About Gold Coast Solicitors ABKJ

ABKJ Lawyers practice location, 1970

From humble beginnings in Nerang Street, Southport, ABKJ Lawyers was founded in 1970. It moved to its present location in Short Street, Southport in 1978.

(Picture: ABKJ's premises at 3 Short Street - now a multi-level office building).

Over many years of providing dedicated and personal legal services, ABKJ Lawyers has grown in size and client base and is now one of the major providers of legal services on the Gold Coast. It is a leading Gold Coast law firm delivering high-quality legal services to a diverse range of clients with a focus on personal service, commitment, and attention to all clients.

Our Relationship with Clients

ABKJ Lawyers is a law firm that is large enough to provide legal services efficiently and professionally but small enough to ensure personal attention. The firm, as a whole, is dedicated to and prides itself on the personal service delivered and the relationships which the staff and partners maintain with all clients of the firm. Particular attention is paid to effective communication with all clients by frequent reporting and prompt and timely attention to telephone calls, emails, and other correspondence.

Our Gold Coast Solicitors

The current partners, David Brown, Tony Kyle, Andrew Kyle, and Daniel Madden and former partner Michael Kyle, now a consultant to the firm, have more than a century of combined experience across a comprehensive range of legal areas with particular expertise in the practice of:

They are backed by a team of experienced solicitors, consultants and law clerks.

Michael and David have participated in the phenomenal growth which has seen the Gold Coast grow into the city it is today. They were involved in many of the major commercial real estate developments and high rise buildings that dominate the Gold Coast skyline, and they have provided advice and guidance to many local businesses and individuals on a wide range of legal issues over the long history of the firm.

At ABKJ, you won’t find us to be remote or aloof. We are proficient at what we do, but we can also relate to our clients and their needs. Our firm is big enough to provide support and efficient service that our clients need but small enough to ensure that all clients receive personal attention.”

Both David and Michael have extensive experience in the legal issues surrounding the sale and purchase of businesses, property developments, commercial property acquisitions, leases, body corporate matters, and general commercial litigation.

They have acted on behalf of Purchasers and Vendors of many of the major commercial properties on the Gold Coast area together with providing advice to a diverse range of clients.

We invite you to experience legal services with quality and commitment.