Penelope is a Partner in the Hamilton Locke Private team. She is a trusted advisor to individuals, families and professionals and has been advising on all aspects of estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation for more than 12 years.
Penelope brings a strategic and empathetic approach to complex personal matters, offering clear, practical and commercial solutions. She works closely with clients to structure their affairs, protect assets and navigate often sensitive issues that arise in the lead up to, or following, a person’s death.
Her expertise includes:
- Estate and succession planning for high-net-worth individuals and family groups
- Drafting wills, testamentary trusts, binding death benefit nominations, enduring powers of attorney and advanced health directives
- Probate, letters of administration, and complex estate administration
- Estate litigation including Family Provision Applications, Proprietary estoppel, undue influence, statutory wills, trust and power of attorney disputes in QCAT and the District and Supreme Courts
Penelope is a full member (TEP) of STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners), a worldwide organisation for lawyers and accountants in the wills and estates industry.
