Our commercial litigation skills assists individuals, partnerships and corporations respond to the myriad of legal issues which affect their enterprises.
Experienced.
Reliable.
Trusted.
SMD Lawyers (formerly Shaw McDonald Lawyers Brisbane) has developed a very specific business structure designed to provide insurance and commercial legal services to its clients throughout Australia from a central office in Brisbane.
What We Do
We provide legal services in all Australian State and Federal jurisdictions for our international, national and local underwriters, underwriting agencies, claims managers and insurance broker clients across the full range of insurance property and liability claims. Our commercial litigation skills assists individuals, partnerships and corporations respond to the myriad of legal issues which affect their enterprises. The firm’s combined expertise in both the insurance and commercial arenas enables us to confidently assist the private and corporate customers of our insurance broker referrers.
What makes us different?
PROFESSIONAL, TIMELY & RELIABLE SERVICE.
“ Australian clients are no longer required to engage the services of legal offices in different State or Federal jurisdictions depending on the services required.
SMD Lawyers represents the new breed of legal firms which has developed the technology, legal precedents and professional know how to represent its clients Australia wide from a central office in Brisbane. Our approach ensures that the quality, reliability and expediency of our legal services does not vary from office to office or from state to state”.
— MICHAEL GREEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR
What our clients and partners are saying about us...
Michael and his team act for our office on numerous matters on a national scale. They are always enthusiastic to assist and have always fought for the best results for our business. Personally, I couldn’t recommend SMD Lawyers enough and hope to continue our relationship into the distant future.”
DANIEL MCDONALDSENIOR CLAIMS OFFICER, RENTSURE PTY LIMITED
On behalf of AEI Transport Insurance Brokers, we are happy to confirm we have known SMD Lawyers for over 10 years and have had no hesitation in confirming they are a recommended law firm by AEI for its clients. During this time we have developed strong relationships between our respective teams and their ability to provide assistance to our clients has always been sound and professional.
TIM WEDLOCKMANAGING DIRECTOR, AUSTBROKERS AEI GROUP & NIBA BOARD MEMBER