Management & Support

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Kellie Bell

Kellie has proudly called the Sunshine Coast home for 20 years, during which time she has raised a family, been an active member of the local community, established a successful career in varied fields and found all the best coffee spots on the Coast! Kellie attributes much of her success in her career to her hospitality background which began at the tender age of 15. Decades in hospitality gave Kellie an exceptional work ethic, strong communication and negotiation skills, patience and an understanding of the importance of prompt first-class customer service. Previous real estate and conveyancing opportunities have allowed Kellie to gain vast knowledge and experience along the way and this has now brought her to a differing angle of…

Annie Brazier

Annie has over 30 years’ experience in various secretarial and Executive Assistant roles in Engineering, Mining and Law. She moved to Cairns in 2016 with her family from Perth and had been working in family law until the practice closed in June 2023. Annie took the opportunity to travel throughout NT with her family in their off-road camper for six weeks which was an experience that they all thoroughly enjoyed. On her return to Cairns, Annie took the opportunity to join P&E Law and develop her skills in planning and environment law. Outside of work Annie is a volunteer for her local tennis club as Vice President and is the club representative on the FNQ Regional Assembly for Tennis Queensland.…

Amber McMellon

Amber has an administration background, having worked previously in general practice medicine as a receptionist in a busy doctor’s surgery. Amber is highly organised and brings her bubbly personality and ‘can-do’ attitude to work each day. Amber is born and bred on the Sunshine Coast and enjoys activities in the great outdoors such as stand-up paddle boarding, camping and bush walking.

Alison Fisher

Alison has worked for over 20 years in the legal industry in large, well respected firms in both Brisbane and Cairns. Over this time, she has gained experience in many legal areas including family law, litigation and wills and estates. Her roles in law firms have been varied including working as a personal assistant, legal secretary and paralegal. This has given Alison valuable and well-rounded knowledge of the different aspects of how a law practice operates. From 2006 to 2008 Alison took time away from the legal industry when she moved to Mount Isa and worked in the mining industry, working as a personal assistant to the General Manager of Mount Isa Copper Operations, which at the time was part…

Perinna McLachlan

Perinna has come from a background in banking, finance and insurance. Perinna is hard-working, enthusiastic and approaches work with a positive attitude and cheerful smile. In her spare time Perinna loves being outdoors in nature and enjoys surfing, hiking and yoga. Perinna appreciates spending quality time with her family and friends on weekends.

Fiona Gardiner

In her early years Fiona worked as a geologist around Australia’s goldfields, on Pacific Islands and New Guinea until she settled down to family life with her two daughters. Fiona is a dedicated, hard-working employee as well as having a great sense of humour and is a point of contact and assistance to all the firm’s offices for accounts or administration queries. Fiona is an early riser and can be found most mornings walking the beach or swimming in the ocean. Her latest additional interest is participating in women’s cricket which comes with lots of social events much to Fiona’s liking!

Shirley Greig

Shirley became a trainee legal secretary in Darwin at the age of 16 where she stayed until she moved to the Sunshine Coast at age 21. Shirley found work in a legal firm locally before taking time off to have her two beautiful daughters, Molly and Shannon. Shirley returned to the work force with P&E Law and the rest is history! Shirley is one of our longest serving employees and we are lucky to have such a dedicated, committed and loyal member of the team. Outside of work, Shirley enjoys spending time with her family. She loves to go shopping, reading, and having a glass…or two of wine. Her one true love though, is Bear, her fluffy dog.

Paula Christiansen

Paula: has over 10 years of experience in conveyancing in New South Wales; has 10 years’ experience as a property manager including appearances before QCAT and addressing mediations in relation to tenancy disputes; has 14 years’ experience in the area of Planning and Environment Law; has a thorough understanding of legal terminology and the requirements of diverse areas of law; is a responsive communicator with excellent people and relationship building skills, successfully proven with internal and external stakeholders and complemented by the ability to relate and negotiate at all levels and with individuals from divergent backgrounds and circumstances; has instructed Counsel, compiled briefs, gathered evidence, provided briefing notes to lawyers in relation to actions in the Planning & Environment Court,…

Gaye Pogson

Gaye managed the firm’s accounts for ten years, and since then has managed information resources. Gaye provides currency and flow of information, organisation and storage of information, and services research needs. As a consequence, P&E Law have an excellent specialist library, particularly relative to the size of the firm. For Gaye it has been a labour of love. Gaye believes the positive ethos, the high standard of ethics and the professionalism of the directors and the team members are what have kept her loyalty to the firm alive and her pride in being part of the team bubbling. She enjoys contributing to the success of the team. In Gaye’s previous lives, she was a retail sales manager and a teacher. Gaye…

Yvonne Burwin

Yvonne has over 30 years experience as a legal bookkeeper managing accounts from sole traders to law firms with multiple locations. Yvonne’s legal bookkeeping career began on ledger cards so she understands ‘behind the scenes’ of a complex computerised system. Yvonne is responsible for the firm’s accounts including office, trust and management. Yvonne is a crucial part of the team liaising between clients, colleagues and directors. Yvonne is fun, approachable and always willing to help, especially if it is a complex problem. Yvonne loves the outdoors and thinks there is nothing better than camping and sitting in a field by a fire with drink in hand surrounded by her family and friends and her two dogs. When not in a…

Tracey Jepson

Tracey is responsible for the day-to-day running of the firm and uses her strong organisational skills to manage operations and drive forward innovative projects to increase efficiencies and provide an exceptional service to clients. Tracey encourages collaboration and teamwork throughout the firm and fosters a positive team culture and environment. P&E Law’s core values, ethics and corporate responsibility are always at the forefront of any decisions made by Tracey and the management team. In her previous roles Tracey worked in various sized legal firms in London, Perth, Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. She is driven by a desire to succeed, flourish and achieve her goals and loves a challenge. Tracey loves spending quality time with her family and friends, taking…

Team Category: Management & Support

We regularly distribute updates to our clients and contacts on specialised areas of law.