About Us
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Edward Joseph Corbitt
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) – University of Canberra – 1999;
- Bachelor of Laws – University of Canberra – 2002;
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies – Australian National University – 2003;
- Admitted to the Role of the ACT Supreme Court as a legal practitioner with a Restricted Practicing Certificate – 2003;
- Law Society of the ACT Practice Management Course – 2005; and
- Legal practitioner with an Unrestricted Practicing Certificate – 2006.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND OTHER EXPERIENCES
I summarise my professional career and other work experiences as follows:
- 20 years post admission legal experiences:
- 20 years professional as a solicitor in private practice, commencing in 2003; and
- 8 years as Senior and Acting Principal Legal Officer in Finance, commencing in 2008
- 4 years professional experiences, from 1999 to 2003, as both a Principal and Senior Management Accounting Consultant, providing management consulting services to the Commonwealth and ACT Governments in relation to performance improvement.
- Over 32 years APS experience including over:
- 8 years in management positions in 9 Departments and Agencies; and
- 22 years experience working in and managing APS legal, financial management.
WHAT WE DO
Family and Domestic Relationships Law
– Binding Financial Agreements
– Parenting Plans and Parenting Orders
– Property Settlements.
Succession Law
– Wills
– General and Enduring Powers of Attorney
– Guardianship
– Probate and Administration of Deceased Estates
Commercial Law
– Partnership Agreements and Terminations
– Establishment, purchase and sale of businesses
– Commercial property leasing
– Commercial property conveyancing
– Tenders and contracts.
Other Legal Services
– Consumer Law
– Administrative Law
How We Do It
Legal advice and services from the perspective of a management accountant with an attention to detail, cost and value.
By agreement / consent to:
- maintain respectful relationships; and
- save stress, anxiety and money.
By taking the burden from clients and doing the work they don’t want to do.
By providing advice, precedents and guidance to empower clients to do the work they want to do.
If a matter needs to be litigated, by referral to litigation specialists.
When and Where We Do It
When you are ready.
After hours including evenings and weekends.
Office and home visits that should be convenient for work and child care requirements.
Why We Do It
In 1995, I endured a difficult Family Law separation and settlement.
In 1997, I decided to study Law to assist separating couple to avoid the problems I encountered and to separate amicably without stress, anxiety and wasted money on expensive legal fees.
The same concept can apply to many areas of law.
Since 2003, I have successfully assisted many clients achieve desired personal, family, commercial and legal outcomes.