Kells promotes next generation of legal leaders

Kells Lawyers are proud to announce the promotions of two lawyers as partners and one lawyer to special counsel, effective 1 July 2024.

Leading criminal lawyer, Patrick Schmidt and talented family lawyer, Ashleigh Barry are both promoted to the Kells’ partnership, along with highly skilled and experienced personal injury lawyer, Melissa Pacheco Zizic to special counsel. Patrick, Ashleigh and Melissa are constantly recognised by our clients and colleagues as committed and highly valued members of Kells.

Their promotions not only reflect their professional expertise and quality of service, but also highlights our unwavering commitment to supporting our lawyers as they develop and progress their careers at Kells.

Kells' Managing Partner Paul Magagnino said these promotions support our firm’s strategic goals – which are to grow our firm's legal expertise, and to support our internal talent pipeline through career development and advancement. We are fortunate to have such talented people at our firm.

"As a firm, we are committed to nurturing internal talent and providing our people with opportunities to grow within their roles and as future leaders of the firm,” said Mr Magagnino. “Patrick, Ashleigh and Melissa have continued to uphold Kells’ core values, display a high level of skill and talent in their areas of expertise, and deliver exceptional service, both to their clients and the firm.”

Kells has grown to become a leading full-service law firm in Sydney and the Illawarra region, working alongside our clients and evolving our services to meet our clients’ changing needs. We have a team of passionate, energetic and client focused legal professionals with over 65 staff based across 6 offices in Sydney and throughout the Illawarra.

For more information contact

Shayne Lopeman

Marketing Manager

+61 2 4221 9362

slopeman@kells.com.au