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Why Choose de Groots?
Established in 1986, de Groots has over 40 years of experience in Wills and Estate law, building a strong reputation for delivering expert legal solutions with professionalism and reliability.
Experienced lawyers are carefully selected for their expertise in Wills and Estate law, ensuring clients receive high-quality legal advice and personalised solutions tailored to their estate planning needs.
Experienced specialists focus exclusively on Wills and Estate law, providing expert advice and tailored solutions. Clients receive dedicated support for estate planning, administration, and disputes.
Our team simplifies estate matters with clear guidance and practical solutions. Legal processes are streamlined for efficiency, reducing complexity and ensuring a smooth experience for clients.
Reliable legal support is essential in estate matters. Our team provides swift responses, clear guidance, and effective solutions, ensuring smooth and efficient assistance throughout the process.
Clients receive personalised legal support, ensuring their estate matters are handled with expertise and care. Personalised guidance simplifies wills, estate planning, and administration.
When it Comes to Wills and Estate Law…
Our Special Counsel, Dr John de Groot writes the books!
Dr de Groot’s texts are used by the legal profession, as well as in a number of leading Australian universities. Our senior lawyers assist Dr de Groot in a variety of ways with his legal writing and his law lecturing. Independently, a number of our senior lawyers are also involved in law teaching. If you’re looking for expertise in this area of legal practice, you have come to the right place.

Hear From Our Clients
I couldn’t consider going to anybody else but them. I find the staff here are not only caring, but understanding, delicate, non-judgemental, extremely informative, and supportive.


I was very pleased to see they had established an organisation that is based on a good awareness of their clients. I think people feel that their lack of knowledge means that they won’t be treated fully respectfully, but I would say if you come to de Groots you’ll find that your case will be discussed in detail. It will be explained until you feel quite assured about the decisions you’ve got to make and how to position yourself with the law.


What I would like to say to the team at de Groots is a heartfelt thank you. You’ve taken away all my worries. It’s been wonderful to come in and talk to you and have you listen and it’s been very good that you’ve made sure that I understood.


Now that I need to review matters again, my choice is simple. As always, over the last 20 years I return to de Groots simply because I have no need to go anywhere else. I have no hesitation in recommending de Groots.










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Our awards and professional recognitions reflect the expertise and dedication of our people, and our longstanding commitment to excellence in Wills and Estate law.

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