Accredited Specialists
Of the nearly 15,000 practising solicitors in Queensland, only around 500 have achieved Specialist Accreditation through the Queensland Law Society. Of those, fewer than 30 are accredited in Criminal Law — and Bell Criminal Lawyers is proud to be home to three of them.
The Specialist Accreditation Scheme was established by the Queensland Law Society to formally recognise the high level of competency and knowledge of Accredited solicitors in their chosen area of legal practice. The Queensland Law Society Specialist Accreditation Scheme is part of a national framework of schemes run by other law societies and provides a national benchmark for recognising specialist expertise.
The mark of an Accredited Specialist also provides guidance to the public and the profession as to which legal practitioners are truly leaders in their field.
Of the nearly 15,000 practising solicitors in Queensland, only around 500 have achieved Specialist Accreditation through the Queensland Law Society. Of those, fewer than 30 are accredited in Criminal Law — and Bell Criminal Lawyers is proud to be home to three of them.
Our Director, Kristy Bell, became the youngest solicitor in Queensland to be awarded Specialist Accreditation in Criminal Law in 2018. In 2022, she passed that milestone to Senior Associate Adam Moschella, who then became the youngest solicitor to receive the same prestigious title. Most recently, Senior Associate Emma Kearney earned her accreditation — now holding the distinction of being the current youngest solicitor in Queensland to be recognised as an Accredited Specialist in Criminal Law and winning the Highest Achiever Award.
Each of our accredited specialists discovered their passion for criminal law early in their careers and have remained deeply committed to the field. Kristy, Adam, and Emma bring a diverse range of legal experience, including in criminal confiscation, prosecutions, administrative law, and strategic policy. This breadth of knowledge allows them to offer strategic, informed, and comprehensive advice.
At Bell Criminal Lawyers, criminal law is not just what we do — it’s all we do. Our focus and expertise ensure you are represented by a team that is not only highly experienced, but nationally recognised for its excellence.
When you work with us, you’re in capable, specialist hands.
What our clients say
Thank you Adam from Bell Criminal Lawyers for being outstanding! Not only has he been so professional but he has moved mountains to assist with getting a loved one bailed out under difficult circumstances. From the moment we engaged him, he has kept us in the loop and gone above and beyond for us.
You really are a trooper and I cannot speak highly enough of you and the work that you do for your firm. Thank you Adam!
Kristy has been my legal representative since I was 15 and she is not just good at what she does but she is also an amazing support who will always give great advice and lead you in the right direction with everything she can. She is very loyal and compassionate at what she does and has helped me on a number of occasions where I have turned to her with lengthy amounts of charges and I always end up with the best penalty and defence. Let’s just say 3 out of 4 times I have been incarcerated was from parole breaches the other time was remanded on a lot and was released from Court.
She will make you help yourself to be the best version of you and always goes hard for her clients as she is most experienced and loves her job I wouldn’t go anywhere else. She can sometimes be hard to reach as she is a very busy woman always fighting for her clients but that is a sign that tells you I’m right.
Kristy Bell and her team are professional and capable criminal lawyers. I am always happy to engage her services acting as my town agent for matters where needed or refer clients where I can’t assist.
Highly recommend.
Alongside Kristy’s professionalism & high experience in her field of work, she’s caring, kind hearted, always took the time to listen and make me feel understood throughout hardship.
I can’t recommend her enough.
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