OUR CLIENT CHARTER
At Murdoch Lawyers, our intent is to provide premium legal services within a timeframe that is acceptable to you and at a price which you feel delivers good value.
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Murdoch Lawyers Toowoomba
At Murdoch Lawyers in Toowoomba we demonstrate a client based approach which means our primary goal is to find out what is important to you, not just provide you with expert advice.
Murdoch Lawyers Toowoomba has looked to set itself apart from a typical general practice law firm.
Most of our sections are lead by an accredited specialist in their particular area of law or people who have substantial experience.
Our view is that by specialising and adopting a commercial and practical approach to client’s issues we are able to deliver the best legal advice to our clients, quicker than our competitors.
As part of this, we also see that properly understanding our client’s issues and needs is critical to delivering good value in our legal offering.
Our primary obligation is then to find out what your concerns are and look to achieve a cost-effective result.
Tom McVeigh: Recognised by Doyles Guide as a Queensland Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, 2018-2021.
Leanne Matthewson: Recognised by Doyles Guide as a Queensland Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer, 2018-2021.
Andrew Crooke: Recognised by Doyle’s Guide as a Family Lawyer, Mediator, and Parenting Lawyer, 2015-2021.
Tony Randall: Recognised by Doyles Guide as a Queensland Agribusiness Lawyer, 2017-2021.
John Lobban: Recognised by Doyles Guide as a Queensland Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer, 2011-2021.
Craig Shepherd: Recognised by Doyles Guide as a leading Litigation Lawyer in Queensland in 2019.
Yolanda Battisson: Recognised by Doyles Guide as a Recommended Family Lawyer in Toowoomba & Western Queensland, 2021
How Our Brisbane & Toowoomba Lawyers Can Help You
Our Brisbane and Toowoomba Lawyers provide service in different areas of law:
- Future Planning
We provide legal assistance to your future planning matters, such as estate planning, wills, enduring powers of attorney, advance health directive, superannuation, estate administration, and family trusts. - Business
Looking for business advice and solutions? Our Brisbane and Toowoomba Lawyers team can help you. We cover legal aspects of business, like buying a business, selling a business, franchise advice, business planning, business exit strategies, business succession, company incorporation, and trust establishment. - Workplace
Our Brisbane and Toowoomba Lawyers are experts in cases concerning the workplace, including award/industrial instruments, employment agreements, underpayment, contractors, underperformance, misconduct, discipline, investigations, unfair dismissal, workers compensation, and many more. - Property
The Murdoch Lawyers Property Team is spearheaded by Director Tony Randall, the only Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Property Law located in Toowoomba and the Darling Downs. Our team helps with a broad range of property affairs, including but not limited to conveyancing, due diligence, buying and selling properties, ownership agreements, etc. - Litigation
Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Lawyers can put your litigation concerns to rest, such as commercial & agricultural litigation, wills & estate disputes, construction disputes, and debt recovery. - Insolvency
Our Murdoch Lawyers have considerable and wide-ranging expertise in providing quality advice on all facets of insolvency and bankruptcy matters, which include statutory demands and winding up applications, liquidation, voluntary administration, receivership, public examinations, and many more. - Debt Recovery
Our approach to debt recovery is honest, open and direct. Should you encounter difficulty in debt recovery or simply want to take a proactive approach to build a credit management plan, our experienced team can assist you. - Family Law
Murdoch Lawyers Toowoomba are experts in family matters and domestic relations. We aid in different areas of family law, such as separation & divorce, property settlements, children’s matters, de-facto relationships, domestic violence, pre-nuptial and financial agreements, family dispute resolution, and collaborative law.
Murdoch Lawyers Offices
At Murdoch Lawyers, we work seamlessly together as one law firm to serve our clients where they need us. With offices in Brisbane and Toowoomba, we make our collective knowledge, experience, and network available to our clients.
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