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
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
Lani Rimkus
Lawyer - Personal Injury Law
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