Leading Family Law Mediators – Regional Queensland – Current Rankings

Carriae Sempf

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.

Showing all 13 mediators

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 3 mediators
Mediator	Firm or chambers	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Penny Feil (biography)	Accord Mediation	Sunshine Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Penny Feil
Michael Keogh (biography)	Michael Keogh Mediations	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Keogh
Carriae Sempf (biography)	Affirmative Mediations	Gold Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Carriae Sempf

Leading

Leading: 3 mediators
Mediator	Firm or chambers	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Michael Fellows (biography)	Sir George Kneipp Chambers	Townsville	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Fellows
Rachael Hempling (biography)	French Quarter Chambers	Gold Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Rachael Hempling
Fraser Murray (biography)	Life Law Mediations	Sunshine Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Fraser Murray

Recommended: 7 mediators
Mediator	Firm or chambers	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Kate Clark	Kate Clark & Associates	Sunshine Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Clark
Bronte Crowley (biography)	BMC Mediations	Sunshine Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Bronte Crowley
Kate Keating (biography)	Keating Lehn	Gold Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Keating
Nathan Laing (biography)	French Quarter Chambers	Gold Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Nathan Laing
Christina Reynolds	Reynolds Family Law	Mackay	Doyle’s ranking record: Christina Reynolds
Cheryl Taifalos	Cheryl Taifalos	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Cheryl Taifalos
Shaune Williams	Reach Mediation	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Shaune Williams

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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

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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

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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

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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

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2021 edition published December 2020

Leading

Recommended

Andrew Crooke, Murdoch Lawyers - Toowoomba
Michael Fellows, Barrister - Townsville
Vicki Jackson, South Geldard - Rockhampton
Gary Shepherd, Gary Shepherd - Sunshine Coast

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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

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2019 edition published November 2018

Leading

Penny Feil, Accord Mediation - Toowoomba
Michael Keogh, Michael Keogh Mediations - Cairns
Carriae Sempf, Affirmative Mediations - Gold Coast

Recommended

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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.

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