"I genuinely enjoy helping my clients achieve their goals"

Kirsty Brealey

Special Counsel | Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
Accredited Specialist (Wills & Estates Law)

Kirsty is an Accredited Wills & Estate Law Specialist with the Law Institute of Victoria and acts for clients across our Geelong and Melbourne offices in all areas of Wills, Estates & Succession Planning from estate planning to estate disputes and contested will matters.

Kirsty has worked in small, suburban and larger city firms during her 15+ years practising as a Lawyer. Earlier in her career she worked as a generalist lawyer, gaining significant experience in commercial law, property law and family law.

Kirsty is able to connect with her clients to fully understand their needs and wants and draw from her wealth of knowledge to provide them with pragmatic advice and legal solutions.

- Wills & Estate Planning > standard wills, international wills, wills for blended families and more complex planning including wills that incorporate testamentary trusts, special protective trusts and special disability trusts
- Family and business succession planning for clients with high net wealth and complex financial circumstances, small to medium business owners
- Family trust succession
- Preparing Powers of Attorney and Medical Treatment Decision Maker documents
- Superannuation Binding Death Benefit Nominations
- Complex grant of probate and letters of administration applications
- Reseal of probate
- Estate administration
- Deed of Family Arrangements
- Estate dispute resolution
- Will disputes > caveat probate, informal will applications, will validity claims, will rectification, removal of executor/trustees
- Family provision claims (Part IV claims) on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants
- Other contested will disputes