Sam Frey

BCom, LLB (Hons)
Legal secretary: Nicole Atkinson
☎ +61 3 8600 8885
✉ sfrey@kcllaw.com.au
Sam heads KCL Law’s Estate Group and practises in estate planning, estate administration, trusts, asset protection and estate disputes.
With over 28 years of experience, Sam has provided tailored estate planning solutions to clients from diverse backgrounds, circumstances and complexities, including many of Australia’s wealthiest individuals.
Recognising the challenges faced when a family member has died, Sam has established a dedicated estate administration practice to guide clients through this difficult period with sensitivity and efficiency.
In addition, Sam has extensive experience representing clients in estate and trust litigation, working collaboratively to help them navigate complex disputes and achieve their desired outcomes.
Sam’s expertise lies in his ability to combine deep legal knowledge with a strategic approach, ensuring clients receive clear, practical advice to achieve their goals.

Recognition

Sam has been recognised as a ‘leading’ lawyer in the Doyle’s Wills & Estates Guide, Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers — Victoria since 2017.

Sam’s individual accolades in the Doyle’s Wills & Estates Guides include:
  • Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer — Victoria: 2024 (Leading), 2023 (Leading), 2022 (Leading) 2021 Leading, 2020 (Leading), 2019 (Recommended), 2018 (Recommended) and 2017 (Leading)
  • Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers — Victoria: 2018, 2019, 2016 and 2015 (Recommended)

As Principal Lawyer and Head of KCL Law’s Executive Committee, Sam received an Excellence Award and won the prestigious Law Firm Leader of the Year (≤200 employees) in the Australasian Law Awards 2021. The Australasian Law Awards celebrate excellence across the legal profession in Australia and New Zealand. To start your estate planning with Sam, click here.

Areas of practice

Estate planning

  • Wills
  • Testamentary trusts
  • Buy / sell agreements
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Protecting assets from divorce
  • Superannuation and death
  • Trust variations and appointments
  • International wills
  • Business succession
  • Asset protection

Trusts

  • Establishment of all types
  • Variations and appointments
  • Advice
  • Disputes

Probate and estate administration

  • Disputes with executors
  • Deceased estates
  • Probate applications
  • Letters of administration and application
  • Estate administration

Estate disputes and litigation

  • TFM applications
  • Supreme Court disputes
  • Guardianship and administration

Professional memberships

  • Law Institute of Victoria

Admitted to practice

  • 1996 — Supreme Court of Victoria