Accident Legal

Accident Legal is an independent Queensland firm with 11 Queensland offices. This profile compares the firm on the same checked facts as every firm in our directory.

Best for: Firm founded by former insurer-side lawyers, with eleven listed offices including Noosaville and Rockhampton

61/100Our score

Ranked 31st of 132 Queensland personal injury law firms

Doyle's Recommended
6 of 8 claim types

11 Queensland offices
Independent Queensland firm
6 of 8 claim types

Facts checked 20 October 2026 against public records · How this score is made up

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Has a QLS Accredited SpecialistNone found on the QLS register

0/25

Doyle's Guide 2025/2026Recommended 2026

12/20

Google rating4.8★ from 61 reviews

16/20

Published fee termsPublished on the firm’s website

15/15

Claim types offered6 of 8

8/10

Queensland office network8 regions

10/10

Total

61/100

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Key facts

Facts checked 20 October 2026 against public records. Open the sources below to check them yourself.
Fact	Details
Has a QLS Accredited Specialist (personal injuries)	Not published
Doyle’s Guide	Recommended (2026) Recommended in Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff), Queensland, 2025 and 2026 Recommended in Public Liability Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff), Queensland, 2026 Matthew Baker: Leading (2025), Recommended (2026), Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers Patrick O’Shea: Recommended in MVA Lawyers 2025 and 2026, Public Liability Lawyers 2026
Google rating	4.8 (61 reviews)Source: Google Maps, checked 22 October 2026
No win no fee	Yes
Published fee terms	States it works on a no win, no fee basis (‘If we don’t get you compensation, you don’t pay us anything’) and the first consultation is free. Describes a ‘No Disbursement Loan Promise’: the firm fronts every cost, charges zero interest and recoups only when the insurer pays. No published fee cap or uplift statement found.
Claim types	Car accident (CTP), Medical negligence, Motorcycle accident, Public liability, TPD & superannuation, Workers compensation
Queensland offices	11 Brisbane CBD, Loganholme, Surfers Paradise, Noosaville, Maroochydore, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Townsville, Cairns, Bundaberg, Rockhampton
Main office	Level 2, 167 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Legal name	Accident Legal Pty Ltd
ABN	50 603 012 568
Firm type	Independent Queensland firm
Founded	Not published
Related firms	Lists the same five regional office addresses as Splatt Lawyers (Maroochydore, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Loganholme, Bundaberg), which appear to be shared serviced offices. No common ownership has been confirmed.

About Accident Legal

Accident Legal is a Brisbane-based personal injury and compensation firm. Accident Legal Pty Ltd (ABN 50 603 012 568) operates the firm. ABN Lookup shows the company as active from November 2014.

Its main office is at Level 2, 167 Eagle Street, Brisbane. Its website lists eleven Queensland office locations: Brisbane, Loganholme, Surfers Paradise, Noosaville, Maroochydore, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Townsville, Cairns, Bundaberg and Rockhampton. The firm states that it handles cases across Queensland. It also states that it will come to clients who cannot travel.

Lawyers at the firm

According to its About page, partners Matthew Baker and Pat O’Shea spent more than 40 years combined working on the insurer side. They then established the firm about a decade ago. The Queensland Law Society register lists five solicitors at the company. These include Matthew Alan Baker and Patrick John O’Shea.

Claims and fees

The firm’s website covers car, motorcycle, bicycle, truck, pedestrian and public transport accidents. It also covers work and mining accidents, public place accidents and medical negligence. In addition, it covers wrongful death, product liability, and TPD and superannuation claims.

On fees, the firm states that it works on a no win, no fee basis. It also states that the first consultation is free. In addition, it describes a ‘No Disbursement Loan Promise’. It states that it pays claim costs upfront and charges no interest on them. It says it then recovers them only when the insurer pays. However, the website does not publish a fee cap or a statement about uplift fees.

Accreditation and rankings

Doyle’s Guide lists the firm as ‘Recommended’ among Queensland motor vehicle accident compensation law firms (plaintiff) in 2025 and 2026. It also lists the firm as ‘Recommended’ among public liability compensation law firms (plaintiff) in 2026.

The 2026 motor vehicle accident lawyers list shows Matthew Baker and Patrick O’Shea each as ‘Recommended’. In 2025, however, it listed Matthew Baker in the ‘Leading’ tier. Patrick O’Shea also appears as ‘Recommended’ in the 2026 public liability lawyers list.

The QLS register search as at October 2026 identified no QLS Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Law at the firm.