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
Daniel Gill
Director
Chad Heslop
Director
Bill Hu
Senior Lawyer - Wills, Probate & Estates
Lucie Ingram
Senior Lawyer - Criminal Injuries Compensation & Abuse in Care Claims
Anna Christiansen
Senior Lawyer - Wills, Probate & Estates
Amrit Kaur
Senior Lawyer - Family & De Facto Law
Emily Pickering
Senior Lawyer - Criminal Law & Liquor Licensing
Sharon Norris
Chartered Legal Executive - Wills, Probate & Estates
Leanne Shepherd
Senior Paralegal Liquor Licensing / Teams & Culture
Sarah Hedley
Senior Bookkeeper
Sylvia Knighton
Senior Legal Assistant / Operations Co-ordinator - Liquor Licensing
Susan Carpenter
Senior Legal Assistant / Paralegal - Family & De Facto Law
Amanda Thorpe
Legal Assistant - Criminal Injuries Compensation & Abuse in Care Claims
Joanne Sweetman
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate & Estates
Shevaun Cooley
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate & Estates
Chris Betcher
Legal Assistant - Wills, Probate and Estates
Tessa Commins
Receptionist