* WHAT DO I DO?I help people achieve peace of mind by passing on their wealth to their family in ways that protect their assets, safeguard their children's inheritances, and can legally save thousands in tax.* WHO DO I HELP?Most of my clients would have at least $2m in assets (including their home, super and life insurance death benefits) that they want to protect, and often have a family trust and / or their own SMSF.* WHAT ARE MY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS?My professional experience of over 36 years includes:• Principal and Legal Practitioner Director, WillWorks® Pty Ltd;• Special Counsel, Superannuation & Estate Planning, Townsends Lawyers;• Partner, PwC (I co-founded its Estate Planning practice in Australia);• Founding Chairperson, FPA Tax Committee and Member, FPA Public Policy Committee (7 years);• Member, ATO Alienation and Part IVA Working Group.I have:• Economics and Law degrees from Sydney University;• TTI Chartered Tax Adviser status;• Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University (I came 1st in Australia in three subjects - Risk Management, Taxation Planning, and Retirement Planning).* HOW "EXPERT" AM I REALLY?I'm regularly called on to give expert talks and seminars, such as:• I've been a guest expert several times on live TV, on Sky News Business and Studio 10 (Channel 10), talking about tax, super, and estate planning for blended families;• I've been interviewed by, and written hundreds of articles for, many publications including The Australian, Canstar, Sydney Morning Herald, Money Magazine and the Australian Financial Review;• I regularly deliver CLE presentations for organisations including The Taxation Institute, TEN The Education Network, LexisNexis, Legalwise, Kaplan Professional, and The College of Law.My clients have included former political leaders, famous TV celebrities, and CEOs of iconic Australian companies.My major published works (some of which I continue to update) include:• Chapters "Legal Personal Representatives in Estate Planning", "Claims against the Client and/or Estate", and "Implementation of Estate Plan", in LexisNexis Estate Planning (May 2014 to date);• "Wills Drafting" module in LexisNexis Practical Guidance (launched June 2012);• The "FPA & CCH Financial Services Compliance Manual" (launched 2003 - major co-author).
Listed skills include Estate Planning, Trusts, Tax Law, Tax, and 28 others.