Best Estate Planning Lawyers In Melbourne,VIC
Conveyancing, Family Law, Wills & Estates, Accounts and Administration
Ruby has been at the firm since November 2014. She started as the Office Junior, working in all the areas of the firm including Conveyancing , Family Law, Wills & Estates, Accounts and Administration. She is now working as a full time lawyer and was admitted in February 2019. This practical experience has been invaluable alongside her Law Degree and she has thorough knowledge of the day to day operations of a law firm. She also has experience in the areas of psychology having completed her Bachelor of Psychological Science. She has also completed her Graduate Diploma in Practical Legal Training at Leo Cussen Centre for Law in November 2018.
Estate Planning Law, Administration Law, Power of attorney, Conveyancing
Jessica has been working as an Estate Planning lawyer for over 15 years. Her experience in both the public and private sector have seen her deal with a wide variety of clients. In her current practice, she tends to focus on clients with complex personal structures, offering Estate Planning solutions in a straightforward and friendly manner. She commenced Legal Essentials in 2005 with a vision to establish a firm that offered both excellence and a personal touch in Estate Planning and Administration.
Estate planning, Wills, Testamentary trusts, Buy / sell agreements, Powers of Attorney, Protecting assets from divorce, Superannuation and death, International wills, Business succession, Asset protection, Litigation
Sam heads KCL Law’s Estate Group and practises principally in estate planning, estate administration, trusts, asset protection and estate disputes. He has provided estate planning solutions to some of Australia’s wealthiest individuals and provided advice in highly complicated and emotional estates. Sam is also a member of the firm’s Commercial and Corporate practice, and has expertise in a wide range of business-related matters, including sales of businesses, partnerships, joint ventures and structures. It’s his combination of law and commerce qualifications that enables Sam to advise clients and assist them in achieving their legal and commercial objectives. In 2020, Sam was recognised as a ‘leading’ lawyer in the Doyle’s Wills & Estates Guide, Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers — Victoria, 2020.
Commercial Litigation, Wills and Estates Litigation, Contractual disputes
Richard is a proud partner of Hentys and has been practising since 1976. He has been a trusted advocate for many clients in Australia and beyond over the years, and has been instrumental in leading Hentys to become the respected firm it is today. Richard’s extensive experience in Commercial Litigation and Wills and Estates Litigation ranges from: Proceedings in the Commercial Court of the Supreme Court in relation to joint venture disputes, professional negligence and contractual disputes. Numerous Proceedings in the County and Supreme Courts involving Will and Estates litigation.
Elizabeth Michael
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Business law, Property law, Wills and estates, Commercial leasing, Estate disputes
Elizabeth is the Principal of our firm. Prior to starting the firm in 1993, Elizabeth practiced with major commercial law firms in Melbourne and also the United States. With over 25 years of legal experience, Elizabeth offers a wealth of knowledge across a broad range of areas, including business law, property and wills and estates. Elizabeth is a Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Accredited Specialist in Property Law and Wills & Estates, one of only 5 solicitors in Victoria to be an accredited specialist in both areas. Elizabeth works in all aspects of property law including sales and purchases, subdivisions, property development advice and commercial leasing. Elizabeth can also provide specialist legal advice and assistance in complex estate planning business succession planning, estate disputes and litigation. She provides prompt and personal communication.
Will and Estate Law, Powers of attorney, Superannuation issues, Elder Law, Aged Care & Retirement
Lachlan Vallance, Will and Estate Lawyer, leads our wills and estates team in our Melbourne law firm and deals with all matters in a timely and sensitive manner with the utmost discretion. He provides advice on all estate planning matters, from drawing simple wills to more complex testamentary trusts, powers of attorney (financial &/or personal), advance care directives, appointment of a medical treatment decision maker, inheritances and superannuation issues. Lachlan also deals with deceased estate administration and obtaining grants of representation (probate/letters of administration), and can provide advice on challenges to wills and claims against estates. He has the practical understanding of the legal and taxation issues required to deal with all wills and estates matters. He can assist with your succession planning whether it be superannuation and life insurance or planning what will happen to your business. As Lachlan is from a farming family and understands the current social and economic factors that farming families are faced with he is well placed to advise our rural community on the realities of farm succession planning.
Wills and Estates, Commercial Law, Property Law
Tony was admitted to practice in 1977 and has been a Principal since 1982 firstly in Remington & Co. situated in South Melbourne, and thereafter Remington Wright & Co. in the outer eastern suburbs. Tony’s main areas of interest and practice are Wills and Estates, Commercial Law and Property Law. Tony brings 40+ years of experience in these areas to Argent Law and will continue to be at the Croydon office, however, Tony will also be available at the Richmond office.
Commercial law, Corporate law, Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Family Law, Litigation, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Business Succession
David holds a Masters of Juris Doctor and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies from the University of Canberra, and a graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University. The areas of law in which David practises include Commercial, Corporate, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Family, Litigation, Asset Protection, Estate Planning and Business Succession. David practises as a Solicitor Advocate. David has extensive experience in commercial and business matters, and prior to being admitted as a lawyer, David owned and operated a successful business for 18 years, with approximately 35 staff operating in Canberra, the Murrumbidgee region of N.S.W., North East Victoria, Melbourne and Geelong. David therefore has experienced many of the issues which his clients may be facing. David provides practical, plain language, cost effective advice.
David Coombes
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Energy, Wills and EstatesResources and Utilities, Private Clients, Taxation, Superannuation
David is a Partner in our Tax Team. David’s practice involves advising clients on a range of corporate, commercial and taxation law matters, as well as preparing and advising on commercial agreements, structures and transactions including mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, capital raisings, corporate and trust restructures, asset sales and purchases, joint ventures, business reconstructions, trusts and superannuation law and estate and succession planning. David has undertaken a number of taxation appeals and objection proceedings, taxation ruling applications and has advised clients on taxation inquiries and audits by taxation authorities. David acts for Australian and overseas public and private clients in industry sectors that include mining and resources, media and entertainment, pharmaceutical, agribusiness, property investment and property development projects, transport and infrastructure projects.
Commercial and retail leasing, Commercial litigation, Contractual negotiations, Wills and powers of attorney, Family estate succession planning, Estate administration and disputes, Purchases and sale of business, Due diligence, Property matters and disputes, Adverse possession, Owners corporation matters
Fabio is a lawyer known by his clients for providing prompt legal advice that is commercially focused and meets business objectives. Having graduated with two bachelor’s degrees from La Trobe University, Fabio practises primarily in commercial law, property law and wills and estate planning, assisting his clients in a wide range of matters and often appearing in the Supreme Court, the Federal Court, VCAT and the Victorian Small Business Commission. Fabio was entered in the High Court of Australia Register of Legal Practitioners in February 2015 and is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria. He is proud to have strong ties to the Italian community and can assist clients through his fluency in written and spoken Italian.