruce had previously established a firm in Brisbane in 1979, and consistently provided quality service to clients in the South East Queensland, Papua New Guinea and Northern New South Wales regions for over 25 years.


Due to illness, Bruce sold the practice and the partners have continued Bruce’s legacy by providing expert legal services with a personalised local touch.

In 2017, the partners expanded the firm again and acquired KL Legal to service the growing Northern New South Wales and Southern Gold Coast regions.

 

KL Legal was founded by Ken Lee in 1995 and is proud to be Tweed's longest serving legal practice. In 2017, Ken decided to sell the practice to enjoy retirement, and the practice has recently rebranded to CJM Lawyers.

 

The Tweed Shire office continues to employ the solicitors and conveyancers you know and trust, who are largely long-term members of the Tweed area and all have a strong community focus. 

 

The current partners; Kent James, Shannon McLaughlin and Peter Snelgar are all Gold Coast locals, completing their studies and establishing their professional careers in the area. 


We are always accessible to our clients. This factor, together with easy access to either office, enables CJM Lawyers to provide benefits not available to clients of the larger city firms, whilst providing equal or superior service and experience.

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