Wills & estates · Sydney, NSW
Wills & estates lawyers in Sydney: 4 lawyers and firms Doyle’s Guide ranks and places in Sydney and 128 more that Doyle’s ranks across New South Wales without naming a city. Every card says which of those it is, and links the source.
Your first call for a wills and estates matter. Runs the matter from the first meeting — advice, negotiation, the paperwork, and court if it comes to that — and briefs a barrister when one is needed.
Contact the firm directlyA solicitor a law institute has accredited in a field after formal assessment. We show it only where the listing says so. Ask the firm which register records it.
Ask the firm, or check the registerAn advocate for hearings, trials and hard points of law. Some accept direct briefs from the public; most work comes through a solicitor.
Usually through your solicitor1 solicitor and 3 law firms, with Doyle’s Guide rankings where they exist and a register note on every listing. We group lawyers by what Doyle’s Guide published and what we have checked ourselves. Inside a group the order is alphabetical, and no lawyer here is rated above another by us.
Within this group the order is alphabetical. It is not a ranking.
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Solicitor · Uther Webster & Evans
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Doyle’s Guide scopes these lists to New South Wales and publishes no city for any listee, so we cannot tell you which of them work in Sydney — we are showing them here because Sydney is the state’s legal centre, not because Doyle’s places them in it. Each card links the exact list it came from.
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Solicitor · Speed & Stracey
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Barrister · Two Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Speed & Stracey
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Barrister · Two Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · McCullough Robertson
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Solicitor · Turner Freeman
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Bartier Perry
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Southern Waters Legal
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Barrister · 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers
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Barrister · Two Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Coleman Greig
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Barrister · Two Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Brown Wright Stein
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Solicitor · PB Ritz Lawyers
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Solicitor · Hall & Wilcox
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Barrister · 8 Wentworth Chambers
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Barrister · 153 Phillip Barristers
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Barrister · Level 22 Chambers
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Barrister · New Chambers
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Solicitor · Baker Love Lawyers
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Barrister · Fourth Floor Selborne Chambers
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Barrister · Eight Selborne Chambers
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Solicitor · Coleman Greig
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Barrister · Chalfont Chambers
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Solicitor · L Rundle & Co
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Barrister · Wardell Chambers
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Solicitor · Bridges Lawyers
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Solicitor · Bartier Perry
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Solicitor · Glass Goodwin
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Solicitor · ASG Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide First Tier 2026 · Wills & Estates
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Solicitor · Glass Goodwin
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Solicitor · Glass Goodwin
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Solicitor · Legacy Law
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Building & Construction
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Solicitor · de Groots Wills & Estates Lawyers
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Solicitor · Swaab
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Solicitor · Hall & Wilcox
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Solicitor · Armstrong Legal
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Makinson d’Apice
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Doyle’s Guide Second Tier 2026 · Wills & Estates
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Solicitor · Bridges Lawyers
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Barrister · Two Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Bridges Lawyers
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Solicitor · Bartier Perry
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Solicitor · Southern Waters Legal
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Solicitor · Teece Hodgson Ward
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Barrister · Eighth Floor Garfield Barwick Chambers
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Solicitor · Somerville Legal
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Solicitor · Bartier Perry
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Solicitor · Teece Hodgson Ward
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Solicitor · McCabes
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Solicitor · McCullough Robertson
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Solicitor · McIntyre Legal
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Solicitor · Teece Hodgson Ward
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Barrister · Nine Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · M de Mestre Lawyers
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Solicitor · HWL Ebsworth
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Solicitor · Monahan Estate Planning
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Solicitor · MJM Lawyers
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Solicitor · Bridges Lawyers
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Solicitor · Turner Freeman
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Teece Hodgson & Ward
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Solicitor · David Landa Stewart
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Barrister · Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers
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Solicitor · Glass Goodwin
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Solicitor · Turner Freeman
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Solicitor · HWL Ebsworth
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Barrister · Chalfont Chambers
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Solicitor · McCullough Robertson
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Solicitor · Keypoint Law
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Solicitor · Southern Waters Legal
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Barrister · Chalfont Chambers
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Solicitor · Teece Hodgson & Ward
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Solicitor · Teece Hodgson & Ward
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Solicitor · Keypoint Law
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Solicitor · Brown Wright Stein
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Barrister · Two Wentworth Chambers
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Barrister · Nine Wentworth Chambers
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Solicitor · Glass Goodwin
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Barrister · Eight Selborne Chambers
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Solicitor · Keypoint Law
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Solicitor · Uther Webster & Evans
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Solicitor · Bartier Perry
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Solicitor · Fox & Staniland
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Solicitor · Bartier Perry
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Solicitor · HWL Ebsworth
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Solicitor · Armstrong Legal
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Solicitor · Hall & Wilcox
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Solicitor · Bestic Law
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Barrister · Eighth Floor Wentworth Chambers
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Barrister · 13 Wentworth Chambers
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Barrister · 13th Floor St James Hall
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Wills, estates and succession law is state-administered — each state has its own succession legislation, family provision regime, and probate registry. Estate planning straddles legal and tax advice; contested estate matters are litigation with their own evidence and procedure. Early estate planning typically saves substantial dispute cost later.
Sydney is the largest legal market in Australia — home to the bulk of NSW Supreme Court matters, Federal Court of Australia (Sydney Registry), and the highest concentration of admitted solicitors and barristers in the country. The NSW Law Society regulates solicitors; the NSW Bar Association regulates barristers.
Regulators: Law Society of New South Wales (lawsociety.com.au) and NSW Bar Association (nswbar.asn.au)
Supreme Court of NSW Probate Registry (Goulburn Street, Sydney). Family provision claims under Succession Act 2006 (NSW) must be filed within 12 months of death.
Indicative fees drawn from published cost data. Confirm in writing with any firm before engaging — written costs disclosure is mandatory under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
| Pathway / matter type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Simple will | $440–$1,200 | |
| Mirror wills (couple) | $660–$1,800 | |
| Testamentary trust will | $1,800–$4,500 | Tax-effective structures |
| Uncontested probate | $2,200–$6,500 + court fee | NSW Supreme Court Probate Registry |
| Family provision claim | $25,000–$80,000 settled at mediation | Higher if final hearing |
For the full wills & estates cost breakdown across Australia, see our Wills & estates cost guide.
Matter types we see most often in our intake from Sydney and surrounding suburbs.
Single wills, mirror wills (couples), wills with testamentary trusts, powers of attorney, enduring guardianship, advance care directives. Tax-effective structures for high-net-worth estates often involve trust planning.
Application to Supreme Court for grant of probate (where there is a will) or letters of administration (where there isn’t). Filing fees scale with estate value. Administration includes notifying creditors, realising assets, paying debts, and distributing to beneficiaries.
Eligible persons may apply for further provision from a deceased estate where inadequately provided for. Time limits are strict and vary by state — 12 months in NSW from death (s58 Succession Act); 6 months from grant in VIC. Most claims settle at mediation.
Claims that a will is invalid — defective execution, lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence. Expert medical evidence usually required. High-cost litigation.
Disputes about asset valuation, distribution, executor conduct. Often resolved by mediation; court intervention available where executors are obstructing.
Family trusts, discretionary trusts, SMSF death benefit nominations. Interaction between estate and trust assets is a common area of dispute — trust assets are usually outside the estate but binding death benefit nominations control superannuation.
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