Chris Trevor & Associates

Chris Trevor & Associates is an independent Queensland firm with 1 Queensland office. This profile compares the firm on the same checked facts as every firm in our directory.

Best for: Central Queensland compensation claims from Gladstone, including coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (black lung), asbestos and silica claims

46/100Our score

Ranked 62nd of 132 Queensland personal injury law firms

Doyle's Recommended
5 of 8 claim types

1 Queensland office
Independent Queensland firm
5 of 8 claim types

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

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How the score is made up

Has a QLS Accredited SpecialistNone found on the QLS register

0/25

Doyle's Guide 2025/2026Recommended 2026

12/20

Google rating4.2★ from 26 reviews

10/20

Published fee termsPublished on the firm’s website

15/15

Claim types offered5 of 8

6/10

Queensland office network1 region

3/10

Total

46/100

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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 Work Injury Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff), Queensland, 2025 and 2026 Recommended in Public Liability Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff), Queensland, 2025 and 2026 Margaret Esdale: Leading in Public Liability Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) QLD 2025, Recommended 2026 Recommended in Work Injury Compensation Lawyers (Plaintiff) QLD 2025 and 2026 Recommended in Motor Vehicle Accident Compensation Lawyers QLD 2025 and 2026
Google rating	4.2 (26 reviews)Source: Google Maps, checked 22 October 2026
No win no fee	Yes
Published fee terms	States it acts ‘on a no win-no fee basis’ and offers a ‘Free Initial Consultation’. No published detail on disbursements, uplift or caps.
Claim types	Car accident (CTP), Dust diseases, Medical negligence, Public liability, Workers compensation
Queensland offices	1 Gladstone
Main office	62 Goondoon Street, Gladstone Central QLD 4680
Legal name	Chris Allan Trevor (business name: Chris Trevor and Associates)
ABN	85 023 024 073
Firm type	Independent Queensland firm
Founded	Not published
Related firms	None known

About Chris Trevor & Associates

Chris Trevor & Associates is a compensation law firm at 62 Goondoon Street, Gladstone. Its website states that founder Chris Trevor ‘has been practising law in Central Queensland since 1985’. It also says the firm has been guiding Queenslanders with compensation claims for more than 40 years. In addition, it says it ‘practice[s] exclusively in compensation law’.

The firm serves clients in Gladstone, Rockhampton, Emerald, Biloela, Moura, Clermont, Moranbah and other regional communities. However, Gladstone is the only street office it lists.

Claims the firm handles

Its service pages cover workers’ compensation, personal injury and motor vehicle accidents, including passengers, cyclists and pedestrians. They also cover medical negligence and public liability. In addition, they cover pneumoconiosis (black lung disease in current and former coal workers), as well as asbestos and silica-related disease claims.

Lawyers, registration and fees

Founder and special advisor Chris Trevor leads the team with partners Margaret Esdale and Cassidy Kennedy, and lawyer Courtney McErlean. The QLS register lists Chris Allan Trevor, Margaret Anne Esdale, Cassidy Jayne Kennedy and Courtney Joyce McErlean at the firm. Each has Personal Injuries Law as an area of practice. However, the register shows none as an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Law. ABN Lookup shows the business name Chris Trevor and Associates registered to Chris Allan Trevor (ABN 85 023 024 073).

On fees, the firm states it acts on a ‘no win-no fee’ basis and offers a free initial consultation. The website does not publish further detail on disbursements, uplift fees or caps.

Doyle’s Guide rankings

Doyle’s Guide lists Chris Trevor & Associates as ‘Recommended’ among Queensland work injury compensation law firms (plaintiff). It does the same for public liability compensation law firms (plaintiff), in both 2025 and 2026.

Partner Margaret Esdale appears in the ‘Leading’ tier of Queensland public liability compensation lawyers (plaintiff) in 2025. Then, in 2026, Doyle’s lists her as ‘Recommended’ there. She is also ‘Recommended’ among work injury compensation lawyers (plaintiff) and motor vehicle accident compensation lawyers in Queensland in 2025 and 2026.