• 1976 “KG & Shine & Co”
• 1981 Stephen Roche joined the firm as an Articled Clerk
• 1981 new partnership, “KG Shine Dean & Mogg”
• 1983 partnership dissolved & returned to “ KG Shine & Co”
• 1988 Stephen Roche joins Kerry Shine in partnership, firm becomes “Shine Roche”
• 1988 Simon Morrison joins the firm
• 1990 Merger leads to “Shine Murdoch” & firm becomes the largest in Toowoomba & moves to new home, “Kensington”
• 1994 Brisbane office established
• 1995 Murdoch’s partnership dissolved, “Shine Roche McGowan” is born.
• 1998 “Specialisation” was introduced: specific departments devoted to each type of plaintiff litigation practice areas
• 1997 – 2002 Mass Tort Litigation Arrives
o Carlton Crest Food Processing Class Action
o Mater Hospital Salmonella Class Action
o Neerkol Orphanage Group Action
o Nudgee Orphanage Group Action
o Multiplex Building Collapse Group Action
o Westbrook Prison Riots Group Action
o Qld Rail Colour Blindness Representative Action
o McDonald McMatch & Win Class Action
o St Paul’s School Group Action
o Brisbane Grammar Group Action
2000 – 2009: Growth
• 2000 Start up Gold Coast Office
• 2001 First Cairns acquisition – Lyndsay Duffy Lawyers
• 2002 Start up Townsville Office
• 2003 Start up Sunshine Coast Office
o Second Cairns acquisition – Adams & Associates
• 2004 Purchased litigation practice of Cooke & Hutchinson – Redcliffe
• 2005 Acquire Mackay office – Morrin & Associates
o Start up Caboolture office
• 2006 Re-brand from Shine Roche McGowan to “Shine Lawyers”
• 2007 Start up Gympie office
o Purchased general practice of Keith Scott & Associates – Logan
o Start up Strathpine office
o Start up Ipswich office
• 2007 Erin Brockovich joins fight against Alcoa
• 2008 Melbourne, Dandenong and Perth offices came under Shine’s wing
• 2009 Second Melbourne acquisition – VA Law
• 2009 Start up Bundaberg office
• 2009 Start up Noosa office
• 2009 Erin Brockovich as spokesperson
Today
We are Queensland’s largest plaintiff litigation firm with offices in Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia.
We employ over 280 staff, providing our clients with a team of professionals who are dedicated and passionate about what we do.