McKinstry Doug Director

Doug McKinstry is a Partner of Williams Graham Carman and leads the litigation team. He is one of the most experienced commercial and civil litigators in North Queensland. Doug has been practicing in the litigation and dispute resolution area for over 20 years, his experience extends from negotiation and mediation, through to trial representation. He became a Queensland Law Society Accredited Mediator in 2005. Doug and his team engage in strategic planning for the early resolution of commercial and other disputes and keeps up-to-date with changes in the law by regularly engaging in continuing legal education programs, conferences and Masterclasses. Specialist Skills Commercial Litigation Building and Construction Litigation Civil Litigation Dispute Resolution Estate Litigation Personal Injuries Insurance Litigation Coronial Inquests Workplace Health and Safety Prosecutions Environmental Protection Prosecutions Defamation Employment and Workplace Law Qualifications and Memberships Queensland Law Society Accredited Mediator, 2005 Solicitor of High Court of Australia, 1993 Solicitor of Queensland Supreme Court, 1988 Bachelor of Laws, Queensland University of Technology, 1987 Queensland Law Society, Member Housing Industry Association, Member Master Builders Association, Member Centre of Contemporary Art, Patron Cairns Regional Art Gallery, Member Cairns Surf Lifesaving Club, Member past President Brothers Hockey Club, Member Barron Trinity Rugby Club, Member Lords Taverners Cairns Branch, Member.