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2/51 Barrister Lane, Mansfield VIC 3722 (03) 5000 3333 office@example-firm.com.au
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Our people

Four of us, and you will deal with one.

Whoever takes your first call stays on your matter. You will not be handed down to someone you have never spoken to, and you will not have to explain it twice.

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Eleanor Hartnell

Principal

Grew up on a property outside Mansfield and came back after fifteen years doing property law in Melbourne. Takes the view that most disputes are cheaper to avoid than to win.

Admitted
Victoria, 2004
Works on
Property, rural sales, succession
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James Fox

Principal

Spent a decade in commercial litigation before deciding he would rather keep people out of court than put them in it. Handles the disputes that cannot be avoided.

Admitted
Victoria, 2009
Works on
Disputes, debt recovery, small business
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Priya Nandakumar

Senior Associate

Does the estates work, including the difficult ones. Patient with families who are not agreeing, which is most of them at that point.

Admitted
Victoria, 2015
Works on
Wills, probate, estate claims
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Tom Mellor

Lawyer

Joined in 2023 and handles most of the conveyancing day to day. He is the one who will ring you about the settlement date.

Admitted
Victoria, 2022
Works on
Conveyancing, leases, family

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