Private client law

Taking new matters

The kind of lawyer

you can actually talk to.

Wills, probate, estate planning and powers of attorney — explained in everyday language, with the cost agreed before anything begins.

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(03) 9000 1200

5.0 from 130+ reviews

Independent since 1996

Principal Solicitor

Vivian Chen

Eighteen years on wills and estates, most of it for families who had never needed a lawyer before. Vivian took over the practice in 2016 and still drafts every will herself.

LLB (Hons), Melbourne

Accredited Specialist

Admitted 2009

The document nobody thinks about until it is too late

Powers of attorney

Probate, step by step

Probate

Choosing an executor without starting a family argument

Wills

What a will actually does, and what it doesn’t

Wills

Powers of Attorney

Probate

Estate Planning

Separation

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Practice areas

The matters we take on.

Five areas, one standard — a fixed fee agreed before we start, and a solicitor who picks up the phone.

Wills

Powers of attorney

Probate & estate administration

Probate & estate administration

Probate & estate administration

Estate planning

Separation & family

Fixed fee, agreed upfront

Plain-English advice

Most wills signed in two weeks

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How it works

Three steps, and you’re done.

Most people put this off because they picture months of paperwork. It is closer to two conversations and a signature.

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First conversation

Fifteen minutes on the phone, free. You tell us what's on your mind; we tell you plainly whether you need us.

First conversation

Fifteen minutes on the phone, free. You tell us what's on your mind; we tell you plainly whether you need us.

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A fee, in writing

Before any work begins you get a fixed quote, itemised. No hourly billing, no surprise invoice at the end.

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Signed and safe

We draft, you read it in your own time, and we witness the signing. The original is stored; you keep a copy.

Signed and safe

We draft, you read it in your own time, and we witness the signing. The original is stored; you keep a copy.

Not sure which of these you need? Ring us — we’ll tell you in five minutes.

(03) 9000 1200

Fees

The price, before the work.

Every matter is quoted in writing before it starts. These are the fees most people pay — no hourly billing, and no invoice that turns up larger than the number you agreed.

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Complex estates are quoted on scope. The quote still comes first.

Matter

Fixed fee

Simple will

One person, straightforward estate

Two meetings, drafting and witnessing

from

$440

Simple will

One person, straightforward estate

Two meetings, drafting and witnessing

from

$440

Wills for a couple

Two mirror wills, prepared together

Both wills, one appointment

from

$770

Wills for a couple

Two mirror wills, prepared together

Both wills, one appointment

from

$770

Enduring power of attorney

Financial and medical, either or both

Drafted, witnessed and registered

from

$330

Enduring power of attorney

Financial and medical, either or both

Drafted, witnessed and registered

from

$330

Will and attorney bundle

Both documents, one appointment

Will, attorney papers and storage

from

$990

Will and attorney bundle

Both documents, one appointment

Will, attorney papers and storage

from

$990

Probate application

Filed and followed through the registry

Registry fees quoted separately

from

$2,750

Probate application

Filed and followed through the registry

Registry fees quoted separately

from

$2,750

Estate administration

Priced on the estate, agreed upfront

Fee agreed before a thing is done

Quoted

On scope

Estate administration

Priced on the estate, agreed upfront

Fee agreed before a thing is done

Quoted

On scope

All fees include GST.

Registry and search costs itemised separately.

The practice

How the work actually happens.

Three things decide whether this is painless or not, and none of them are on a price list. Hover a line to see where it happens.

Three things decide whether this is painless or not, and none of them are on a price list. Tap a line to see where it happens.

One solicitor, start to finish

The person you meet at the first conversation drafts your documents and witnesses your signature. No juniors, no handovers, nobody to explain your family to twice.

Direct line and email from day one

Signed properly, wherever you are

A will signed the wrong way is not a will. We witness every signature ourselves — here, at your kitchen table, in hospital, or in an aged-care lounge room.

Home and hospital visits, no travel fee

Your originals live in our safe

Signed originals are catalogued and held in a fireproof safe, and retrieved within one business day. You keep certified copies; we keep the paper.

Retrieved within one business day

A solicitor and client at the first conversation

A will being signed in front of witnesses

Signed original documents stored in the firm's safe

The first conversation

One solicitor, start to finish

The person you meet at the first conversation drafts your documents and witnesses your signature. No juniors, no handovers, nobody to explain your family to twice.

Direct line and email from day one