Our People
Stephen Rees
Stephen Rees was educated at the Church of England Grammar School, East Brisbane, where, in his senior year he was Vice-Captain of the school and stroke of the winning Head of the River Rowing Eight in 1973.
During his student years, Stephen was elected as a student rep on the Appeals Committee of the Queensland University of Technology. He coached rowing crews and represented the Toowong Rowing Club in the Queensland Rowing Eights Titles in 1978. He later joined the Caxton Street Legal Service as a volunteer legal adviser.
Stephen joined the firm of Cleary & Lee in 1982 and was admitted as a partner in December, 1984, where he remained for 10 years prior to commencing his own practice of Rees & Co Lawyers in November, 1994.
He has been active in serving the legal profession and the community.
Highlights of his professional involvement include:-
- Foundation member (in 1982), long term committee member and current President of the Toowoomba Advocacy and Support Centre (formerly Toowoomba Community Legal Service)
- Committee member of the Australian Institute of Management 1985 to 1994 and President in 1987, 1988, 1993 and 1994
- 1991 Committee member and Honorary Solicitor for TOPSTATE - Toowoomba Branch
- Legal adviser to Anglican Family Care Marriage Education programme (1988 to 1993)
- Tutor at Queensland University of Technology - External Law Students (1983 to 1985)
- Queensland representative of the Practice Management Committee of the Law Council of Australia (1991 to 1995)
- Member of District Appeals Committee of the Legal Aid Office (1991 and 1992)
- Committee member of the Downs and South-Western Law Association from 1986-1991 and President 1990/91
- Director of Rotary Club of Toowoomba City – 1992
- President of Toowoomba Road Runners 2001
- President of Toowoomba State High School P & C 2005, 2006,2007, 2008 and 2009.
In 1994, Stephen was appointed Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.
Stephen has worked principally in the areas of Family Law, Estate Planning, Commercial Advice and Commercial Litigation.
For more than 10 years Stephen has been retained by the Retail Shop Leases Registry (now Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal "QCAT") as a mediator of Retail Shop Lease disputes.
Stephen is accredited by the Queensland Law Society as a Family Law Specialist.
In 2009 the Queensland Law Society appointed Stephen as Senior Counsellor to provide guidance to fellow practitioners on any professional or ethical problems.
Stephen is married with two children. Outside of work he enjoys gardening, reading, overseas travel, keeping fit and trekking in the Himalayas.
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With Sincere Thanks and Appreciation... for giving us hope when we thought we had none.. "
S and E.
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