Maree van der Kwast
LLB(Hons), BA
Director
Maree joined Dwyer Durack in 2001. She heads the Wills, Probate and Estates Department. In July 2005 Maree became a partner of Dwyer Durack and in July 2006 a director of Dwyers Legal Pty Ltd.
Maree had always been interested in estates and gained first class honours from the University of Western Australia with a thesis about inheritance rights.
Since being admitted to practice she has focused on litigation relating to equitable claims, action pursuant to the Inheritance Act and disputes about deceased estates, trusts and Wills. Maree also drafts Wills and administers non-contentious estates.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
- Wills, Probate & Estates
- Equity and Trusts
- Dispute Resolution & General Litigation
EDUCATION / ADMISSIONS
- Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)
- Admission Date: 2 February 2002
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of Western Australia
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Our People
Peter Fraser
Managing Director
Maree van der Kwast
Director
Catherine Hamson
Head of Department - Commercial Law
Eleanor Scarff
Head of Department - Personal Injury Law
Daniel Gill
Co-Head of Department - Wills, Probate & Estates
Jessica O’Neil
Head of Department - Family & De Facto Law
David Squires
Senior Lawyer - Family & De Facto Law
Lucie Ingram
Senior Lawyer - Personal Injury Law
Faiza Gabriel
Lawyer - Familly & De Facto Law
Emily Pickering
Lawyer - Criminal Law & Liquor Licensing
Lani Rimkus
Lawyer - Family & De Facto Law
Sharon Norris
Chartered Legal Executive - Wills, Probate & Estates
Leanne Shepherd
Senior Paralegal - Liquor Licensing
Sylvia Knighton
Senior Legal Assistant - General Litigation
Amanda Thorpe
Legal Assistant - Family & De Facto Law
Chris Betcher
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate and Estates
Julie Kerry
Legal Assistant - Family & De Facto Law
Karen Dick
Legal Assistant - Personal Injury Law
Joanne Sweetman
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate and Estates
Marie Hall
Legal & Administrative Support Assistant
Elvie Colleran
Administrative Assistant