Joel is a Senior Associate in KCL Law’s Estate Group and practices principally in estate planning, succession planning and trusts. Joel’s trust services include establishment, distributions, variations, succession and vesting.
Joel’s prior experience includes tax consulting, estate administration and estate disputes, which have all helped to shape his proactive estate planning strategies.
Having experience in tax law and tax accounting enables Joel to identify potential commercial risks and provide his clients with solutions to ensure that their plans are tax-effective and well protected.
Joel completed a Master of Laws (Applied Law) with The College of Law, majoring in Wills and Estates, to further his knowledge and enhance his skills in this area of practice. He has maintained his education by staying on top of relevant cases and changes to legislation and guidelines so that he can provide his clients with accurate and reliable advice.
As a husband and parent of 3 children, Joel enjoys working with families to help them plan for the future or resolve conflicts with a sensitive, clear and practical approach.
Joel is a Graduate Fellow of The College of Law Ltd, in recognition of his academic achievement at Masters Degree level, and a member of the Law Institute of Victoria.
Areas of Practice
- Wills (including Testamentary trusts)
- Trust establishment, variations, appointments and vesting
- Special Disability Trusts
- Enduring Powers of Attorney and Medical Treatment Decision Makers
- Asset protection
- Business and Trust succession
- Trust advice
- Superannuation beneficiary nominations
- Advance Care Directives
- Loss or decline of decision-making capacity