Daniel Gill
LLB
Director
Daniel joined Dwyer Durack in January 2008, became co-Head of the Wills, Probate & Estates Department in July 2018 and a Director in January 2022.
Daniel primarily practises in the area of disputed deceased estates, including proceedings questioning the validity of Wills and applications for provision (or further provision) from estates pursuant to the Family Provision Act and has a keen interest in obscure points of law.
Daniel is a member of the Law Society of Western Australia's Elder Law and Succession Committee.
In 2020 and 2021, Daniel was named by Doyle's Guide as a leading Wills and Estates Litigation Lawyer (WA) as well as a recommended Wills and Estates Litigation Lawyer (Australia).
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
- Wills, Probate & Estates
DOYLE’S GUIDE RECOGNITION
- Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Rising Stars (Australia): 2017
- Recommended Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers (Western Australia): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers (Western Australia): 2018, 2019
- Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers (Western Australia): 2020, 2021
- Recommended Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers (Australia): 2020, 2021
EDUCATION / ADMISSIONS
- Bachelor of Laws (University of Notre Dame Australia, July 2009)
- Admission Date (Supreme Court of WA): 2 February 2010
- Admission Date (High Court of Australia): 19 February 2010
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of Western Australia
- Committee Member: Law Society of Western Australia - Elder Law and Succession Committee
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Our People
Peter Fraser
Managing Director
Maree van der Kwast
Director
Eleanor Scarff
Director
Daniel Gill
Director
Annemarie Papelard
Chief Financial Officer - Accounts
Chad Heslop
Head of Department - Family & De Facto Law
Alec Weston
Senior Lawyer - Liquor Licensing
Lucie Ingram
Senior Lawyer - Personal Injury Law
Amrit Kaur
Lawyer - Family & De Facto Law
Anna Christiansen
Lawyer - Wills, Probate & Estates
Emily Pickering
Lawyer - Criminal Law & Liquor Licensing
Sebastian Sweeney
Lawyer - Family & De Facto Law
Katie Li
Lawyer - Personal Injury Law
Steph De La Cuesta
Lawyer - Wills, Probate & Estates
Sharon Norris
Chartered Legal Executive - Wills, Probate & Estates
Leanne Shepherd
Senior Paralegal - Liquor Licensing
Sarah Hedley
Senior Bookkeeper
Sylvia Knighton
Senior Legal Assistant - Liquor Licensing
Susan Carpenter
Senior Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Family & De Facto Law
Tracey Parata
Senior Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Family & De Facto Law
Amanda Thorpe
Legal Assistant - Personal Injury Law
Karen Guildea
Legal Assistant - Personal Injury Law
Joanne Sweetman
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate & Estates
Shevaun Cooley
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate & Estates
Kieran Kerai
Legal Assistant - Personal Injury Law
Tessa Commins
Receptionist