Qld Estate Lawyers (QEL) is a speciality firm within the Carter Capner Group which has been providing Queensland individuals and small businesses with sound legal services for more than 75 years. There can be many elements involved in advising on estate law matters, and this can be a confusing time for all parties. At QEL, our team aims to help you navigate the process as smoothly as possible. We offer more than purely technical expertise, though, and no matter whether assisting with your estate planning, administering the estate of a loved one or guiding you through an estate dispute, our estate lawyers will approach your situation with empathy and compassion.

Legal Practitioner Director of Ashton Estate Lawyers. Thomas acted as a solicitor specialising in a wide range of wills and estate matters in various law firms throughout South East Queensland, before opening his own boutique legal practice, Ashton Estate Lawyers, in 2022. With an exclusive focus on wills and estates matters, and with significant experience in estate matters in the Queensland, NSW, Victorian, South Australian and Western Australian jurisdictions, Thomas is well equipped to deal with any basic or complex estates matter referred to his practice.

As part of the Robbins Watson succession law team, I am primarily associated with all matters concerning estate administration. Most commonly, this entails advice and assistance to executors and administrators in relation to their rights and duties as personal representatives, and dealing with all matters to ensure that the estate is properly administered and distributed in a prompt, efficient manner.On the less common side, my role as an estate administration solicitor entails advising cemetery operators and local councils about burial and interment rights, applications for executor's commission, non-standard and unusual applications for grants of representation, powers of attorney compensation applications, disputes between estate personal representatives, superannuation death benefit claims and disputes, guardianship and administration applications, and all other issues associated with deceased estates.With previous general experience in the other facets of succession law, including estate planning, estate litigation, and less common matters such guardianship & administration, I am always keen to take on any estate matters and assist clients and colleagues alike.Robbins Watson Solicitors has a heritage dating back to 1958 and is one of the Gold Coast's oldest and most respected law firms. Its core approach blends state of the art technology and flexible work practices, while honouring tradition and experience to achieve ethically grounded business viability, delivering legal services that are "creative, intelligent and tenacious".

Solicitor focusing on all aspects of estate litigation matters

Estate planning advice - including preparation of wills, enduring powers of attorney & advance health directives.Estate administration advice - including acting on behalf of personal representatives and administering the estate on their behalf.Estate litigation - including contesting a will (family provision claims), challenging the validity of a will, & trustee and personal representative disputes.