Michelle’s expertise as a wills, deceased estates and estate disputes lawyer is vast. Having almost exclusively worked in these fields since commencing employment in law in 2000, and being admitted to practice 11 years ago, Michelle has had experience dealing with both private and professional executors, standard wills and testamentary trust wills, complex estate planning matters including trusts, complex company structures and blended families, and POAs for both personal matters and companies. She has particular specialisation in estate litigation matters, appearing at various levels of court, at guardianship tribunals and running mediations. She has dealt with various challenges to Wills matters such as family provision, testamentary capacity, construction of Wills and constructive trust claims.

Michelle has been consistently recognised as a leading wills and estates litigation lawyers by Doyles Guide for over four years. Before joining Terracon Legal in 2022, Michelle worked at MV Law for the majority of her career.

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Qualifications

University of Canberra - Bachelor of Laws

ANU School of Legal Practice - Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice

Activities & Affiliations

ACT Estate Planning Group

Doyle’s Guide - Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers Canberra, 2022

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