Brian is a Partner of our Estates and Succession team and is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading experts in the areas of elder law and estate planning, administration and estate disputes.
Brian has extensive experience in life planning for older people including making Wills, administering estates, disputes over Wills, superannuation, social security, retirement villages and aged care, incapacity, the Guardianship Regime, the loss of a spouse or the ‘suddenly single syndrome’, planning for disabled children, elder abuse, enduring powers of attorney, advance health directives, family agreements and disputes and mediation.
Brian is the author of Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap,
released in March 2021 to critical acclaim. For his effort, he was awarded the
2021 Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA) Book Award.
- Featured in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ as “Lawyer of the Year” for Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law (2013, 2016, 2020 and 2024)
- Featured in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ as “Lawyer of the Year” for Health and Aged Care (2025)
- Featured in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ 2014-2025 for Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law, Health and Aged Care Law, Trusts and Estates, Wealth Management/Succession Planning Practice
- Recognised by Doyle’s Guide in Queensland as a Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer (2021-2024), Leading Wills and Estates Litigation Lawyer (2021-2024) and a Leading Health & Aged Care Lawyer (2021-2024)
- Brian is the author of Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap, released in March 2021 to critical acclaim.