Wills + Estates

Planning for the future can be daunting but it is the best course of action to make sure you protect the interests of your loved ones

Queensland's leading firm for Wills, estates and succession planning.

With more than 50 years’ experience across Thynne + Macartney’s Wills & Estates team, we understand that every client’s circumstances are unique and will work with you to find the best options for securing your assets and your future wishes.

Our Wills + Estates accredited specialists give clients practical, realistic and straightforward advice providing the information needed for the best path forward in their particular situation.

Doyle’s Guide recognises Thynne + Macartney as a leading law firm in Queensland for Wills, Estates & Succession Planning, as well as Wills & Estates Litigation.

Offering the choice of in person or an online service for your estate planning, when it is time to take care of the future of your loved ones, we’re with you.

We advise on a range of issues surrounding:

Estate planning

  • Your Will
  • Statutory Wills
  • Testamentary Trusts
  • Enduring power of attorney
  • Health directive
  • Superannuation advice
  • Guardianship of children and dependents
  • Incapacity
  • Succession planning for business, trusts and personal estates

Estate administration

  • Rights and duties of an executor
  • Rights of a beneficiary
  • Grants of probate
  • Grants of letters of administration
  • Estate administration – assets and liabilities
  • Estate administration – time frames

Estate litigation

  • Family provision applications
  • Testamentary capacity
  • Undue influence and suspicious circumstances
  • Breaches of agreement
  • Informal wills
  • Rectification of wills
  • Breaches of duty by executors and administrators
  • Breaches of duty by attorneys acting under enduring powers of attorney

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When you’re planning for the future – we’re with you.

 

Find An Expert

Ashleigh Poole
Ashleigh Poole
 Partner Ph: +61 7 3231 8880 Email: apoole@thymac.com.au
Cathy Piccolo
Cathy Piccolo
 Special Counsel Ph: (07) 3231 8731 Email: cpiccolo@thymac.com.au
Vicky Martin
Vicky Martin
 Special Counsel Ph: +61 7 3231 8715 Email: vmartin@thymac.com.au

News & Insights

Best Lawyers Australia recognises Michael Fisher, Matthew Hockaday and Alex Ramsey as Lawyers of the Year

Best Lawyers Australia recognises Michael Fisher, Matthew Hockaday and Alex Ramsey as Lawyers of the Year

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Eight years of Doyle’s Guide recognition for Wills + Estates team

Eight years of Doyle’s Guide recognition for Wills + Estates team

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Family farming – the next generation

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Partner Ashleigh Poole recognised by Doyle’s Guide for seventh year running

Partner Ashleigh Poole recognised by Doyle’s Guide for seventh year running

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Doyle's Guide recognises Thynne + Macartney as a leading law firm in Queensland for Wills, Estates & Succession Planning, as well as Wills & Estates Litigation. One of our lawyers, Ashleigh Poole, is also individually recognised as specialists accredited by the Queensland Law Society in Succession Law.
   

Clients of the Wills + Estates team include

  • Individuals and couples with simple asset structures and family circumstances
  • Individuals and couples with complex asset structures and/or complex family circumstances
  • Business owners
  • Professionals
  • Primary producers
  • Elderly clients requiring assistance in the management of their affairs
  • Relatives of persons who have lost the capacity to manage their own affairs
  • Attorneys acting under enduring powers of attorney
  • Executors and trustees of deceased estates
  • Beneficiaries of deceased estates
  • Clients involved in estate litigation matters
  • Litigation guardians for persons under a legal disability, including infants and persons with disabilities
  • Lawyers and accountants seeking specialist advice on complex wills and estates issues

The Australian Death Notification Service

Making your life a little easier and reducing paperwork

A free government initiative, this platform is designed to help you notifiy multiple organisations of the death of a deceased person.

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Our reported case experience

Everyone hopes the administration of their estate will be a simple process with little burden on family and friends. This is typically the case, but when disputes to arise they often involve complex and costly issues that can cause irreparable damage to the family left behind.

Estate litigation cases the Wills + Estates group has experience include

Ashleigh Poole is a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Succession Law

Accredited Specialists are lawyers who have successfully completed an advanced, peer-reviewed assessment program specific to their area of expertise, demonstrating their high level of knowledge and skills in that area.

Only lawyers, not law practices, can be Accredited Specialists.

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Awards & Recognition

Best Lawyers

Wealth Management & Succession Planning

  • Ashleigh Poole – (2020-2026)
  • Cathy Piccolo – (2026)

Trusts & Estates

  • Ashleigh Poole – (2026)
  • Cathy Piccolo – (2026)
  • Vicky Martin – Ones to Watch 2026)

Wills & Estates Litigation

  • Leading Law Firm – First Tier (2020-2021), Second Tier (2018-2019), Third Tier (2017 & 2022-2024), Recommended (2015-2016)
  • Ashleigh Poole – Leading (2022, 2024), Recommended (2017-2021, 2023)
  • Vicky Martin – Recommended (2024)

Wills, Estates & Succession Planning

  • Leading Law Firm – Second Tier (2018-2021), Third Tier (2017, 2022-2024)
  • Ashleigh Poole – Recommended (2018-2019 & 2021-2024)
  • Vicky Martin – Rising Star (2021)

Best Law Firms

Best Lawyers Best Law Firms – Brisbane

  • Wealth Management & Succession Planning – (2025)