Partner - Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates
For more than 15 years, Adrian has helped hundreds of clients, and his tenacity and experience make him one of the most sought after Will Contest Lawyers in New South Wales (NSW).
Adrian is in the Doyle’s Guide ‘Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers – NSW’ list for 2018, 2019 and 2020, and is on the Law Society of NSW Accredited Specialist Wills & Estates Assessment Committee, who set and mark examinations for candidates who apply to be Accredited Specialists in Wills & Estates.
Adrian commenced with Turnbull Hill Lawyers in 2002 and practises exclusively as a member of the Contested Wills & Estates Team, alongside Mary Windeyer, Liza Stewart, Peter Elliott, Cameron Duncan, Kaylyn Lyle, Lauren Ridgeway and Alanah Nightingale.
Adrian had primary carriage for the successful appellant in the landmark NSW Court of Appeal contested wills case, Nicholls v Hall & Ors [2007] NSWCA 356. The matter is now one of the most frequently cited cases involving adult child claimants in estate disputes.
Adrian also maintained carriage for the successful parties in other Supreme Court cases including:
- Stockwell v Beaumont; O’Donnell v Beaumont [2019] NSWSC 1811
- Pulitano v Pulitano [2019] NSWSC 1688
- Wright v Burg [2018] NSWSC 595
- Estate Pascale [2016] NSWSC 443
- Stern v Sekers [2010] NSWSC 59
- Clarke v Clarke [2008] NSWSC 1130
- Ulcej v Hannink [2008] NSWSC 479
- Baker v Colyer [2007] NSWSC 1225
- McGowan v Waites [2006] NSWSC 465
Adrian has extensive experience in Will Disputes, Contested Wills, Challenged Wills, Family Provision Claims and Inheritance Disputes in the Equity and Probate Divisions of the Supreme Court.
Adrian is an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates Law.
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