Moores has ranked as a ‘First Tier’ Law Firm for Victoria in both the ‘Wills & Estates Litigation‘ and ‘Wills, Estates & Succession Planning‘ categories for the seventh year running.
In addition, Jennifer Dixon, Lachlan McKenzie, Krista Fitzgerald and James Dimond have all featured as Leading Lawyers and Max Ezerins as Rising Star in the latest Doyle’s Guide. Recognised by their peers and referrers for their expertise in Wills & Estates Litigation and/or Wills, Estates and Succession Planning.
Our expert team is experienced in assisting families with complex Estate Planning arrangements as well as challenging and defending all manner of Disputes relating to Wills, Estates, Trusts, SMSF and Bequests.
For more information or to speak with one of our experienced lawyers, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Australian Law Awards is the most highly regarded awards program across Australia, recognising excellence across the Australian legal sector. For over two decades these prestigious awards have continued to recognise those who strive to make the legal industry thrive and succeed. From managing partners and general counsel to barristers, legal scholars and rising stars, this national awards program is the pinnacle event for recognising talent in the Australian legal industry.
The finalist list was announced on Thursday, 22 June 2023, and featured over 350 high-achieving professionals across 39 submission-based categories.
Securing a place as a finalist is widely recognised as a remarkable achievement in the legal industry. It signifies the resolute determination and steadfast commitment of individuals, teams and firms playing a pivotal role in propelling the industry forward.
Lawyers Weekly editor Jerome Doraisamy extended his congratulations to all finalists.
“This recognition signifies the exceptional talent and dedication you have demonstrated in your respective practice areas, and demonstrates your expertise and commitment to excellence. Being a finalist in these esteemed awards is a testament to your hard work, innovation, and outstanding contributions to the legal profession,” he said.
The awards were held on Friday August 11th 2023 at The Star in Sydney. Moores CEO and Practice Leader, Tessa van Duyn expressed her delight.
“I am so proud that we have been recognised across the legal industry as an Employer of Choice. Moores difference of being #hereforgood is not only good for the communities that we serve, but it cultivates a culture of being good humans, who connect and collaborate to create valuable outcomes for our clients.”
Congratulations Team Moores.
For more information please contact Samantha Wischer.
We are so proud of our wonderful colleague Skye Rose, who has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for Service to the Law.
Drawing on her commitment to social justice, Skye uses her technical expertise as a workplace relations, discrimination and child safety lawyer to effect positive social change and create a more inclusive, safe and equitable world.
Skye is a Practice Leader in the Corporate Advisory Team at Moores and heads our Discrimination and Safeguarding team helping organisations to create safe environments for vulnerable people such as children, women, people with disability and the elderly.
Skye is a widely respected change agent in the Victorian legal industry and more broadly within the social justice community. Testament to this is Skye’s worthy recognition as the Law Institute of Victoria’s Government Lawyer of the Year award in 2015 and her 2019 nomination for the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Women of Influence for her contribution to social enterprise, Not For Profit and local and regional advocacy. Skye has also been awarded the Lexology Influencer of the Year Award for leading author in Employment Australasia – evidence of the recognition as a thought leader and expert by her peers and professional associations.
In addition to her work at Moores, Skye has worked tirelessly to use her legal expertise as a tool to prevent sexual harm and promote and protect equality. She has two decades of experience as a lawyer in the private, public, community and not-for-profit sectors, where she has dedicated herself to helping others.
A huge congratulations Skye from the entire Moores community.
We are delighted to announce James Dimond’s appointment as a Practice Leader of the firm.
James heads up the Elder Financial Abuse and VCAT Guardianship disputes team at Moores, whilst maintaining a focus on estate and trust disputes.
James’ ability to guide clients, their families and their advisers through the complexities and experience of helping vulnerable people either with a disability or who have lost capacity, adds real and unique value to our ability to holistically support our clients.
Having joined Moores last year as a Special Counsel in the Estate Administration and Litigation Team, James has worked closely with fellow Practice Leader, Lachlan McKenzie to grow the practice into a formidable team with a very strong reputation in the market.
As an Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates and a STEP – Trusts and Estates Practitioner, James has over 10 years’ extensive experience across all aspects of Wills and Estates practice, with a particular focus on working with the vulnerable and resolving complex disputes regarding wills, trusts, estates, superannuation and Guardianship and Administration.
Congratulations James.
To find out more, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Following on from our recognition as a First Tier Law firm in Victoria for both ‘Wills & Estates Litigation‘ and ‘Wills, Estates & Succession Planning‘, we are proud to share that our ‘Wills & Estates Litigation’ team has also featured in the national rankings.
This recognition places Moores as the only Victorian law firm to have two lawyers in the National Doyle’s Guide Wills & Estates Litigation rankings. It is also the sixth consecutive year that Moores has featured in the national rankings.
Jennifer Dixon, Lachlan McKenzie, Krista Fitzgerald, James Dimond and Luke Haley have all featured as Leading Lawyers and Rowdy Johnson as Rising Star in the latest Doyle’s Guide. Recognised by their peers and referrers for their expertise in Wills & Estates Litigation and/or Wills, Estates and Succession Planning.
This ranks Moores as a First Tier Law firm in both the ‘Wills & Estates Litigation‘ and ‘Wills, Estates & Succession Planning‘ categories for the sixth year running.
Moores is delighted to announce the recent appointment of James Dimond as Special Counsel, where he has joined as a leader of the highly regarded Estate Litigation team.
James brings to Moores over 10 years’ experience working exclusively with private clients in succession law. He has extensive experience across all aspects of Wills and Estates, with a particular focus on resolving complex disputes regarding estates, trusts, superannuation and Guardianship and Administration; a focus which he will continue at Moores.
As an LIV Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates, James is the fifth member of the Private Clients team at Moores to have achieved this qualification. James is also a Full Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Speaking of his recent appointment, Lachlan McKenzie, Practice Leader in the Private Clients team, said “James is the perfect addition to the depth of expertise already present in the Estate Litigation team – his knowledge of the area, staunch advocacy for his clients and his ability to achieve effective outcomes is already well established and highly regarded by his peers across the field. We’re wrapped to have him on board.”
When asked ‘why Moores?’, James said “In my line of work, you work up-close with and against many lawyers and firms in various challenging scenarios. I had a very high regard for Moores’ Private Clients team from afar for some time and how they went about their work – so I decided to become a part of it.”
We’re thrilled to welcome James to our Moores Community.
To find out more, or to get in touch with James, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Jennifer Dixon, Lachlan McKenzie, Krista Fitzgerald, Luke Haley and Michael Labiris have all featured as Leading Lawyers and Rowdy Johnson as Rising Star in the latest Doyle’s Guide. Recognised by their peers and referrers for their expertise in Wills & Estates Litigation and/or Wills, Estates and Succession Planning.
This ranks Moores as a First Tier Law firm in both the ‘Wills & Estates Litigation‘ and ‘Wills, Estates & Succession Planning‘ categories this year.
Moores is delighted to announce the appointment of Amanda Junkeer as a Practice Leader at Moores joining our Corporate Advisory Team.
Amanda has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law with a focus on industrial relations advice and representation, enterprise bargaining strategy, and managing employment disputes and grievances.
Amanda joins Moores bringing over 20 years’ experience in workplace relations including recent appointments as General Counsel at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Special Counsel at Clayton Utz, and General Manager of Workplace Relations at Spotless.
Amanda will work closely with Skye Rose, Som Leung and members of the Corporate Advisory Team to deliver workplace relations, industrial relations and compliance work in commercial and for-purpose sectors such as disability, health, aged care and housing.
When asked ‘why Moores?’, Amanda said “Moores is unique in its approach to client services, from value pricing to value alignment with its clients. Moores partners with great clients and embraces a culture of care for its people. That is fantastic not only for everyone who works at Moores but also for clients who benefit from the genuine team work that contributes to its results.”
We’re thrilled to welcome Amanda.
To assist families with planning and support beyond their estate plans, Moores has partnered with Future Living, an organisation dedicated to helping parents plan for the future of their child with a developmental disability. They understand the challenges parents face in planning for their child’s long-term future and offer a unique range of disability planning advice and support in direct response to the question ‘Who will be there when we are not?”
Future Living have developed the Safe & Secure online resource where you can learn how to take the steps that will safeguard your child’s future. Click on the following link to access the resource www.safeandsecure.org.au and learn how to build a roadmap to protect your child’s long-term future from the comfort of your own home. With unlimited access, this online resource is filled with practical, relevant information from disability professionals, including Moores’ expert estate lawyers.
You can also visit our Vulnerable Beneficiaries page for more information.