Lisa is a member of the Estate Group. Her practice includes assisting clients in a broad range of estate matters, primarily focusing on estate, guardianship and administration disputes.
With over 4 years of experience, Lisa has strong expertise across all estate matters, having a special interest in complex contested will matters and trust matters.
Since joining the firm in 2023, Lisa has acted for clients in litigated matters including family provision claims, contested wills, guardianship and administration matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Lisa worked for a Melbourne based commercial law firm where she gained experience in complex estate, trusts and business succession planning, administration and disputes for high net wealth families. Lisa is uniquely places to assist clients with tailored estate planning and litigation strategies to limit protracted and expensive litigation.
Lisa approaches her matters with great sensitivity and compassion. She great care to understand complex family dynamics and intergenerational issues and provides pragmatic and commercial advice.
In addition, Lisa is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and the Asian Australian Lawyers Association.
In 2023, Lisa was selected as a Finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 awards in the Wills & Estates category. Lisa was admitted to practice in 2019, after completing a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from La Trobe University. Lisa went onto complete her Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at Leo Cussen Centre for Law. She is currently undertaking her Master of Laws (Applied Law) in Wills & Estates at the College of Law, with the view to becoming a trust and estate practitioner recognised by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Areas of Practice
Estate disputes and litigation
- Testator’s Family Maintenance Claims in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria
- Family provision claims in the Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Removal of executors
- Claims against executors concerning administration and misappropriation
Probate and administration
- Applications to bring a Will into Court
- Contested probate proceedings including caveats against the making of a Grant of Representation
- Advising and assisting executors
- Supreme Court proceedings for judicial advice
- Statutory Will applications
Probate and administration
- Applications to VCAT for appointment of a guardian or administration and reassessment applications
- Applications to VCAT concerning an Enduring Power of Attorney
Trust
- Applications to extend vesting date
- Applications for judicial advice
- Claims against trustees for breach, misappropriation
- Advice to trustees and beneficiaries