"I am dedicated to making life easier for others. In my role as a Senior Lawyer, that involves guiding clients through setting up their estate plan and then walking them through what happens when someone passes away. In my role as Project Coordinator, I am helping make things clearer and more certain for our clients, whilst making life easier for our people."

Tess Aberline

Project Coordinator & Senior Associate | Executive Services & Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
Tess is a Senior Associate in our Wills, Estates and Succession Planning team.  She joined the team in November 2015 and has significant experience with Wills, Powers of Attorney, business and trust succession planning, superannuation planning, VCAT Guardianship and Administration applications, Special Disability Trusts, estate administration and superannuation disputes.

Tess is a trusted advisor who enjoys building long term partnerships with her clients, so she can provide tailored, long term and bespoke advice.

Tess is currently working as a Project Coordinator in the Executive Services team, tasked to deliver an innovative and client-centric approach to pricing across the firm.

  • - Project management
  • - Value-based pricing
  • - Wills and Estate Planning
  • - Family and business succession planning
  • - Trust advices, including Testamentary and Special Disability Trusts
  • - Superannuation planning and claims, including Self-Managed Superannuation Funds
  • - Estate Administration
  • - Guardianship and Administration (VCAT) Applications

  • - Bachelor of Laws
  • - Bachelor of Social Science (Criminal Justice)
  • - Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice

  • - Director, Cultura
  • - Director, Multicultural Aged Care Services Geelong (MACS)
  • - Law Institute of Victoria
  • - Geelong Law Association
  • - Victorian Women Lawyers

Insights by Tess Aberline

Estate Planning – it’s a team effort

Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
15 Feb 2021
Bronwen Charleson, Tess Aberline and Daniel Black along Geelong waterfront

When a gift is not a gift

Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
12 Nov 2018
Business meeting between 2 people, with notepad and pen

Will my Will be upheld? The position of “informal Wills” is put to the test again

Wills, Estates & Succession Planning
20 Jul 2018