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Justin Hartnett

  • Principal
  • Wills and Estates
  • Accredited specialist in Wills and Estates Law
  • Geelong Office
Telephone:
03 5225 5220
Facsimile:
03 5225 5222
Email:
jhartnett@harwoodandrews.com.au
Justin Hartnett is a principal of Harwood Andrews Lawyers and practice group leader of the wills and estates department.

Justin is accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a specialist in wills and estates.

Justin has significant experience in the provision of specialised advice on the implementation of wills and succession plans that allow clients to protect their assets, make significant life decisions and ultimately ensure that their wishes are carried out accordingly.

Justin’s principal areas of practice are:-
  • Wills and succession planning
  • Probate and estate administration
  • Supported accommodation
  • Agency appointments
  • Estate claims and disputes
Justin also advises clients and their families about retirement village contracts and supported accommodation issues, applications to the Probate Office and Guardianship and Administration Board, legal incapacity and claims against estates over will provisions determined by the courts.

Justin distils often complex issues to provide clear advice to clients. His background as a financial planner provides him with an enhanced perspective on the allocation of estates.

A noted speaker on testamentary trust wills Justin was formerly a partner of Price Higgins Solicitors who joined Harwood Andrews Lawyers when the two firms merged in 2004.

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