The 2026 listing of leading Regional Queensland Family & Divorce Mediators details mediators practising and operating across various Regional Queensland legal markets who have been identified by the state’s family law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in the area of family law.
Preeminent
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation – Sunshine Coast
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations – Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations – Gold Coast
Leading
Michael Fellows, Sir George Kneipp Chambers – Townsville
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers – Gold Coast
Fraser Murray, Life Law Mediations – Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Kate Clark, Kate Clark & Associates – Sunshine Coast
Bronte Crowley, BMC Mediations – Sunshine Coast
Kate Keating, Keating Lehn – Gold Coast
Nathan Laing, French Quarter Chambers – Gold Coast
Christina Reynolds, Reynolds Family Law – Mackay
Cheryl Taifalos, Cheryl Taifalos – Cairns
Shaune Williams, Reach Mediation – Cairns
Previous editions
2025 edition published November 2024
Preeminent
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Sunshine Coast
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Leading
Michael Fellows, Sir George Kneipp Chambers - Townsville
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Fraser Murray, Life Law Mediations - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Kate Clark, Kate Clark & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Nathan Laing, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
Cheryl Taifalos, Cheryl Taifalos - Cairns
Shaune Williams, Reach Mediation - Cairns
2024 edition published November 2023
Preeminent
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Sunshine Coast
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Leading
Michael Fellows, Sir George Kneipp Chambers - Townsville
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Fraser Murray, Life Law Mediations - Sunshine Coast
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Divorce Without War - Gold Coast
Kate Clark, Kate Clark & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Ross McSwan, Mediation Investigation
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
Cheryl Taifalos, Cheryl Taifalos - Cairns
2023 edition published December 2022
Preeminent
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Sunshine Coast
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Leading
Michael Fellows, Sir George Kneipp Chambers - Townsville
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Recommended
Rebecca Barron, Simonidis Steel - Gold Coast
Kate Clark, Kate Clark & Associates - Sunshine Coast
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Fraser Murray, Life Law Mediations - Sunshine Coast
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
2022 edition published November 2021
Leading
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Sunshine Coast
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Recommended
Sarah Adams, Donaldson Law - Toowoomba
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Michael Fellows, Barrister - Townsville
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
2021 edition published December 2020
Leading
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Sunshine Coast
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Recommended
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Michael Fellows, Barrister - Townsville
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
2020 edition published November 2018
Leading
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Toowoomba
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Recommended
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Michael Fellows, Barrister - Townsville
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
Cheryl Taifalos, Cheryl Taifalos - Cairns
2019 edition published November 2018
Leading
Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Toowoomba
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast
Recommended
Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Michael Fellows, Barrister - Townsville
Rachael Hempling, French Quarter Chambers - Gold Coast
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast
Cheryl Taifalos, Cheryl Taifalos - Cairns