Maurice Blackburn

Maurice Blackburn is a national firm with 16 Queensland offices. This profile compares the firm on the same checked facts as every firm in our directory.

Best for: Regional and remote Queensland access. 16 QLD offices including Mackay, Gladstone and Gympie, plus Mount Isa by appointment.

97/100Our score

Ranked 1st of 132 Queensland personal injury law firms

Has QLS Specialist
Doyle's Leading

16 Queensland offices
Founded 1919
National firm
8 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 SpecialistMichelle James + 4 more

25/25

Doyle's Guide 2025/2026Leading 2026

20/20

Google rating4.7★ from 373 reviews

17/20

Published fee termsPublished on the firm’s website

15/15

Claim types offered8 of 8

10/10

Queensland office network10 regions

10/10

Total

97/100

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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)	Yes Michelle James (Executive Director, Brisbane) Jillian Barrett (Principal Lawyer) Alison Barrett (Principal Lawyer, Gold Coast) Tom Rynders (Principal Lawyer, Gold Coast) Darren Moore (Brisbane), each described on the firm site as a QLS accredited specialist in personal injuries
Doyle’s Guide	Leading (2026) Leading in Public Liability, Medical Negligence, Motor Vehicle Accident and Work Injury Compensation Law Firms (Plaintiff) Queensland, 2026 Recommended in Institutional Abuse and Asbestos & Dust Diseases (Plaintiff) Queensland, 2026
Google rating	4.7 (373 reviews)Source: Google Maps, checked 22 October 2026
No win no fee	Yes
Published fee terms	No Win, No Fee cost agreements are offered in practice areas including road, work and public place injury, medical negligence, abuse, superannuation and dust diseases, ‘only when we believe your case is reasonably likely to be successful’. No Win, No Fee covers professional fees only. ‘In most cases’ disbursements such as court filing fees or medical reports ‘must be paid whether you win or lose’, except in class actions and dust disease matters where disbursements are payable only if successful. A written estimate and Costs Agreement are provided before work starts. Free claim check offered.
Claim types	Abuse claims, Car accident (CTP), Dust diseases, Medical negligence, Motorcycle accident, Public liability, TPD & superannuation, Workers compensation
Queensland offices	16 Brisbane, Browns Plains, Bundaberg, Cairns, Chermside, Gladstone, Gympie, Ipswich, Mackay, Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast), Mount Isa (by appointment), North Lakes, Palm Beach, Rockhampton, Southport, Toowoomba, Townsville (Garbutt)
Main office	Level 8, 179 North Quay, Brisbane QLD 4000
Legal name	Maurice Blackburn Pty Limited
ABN	21 105 657 949
Firm type	National firm
Founded	1919
Related firms	None known

About Maurice Blackburn

Maurice Blackburn is a national plaintiff law firm. It says Maurice Blackburn started the firm in 1919. The firm practises in personal injury, class actions, employment and other areas. It also says it has more than 30 offices across Australia. In addition, the entity on ABN Lookup is Maurice Blackburn Pty Limited, a private company based in Victoria.

Queensland offices

In Queensland, the firm’s Brisbane office is on Level 8, 179 North Quay. Its office directory also lists further Queensland offices at Browns Plains, Bundaberg, Cairns, Chermside, Gladstone, Gympie, Ipswich and Mackay. It then lists Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast), North Lakes, and Palm Beach and Southport on the Gold Coast. The remaining offices are at Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Townsville (Garbutt). Finally, the firm serves Mount Isa by appointment.

Claims and lawyers

The firm’s injury work covers road accident injuries, work-related injuries, public liability and medical negligence. It also covers abuse law, asbestos and occupational diseases, and superannuation and insurance claims. Its Queensland staff include several lawyers whom the firm describes as Queensland Law Society accredited specialists in personal injury. For example, Executive Director Michelle James leads Queensland and Northern Territory road, work and public liability practices from Brisbane. They also include Principal Lawyers Jillian Barrett, Alison Barrett and Tom Rynders. Similarly, the firm describes Darren Moore in Brisbane as accredited since 1999.

Fees and rankings

On fees, the firm says it offers No Win, No Fee cost agreements. Under these, it charges professional fees only if a case succeeds. However, it offers these only when it believes a case is reasonably likely to be successful. No Win, No Fee applies to professional fees only. In most cases, clients must pay disbursements such as court filing fees or medical report costs whether they win or lose. By contrast, in class actions and dust disease matters, disbursements are payable only if the claim succeeds. The firm also offers deferred-fee, pay-as-you-go and pay-in-advance agreements. In addition, it says clients receive a costs estimate and a formal Costs Agreement before work starts.

In Doyle’s Guide’s 2026 Queensland plaintiff rankings, the firm is in the Leading tier for public liability and medical negligence. It is also in the Leading tier for motor vehicle accident and work injury compensation. Meanwhile, it is in the Recommended tier for institutional abuse and for asbestos and dust diseases compensation.