About Legacy Law
Families! You can’t choose them… all you can do is love and protect them, and we all know that’s not as straightforward as it sounds.
We appreciate the joy and sometimes teeth-clenching, hair-tearing despair that comes with family, after all we are each a fully paid up member of our own. We also understand how hard it is to manage complexities in our own families – the multiple personalities, peculiarities, unconditional love, fierce loyalties and legacies.
No family is the same. Yours is different to mine, and our experience has shown us it is much, much easier to navigate and execute complex generational legacy plans for families we don’t belong to and this is what we do best.
We’ve helped hundreds of diverse families navigate the choppy waters of legacy, and as a result are able to offer a variety of tried and tested solutions for most familial legacy plans. We specialise in solutions that prevent family discord and preserve family harmony. After all – family is everything.
We provide counsel, we are mentors, we are pathfinders and most importantly we are continuing advocates for our clients, even when you no longer have a voice of your own. We provide practical independent support for what you want to happen.
On your behalf we will help you to negotiate significant life events. In doing so, we treasure family history and values that celebrate a life well lived.
We have been trained by brilliant professionals and we meet regularly with peers and mentors who keep us grounded, focused and honest. We are curious about people and about the world that we share with you. To our valued clients we offer a relationship, not just a transaction.
If you’d like to know more, or hear from families who’ve used our services, please click here.
Our next employee could be you
Do you have a genuine interest in people and their families? Are you a bit of a nerd when it comes to structures and the law? Most importantly, do you have a sense of humour and like to part of a team?
If this sounds like you, please send your Resume to dgriffin@legacylaw.com.au
Donal Griffin
Donal Griffin is a lawyer with over 25 years experience in private client and business matters. He has worked in large and boutique firms in Australia, the UK and Ireland (from where he hails). Donal is passionate about helping people navigate some of the complexities of life. In fact, he is proud that clients and referrers refer to his ability to simplify complex legal arrangements.
Donal acts for business owners and families with some complexity. Partners in large law firms have called him “the lawyer’s lawyer”. Donal has a masters degree in Wills and estates but, strangely, there is no “d” at the end of his name.
Naomi McKeown
Naomi McKeown, is a solicitor and highly experienced project manager. She has worked with diverse clients substantially within the financial services industry and not-for-profit sector, from a large multi-national consulting company to small business. Naomi understands the importance of good governance, and brings a pragmatic approach with values of integrity, fun and balance, and people-centricity.
Besides working, studying, volunteering and caring responsibilities, in her spare time Naomi plays clarinet in a community band and races Lasers.
Peter Fagan
Peter has been a solicitor for over twenty years and has practised in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.
Peter is a vastly experienced litigation lawyer and regularly appears in the Supreme Court of NSW in complex litigation, including contested deceased estates and equity disputes.
Peter is passionate about achieving the best possible outcome for his clients and prides himself on providing cost effective solutions, when disputes arise.
Veronica Peters – Consultant
Veronica Peters has joined us as a consultant to help us better serve our family clients.
Veronica is a registered psychologist, has an MBA and is completing her Juris Doctor in Law qualification so we are tripling the IQ in the place. Veronica is an experienced psychotherapist and expert in family systems (she is one of Donal’s teachers!) so our EQ is also on the way up.
She will generally be here on Fridays but book well in advance if you to want to be sure to meet her. Veronica loves dogs and has three dogs that she enjoys spending time with and learning from, since her three children have all grown up and moved out of home!
