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  • Episode descriptions
    • Jon Denovan
    • Paul Bingham
    • Carolyn Bond
    • Teresa Corbin
    • Raj Venga
    • Gerard Brody
    • Abe Arends
    • Peter Cousins
    • Emma Swart
    • Kimberley Maeyaert
    • Randal Dennings
    • Noel Nunan
    • Theresa Jennings
    • Michael Forde
    • Brian Herd
    • Kieren Pender
    • Margaret Arthur
    • Paul O’Shea
    • Reeanna Maloney
    • Mark Lombard
    • Tracey Kariwo
    • Harry Fong
    • Denis McMahon
    • Robyna May
    • Noel Whittaker
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    • John Berrill
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Denis McMahon

Denis McMahon

 Denis McMahon is the Senior Solicitor for the Farm & Rural Legal Service which is a 

part of Civil Justice Services at Legal Aid Queensland.

A role he has held since 2003

In that role he has travelled the length and breadth of Queensland visiting farmers 

who have found themselves in conflict with their lenders or are struggling to repay 

debt.

His office is his car, his views an everchanging landscape of rural and outback 

Queensland.

He is the 2020 winner of the QLS Presidents medal

The award recognises an experienced legal practitioner who has shown great integrity, 

courage, and responsibility through their commitment to continual improvement of the 

profession and of themselves.

A country lad from Maryvale, he spent close to 30 years in private practice before 

moving to Legal Aid Queensland where he has been since 2003.

Denis talks about:

 The unusual way his mum got to hospital when she gave birth to him;

 The impact of natural disasters on the income of small country 

practices;

 Articles of clerkship, the solicitor’s board and the Queensland law 

society in the late 70’s, early 80’s;

 Death taxes and the impact on family farms, divorce prior to the family 

law act and debt collection as a young lawyer;

 The first Xerox photocopying machine and getting it cranked every 

morning, carbon copies and electric typewriters;

 The importance of shorthand and accurate typing proficiency;

 Why obtaining a partnership within a year of being admitted as a 

solicitor was not unusual in the bush at that time;

 The camaraderie of the legal profession;

 Why he chose the law and not rural management; 

 The importance of seeing farmers on the land and not just conducting 

business at the office;

 The benefits of seeking a career in the bush, less traffic, varied work; 

strong relationships with clients and a sense of community; and

 A sprinkling of names of the men (yes mostly men) that practised in 

those towns

If you want to connect with Denis you can contact him through my website

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