Kirsty Brealey is an Accredited Wills & Estates Law Specialist with the Law Institute of Victoria.
She works with clients across Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and beyond to help them plan for the future and navigate the complexities of Wills, Estates, and Succession Planning. Whether it’s creating a clear estate plan or resolving disputes involving Wills, Kirsty provides practical, tailored advice every step of the way.
With almost 20 years of experience, Kirsty has worked in both boutique and larger city firms. Her early career as a generalist lawyer also gave her a strong foundation in commercial, property, and family law — knowledge she now draws on to offer well-rounded solutions for her Wills, Estates and Succession Planning clients.
Kirsty is approachable and easy to talk to. She takes the time to understand what matters most to her clients and uses her expertise to deliver advice that’s clear, practical, and focused on achieving the best outcome.
Her commitment to excellence has been recognised in the 2025 Victoria Doyle’s Guide, where she was listed as a Recommended Leading Wills & Estates Planning Lawyer and a Recommended Leading Estates Litigation Lawyer.
She works with clients across Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and beyond to help them plan for the future and navigate the complexities of Wills, Estates, and Succession Planning. Whether it’s creating a clear estate plan or resolving disputes involving Wills, Kirsty provides practical, tailored advice every step of the way.
With almost 20 years of experience, Kirsty has worked in both boutique and larger city firms. Her early career as a generalist lawyer also gave her a strong foundation in commercial, property, and family law — knowledge she now draws on to offer well-rounded solutions for her Wills, Estates and Succession Planning clients.
Kirsty is approachable and easy to talk to. She takes the time to understand what matters most to her clients and uses her expertise to deliver advice that’s clear, practical, and focused on achieving the best outcome.
Her commitment to excellence has been recognised in the 2025 Victoria Doyle’s Guide, where she was listed as a Recommended Leading Wills & Estates Planning Lawyer and a Recommended Leading Estates Litigation Lawyer.
- - 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
- - LIV Accredited Wills & Estate Law Specialist
- - Bachelor of Laws
- - Bachelor of Arts
- - Law Institute of Victoria
- - Victorian Women Lawyers
- - Law Institute of Victoria Wills & Estate Law Study Group
- - Secretary of the Mornington Peninsula Lawyers Association (MPLA)
