Lawyers in the Tropics
About Us
The practice had its beginnings in April, 1979 in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.From small beginnings 30 years ago the practice has developed into a firm comprising five solicitors, two trainee solicitors, a conveyancing clerk, and a support staff of thirteen and is one of the larger law firms in North Queensland.
The firm also operates a full time office in Atherton on the Atherton Tablelands. The firm's growth over thirty years results from offering a very "personal service" to our clients.
This has resulted in a very high referral rate from current and previous clients and has provided a sound basis for business growth.
This philosophy has assisted us to develop into a successful commercial and litigation practice.
We are small enough to know all our clients, and large enough with the depth to handle any client problems. Cairns is now the international gateway to Northern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. Such rapid expansion in the city in which the practice is based has resulted in a parallel growth in both domestic and foreign investment in Cairns.
We are able to assist our foreign clients doing business in Australia in setting up, acquiring or investing in the Tropical North Queensland market.
In 1921, Mr Kezilas Snr - who had previously come to Australia and obtained employment as a shipwright with the Cairns Harbour Board - returned to Megisti, the Greek island of his birth, married Mrs Kezilas and returned with her to Cairns. In 1924 Mr Kezilas built a home for his family at 63 Mulgrave Road, where their children were born and where the family lived. Mr Jim Kezilas, a local builder, was one of the children born in the house. After the deaths of Mr and Mrs Kezilas, the property was sold in 1984 and subsequent owners added to the house to make it into office premises. The property was purchased by the current owners, John Bottoms and Anne English, in August 2007 for use as business premises for their law firm, Bottoms English Lawyers. John and Anne have decided to name the premises "Megisti House" to maintain the link between themselves and the original owners of the property.