Patinos Personal Lawyers

Patinos Personal Lawyers is an independent Queensland firm with 6 Queensland offices. This profile compares the firm on the same checked facts as every firm in our directory.

Best for: Compensation claims across six street offices from Spring Hill to Cairns, with a free client transport service to appointments

27/100Our score

Ranked 122nd of 132 Queensland personal injury law firms

4 of 8 claim types

6 Queensland offices
Founded 2003
Independent Queensland firm
4 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 2025/2026Not listed

0/20

Google rating5.0★ from 2 reviews

0/20

Published fee termsPublished on the firm’s website

15/15

Claim types offered4 of 8

5/10

Queensland office network3 regions

7/10

Total

27/100

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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	Not listed in 2025 or 2026
Google rating	5.0 (2 reviews)Source: Google Maps, checked 22 October 2026
No win no fee	Yes
Published fee terms	No Win, No Fee page: ‘we do not charge a client professional fees unless the client recovers money’. Fees are payable when monies are paid. Outlays/disbursements are passed on to the client, payable at the end of the claim unless the client chooses to pay as they go. Fees are set out in a Client Cost Agreement. Home page says nothing is paid up front and fees and outlays are payable only if successful. Initial consultation is no-obligation.
Claim types	Car accident (CTP), Public liability, TPD & superannuation, Workers compensation
Queensland offices	6 Spring Hill (head office), Morningside, Cleveland, Meadowbrook, Miami, Cairns
Main office	Unit 2/541 Boundary Street, Spring Hill QLD 4000
Legal name	Patinos Personal Lawyers Pty Ltd
ABN	48 661 629 063
Firm type	Independent Queensland firm
Founded	2003
Related firms	None known

About Patinos Personal Lawyers

Patinos Personal Lawyers is a Queensland personal injury and compensation firm. It states that it has been ‘helping injured Queenslanders since 2003’. The current practice entity is Patinos Personal Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN 661 629 063, ABN 48 661 629 063). ABN Lookup shows it as active from August 2022. Its team page says Legal Practitioner Director Colin Patino launched the practice in 2003. Before that, he qualified as a solicitor in the United Kingdom and moved to Queensland in 1997. In Queensland, he worked in compensation claims, including for major insurers.

Queensland offices

The firm lists six Queensland offices with street addresses and weekday opening hours. It describes the Spring Hill office (Unit 2/541 Boundary Street) as the head office. Other offices are at Morningside (651 Wynnum Road) and Cleveland (Shop 4, Cleveland House, 120 Bloomfield Street). The firm also lists Meadowbrook (Shop 1, 259 Loganlea Road) and Miami on the Gold Coast (Tower House, 2190 Gold Coast Highway). Finally, it lists Cairns (36 Abbott Street).

Claims and team

Its Spring Hill page states ‘Compensation claims are all we do’. The services listed are motor vehicle accident claims, workplace injury claims and public liability claims. They also include total and permanent disability (superannuation insurance) claims and victims of crime compensation. In addition, the firm says each client deals with the same fee earner throughout the matter. It also says it offers a complimentary transport service to take clients to appointments.

The team page names solicitors Esther Wangatau and Ervin Hii. It describes Ervin Hii as having previously worked at WorkCover Queensland. The QLS register lists Colin James Patino, Esther Ipali Wangatau and Ervin Jye Hii at the firm. All three have Personal Injuries Law as an area of practice. However, the register does not show any of them as an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injuries Law.

Fees and costs

On fees, the firm’s No Win, No Fee page states it does not charge professional fees unless the client recovers money. Fees are then payable when money is paid. It says the firm passes on outlays such as medical reports to the client. These are payable at the end of the claim, unless the client prefers to pay them as they arise. In addition, a Client Cost Agreement sets out the fees. The firm provides this after the initial no-obligation consultation. Finally, this profile found no Doyle’s Guide 2025 or 2026 Queensland plaintiff compensation listing for the firm.