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TROPIC • LAW

Care and

expertise

INJURY SPECIALIST
They might be the nice guys on
the block, but Travis Schultz
and Partners’ Cairns lawyers
also get results.

Words: Renee Cluff
Lawyers are often ranked alongside used
car salespeople and journalists when it
comes to trust, but Beth Rolton and her
team do things very differently. As head
of the newly-opened Travis Schultz and Travis Schultz and Beth Rolton
Partners office in Cairns, she’s done away Travis Schultz and Partners
with the usual six minute billable units to in Cairns can assist with
focus on what counts most:
her clients’ futures. • Motor vehicle accidents
Ms Rolton is a long-time local who is very • Workplace accidents
likeable. She has devoted herself to injury I genuinely like the human • Public liability and
law for over a decade but her experience negligence claims
goes back much further, to when she was side of my work
a legal studies teacher at Kuranda District • Superannuation and TPD
State College. “I still get called ‘Miss’ by Beth Rolton insurance claims
former students when I’m out and about,” Special Counsel, • Professional negligence
Travis Schultz
she told Tropic. and Partners • Protecting privacy,
The mother of two left teaching to work information and data
in all aspects of the legal profession Over the years it became evident to Ms
including criminal, family and Rolton that the Far North needed a wider
commercial law. However, it was in pool of lawyers for personal injury claims Travis Schultz himself is also delighted
personal injury law that she found and that’s when she reached out to Travis with the expansion to Cairns.
her calling. She’s since become one of just Schultz, who had firms in south-east “It’s not just a beautiful part of the world,
three personal injury specialists in Cairns Queensland, to form a partnership. it’s also a region we see as having a really
accredited by the Queensland “We are a values driven firm and our big future,” he said.
Law Society. “I was drawn to personal culture is very different to a traditional “There’s some great people up here
injury law because everyone’s case is law firm where time and profit is and it was an opportunity too good to
unique and specific to them,” she said. paramount,” she said. “Rather than refuse. “We’re really fortunate to have
“One day I’m working with someone who constantly tracking time, our focus is Beth Rolton come onboard who is an
has been injured in a serious farming on building genuine connections with accredited specialist in personal injury
accident and the next day it could be an our clients and getting great outcomes law, has years of experience and is a
injury from a motor vehicle accident. for them. lovely lady.”
“When working with my injured clients “We are committed to offering fairer fees
I’m able to get to know them and for our clients. We have lower overheads
completely understand how the injury than many of our competitors and that MORE: schultzlaw.com.au
has impacted on their life.” flows through to savings for our clients.”

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