Bryan Mitchell BCom LLB LLM LLM (Applied Laws – Wills & Estates) TEP FTI
Principal
Bryan Mitchell
is the managing director of the firm Mitchells Solicitors Australia Pty Ltd, having offices in Moorooka, Brisbane City, Aspley & Maroochydore.
Law
Bryan assists clients in Wills and Estates, Trusts and Elder Law. His expertise is recognised by the Queensland Law Society, being an Accredited Specialist in Succession Law. There are presently only 45 such specialists out of roughly 13,000 lawyers in Queensland.
Kylee Ghodsi
Senior Associate
Kylee has been working with Bryan Mitchell and the Mitchells team for over 20 years. She practices in estate administration and also heads the family law team.
Kylee holds a Bachelor of Laws from QUT as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Asian Studies from Griffith University which were completed simultaneously. She also holds a Master of Laws (QUT) as well as a Master of Laws (Wills & Estates) (College of Law) and is a full member of the Society of Trusts & Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Kylee brings enormous technical knowledge and practical strategic planning to the practice of family law and estate administration, as well as providing supervision and guidance to the younger practitioners in both areas.
Kate Muller
Senior Associate
Kate Muller joined Mitchells Solicitors in 2014. Kate holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts (History) as well as a Master of Laws with Honours, all from the University of Queensland. Kate has been practicing almost exclusively in succession law, with a bit of business law and family law, since her admission. She has just begun studying a Masters in Law in Wills and Estates.
Most recently, Kate worked with the State Trustees in Melbourne, working exclusively in estate planning.
Naomi Williams
Associate
Naomi started with our firm as a work experience student in 2013. Impressing us immensely, she was offered and accepted the position of Law Clerk in 2014. She quickly gained skills in the administration of deceased estates, property transactions, and advocating and negotiating in estate disputes.
In 2017, Naomi received her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Media Studies) from the University of Queensland, and received her Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law. Her admission to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2018 could not come soon enough, and she transitioned seamlessly to the role of solicitor at Mitchells.
Sally Scott
Solicitor
Sally started with our firm in 2017. In 2020 Sally completed a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at the Queensland University of Technology. She then received a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law and was admitted as a solicitor to both the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia in 2021.
Sally has experience in estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation . She particularly enjoys helping clients in stressful situations find solutions and understand their legal rights and obligations.
Sally is a dog lover, enjoys watching cricket, has a large houseplant collection and will never say no to a cup of tea.
Benjamin Wollschlager
Solicitor
Ben completed his Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice at Bond University in 2021 and 2022 respectively. He was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2022.
Ben works in all areas of Succession, Trust and Elder Law.
Ben has a particular passion for estate planning and has had experience assisting clients with complex matters relating to trusts, equity and elder law. He enjoys drafting wills, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives that effectively achieve the outcome of protecting clients’ interests and their assets in accordance with their goals and wishes.
Emily Rudz
Solicitor
Emily holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, and was awarded the University Medal in 2020. Prior to joining Mitchells Solicitors, Emily worked as an Associate to two District Court Judges. Emily was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia in 2022.
Emily practises in estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation. Emily enjoys complex Will drafting and keeping up-to-date with developments in the law.
Outside of the office, Emily enjoys reading and going to the beach.
James Mitchell
Solicitor
James completed his Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at Queensland University of Technology in 2022 and was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2023. He has been working at the firm in various roles for over 5 years.
James now attends to estate administration matters in the office, ensuring that beneficiaries receive their inheritance in a cost and tax-effective manner and that executors can abide by their requirements and duties under the relevant legislation and will. He also assists with various estate planning and estate litigation matters.
James’ hobbies include reading and keeping fit.