Wills, Probate & Estates
Making a Will or representing an estate is a deeply personal matter. Obtaining specialised support is essential to ensuring that your wishes are fulfilled.
Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell is a boutique firm dedicated to advising and representing clients in relation to every aspect of Wills, probate and estate matters.
We offer tailored options to ensure your wishes and intentions are carried out effectively including estate administration and drafting Wills and testamentary trusts, taking into account family law and relationship issues (such as second families).
Led by Aggie Vlahos, our expert litigators provide strategic advice and expert representation in Court disputes (including contested Wills) to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients.
At Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell, clients are at the heart of everything we do. Our approach to providing legal services embraces the spirit of entrepreneurship and modern collaboration, enabling our clients to be part of the journey, rather than removed from it.
Expertise
Drafting and advising on Wills
Testamentary Trusts
Mutual Wills
Estate Planning
Estate Administration (Probate & Letters of Administration)
Contested Wills
Powers of Attorney
Expertise
Since the firm launched, Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell have won multiple awards, including:
Litigation Team of the Year 2025 - Finalist
Insurance Team of the Year 2025 - Finalist
Litigator of the Year 2025 - Finalist
Managing Partner of the Year - Winner
Law Firm Leader of the Year <100 employees - Winner
Boutique Firm of the Year - Winner
Major Matters
Acted for a charity beneficiary
Acting for a charity beneficiary in a Will dispute (Part IV) brought by an adult child of the deceased.
XNO (Guardianship) [2023] VCAT 8
Negligence action against Deceased Estate
Negligence action against Deceased Estate
Application for Removal Trustee of Self Managed Super Fund
Acted for the domestic partner of the deceased, bringing an application to remove her step-daughter as trustee of a self-managed super fund for a clear dereliction of her duties as a trustee (failing to pay funds pursuant to a binding death benefit nomination) and to appoint a new trustee in her stead. Consent Orders were made by the Court on application by the parties.
Defended Testator Maintenance Application
Acted for the Executor of a deceased estate, who was the son of the deceased, in defending an application by the deceased’s former spouse for provision out of the deceased estate, in circumstances where there was a binding financial agreement providing that no such claim would be made. The matter was resolved by negotiation following mediation.
Major Matters
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