Our people
Tony Crilly
Tony is the Principal of Crilly Lawyers commencing business in 1995. He has extensive experience in estate planning, superannuation, business succession strategies and mediation. Drafting commercial agreements is a fundamental strength and a focus of the business. This is in the context of succession strategies for business owners.
Tony has a wealth of experience in litigation and dispute resolution including Family Provision Applications arising from estates.
Tony lectures at FINSIA in estate planning (The Securities Institute) and presents to many industry groups in succession law.
Kerry Harth
Kerry is an Associate to the business and has extensive experience in commercial and property matters. Kerry joined the firm in 2000 and has developed a niche set of skills for clients seeking to transfer key assets through Family Trusts and self managed super funds.
Kerry assists our clients in establishment of Family Trusts and SMSF Trust Deeds and their integration into an overall succession plan.
It is part of her area of practice to ensure adequate commercial leasing arangements are established for those SMSF that have property ownership.
Louise Pennisi
Louise Pennisi was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland after completing her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts at The University of Queensland.
Louise completed a graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and aims at becoming a specialist in Succession Law.
Louise has a strong focus on estate administration, Family Provision Applications arising from estates and commercial matters.
As part of our professional team she is committed to providing excellent services in these areas and going the extra distance for our clients.
Linda Bartley
Linda is our Office and Accounts Manager and works with our clients in relation to the statements and payments for our services.
It is an important part of the service that we offer clients in building on our business relationship that we maintain clear communication regarding our accounts.
In the context of the client agreements that we establish with our clients Linda is focused on ensuring that clarity in our statement format is achieved every time.
Linda acts as a manager of our systems and procedures which we constanttly strive to improve for the benefit of our clients.
Angela Howard
Angela Howard is our senior document manager and client liason manager.
Angela provides an essential link to our clients and assists in producing high quality legal documents in conjunction with our professional authors.
Nikki Rowland
Nikki is our part time legal support secretary which covers the role of documentation, reception, archive management and client liaison services.
Nikki has special skills that enable her to assist the authors in document preparation and file management to ensure te confidentiality and integrity of data is maintained at all times.
Nikki also assists in transactions when required including property transfers and asociated activities such as searches.
Nikki is a valuable member of our team.
Pam Olarvsen
Pam is our temporary relief support manager and offers an invaluable service to the busy authors.
When we have team members away or busy periods Pam is often called upon to assist with document preparation.
Pam has many years legal experience and has the skills to assist our clients in the course of many different transaction scenarios.
Pam is a valuable and long term member of our team.
Sarah Mouy
Sarah is the front line of our business and assists our clients in directing their enquiry to the most appropriate person.
It is her role to determine the basis of the enquiries and make sure the mattter is actioned as soon as possible.
All incoming and outgoing mail and documentation is recorded and managed by Sarah, a crucial role in our organisation.
Sarah assists in preparation of internal office policies and procedures as well as direct document creation and file management.
Sarah also assists in the file management through the office according to our procedures to ensure maximum efficiency and security of information.
Rhia Lang
Rhia has recently joined us to act as support secretary for Kerry Harth in the property and Trust deed section.
Rhia is focused on communicating clearly with our clients to assist in property transactions and trust establishments, as well as estate planning and adminsitration.
Rhia is a key organisational asset inlcuding checklisting our searches and other procedures during transactions for clients. Rhia acts as a backup contact for Kerry and client liaison manager during the course of a matter.
Catherine McKenzie
Catherine is in charge of our External support for Knowledge Management.
She provides us with valuable document creation services and assists with the technical directory structures and data base.