Behind our trusted reputation are our talented people. We are collaborative and committed, and we genuinely care about making a difference.
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Behind our trusted reputation are our talented people. We are collaborative and committed, and we genuinely care about making a difference.
Contact our teamBehind our trusted reputation are our talented people. We are collaborative and committed, and we genuinely care about making a difference.
Contact our teamBehind our trusted reputation are our talented people. We are collaborative and committed, and we genuinely care about making a difference.
Contact our teamOur People
Our exceptional legal team and support staff bring wide-ranging experience, allowing us to look at each issue from multiple perspectives. We go above and beyond standard legal education requirements to ensure our people are always ready to provide informed advice.
With motivated people and modern offices, our team continues to attract the region’s brightest minds. Our professional and personal approach, our experienced people, and our focus on a positive work culture mean this is an ideal place to build a career.
Director
Head of Local Government + Planning Department
Matthew has been with Kell Moore for more than 20 years. He is a highly experienced practitioner focusing on local government, planning and environmental law. His experience has been formally recognised by the Law Society of NSW by attaining accreditation as a specialist in local government and planning law.
Matthew frequently advises councils in both Victoria and NSW and private landholders on the ability to develop land by reference to applicable planning instruments and legislation.
Matthew also represents clients in planning and development litigation across New South Wales and Victoria and regularly invokes alternative dispute resolution techniques.
Originally from Melbourne, Matthew settled in Albury in 2000 and has been involved in many community and sporting associations.
- Local government + planning
- Environmental
- Dispute resolution + litigation
- Employment + industrial
- Building + construction law
- Advising a Council in relation to biodiversity certification and defending Class 1 proceedings in the Land and Environment Court seeking to remove vegetation for a subdivision.
- Acting for a developer and successfully overturning a Council decision to establish a primitive camping ground.
- Advising a Council in relation to compulsory acquisition of farming land for an industrial park.
- Issuing orders and prosecuting offenders for illegal transportation and disposal of waste.
- Overseeing the joint tender of a group of regional Councils in relation to landfill and waste management.
- Advising Councils on the drafting and interpretation of local environmental plans, development control plans and internal policies in NSW and planning scheme amendments in Victoria.
- Representing a Council in defending the validity of a NSW development consent for a 75 unit tourist development on the banks of the Murray River.
- Appealing the refusal of a planning permit of a Victorian Council to VCAT seeking to establish a quarry.
- Bachelor of Laws Deakin University
- Bachelor of Commerce Deakin University
- Accredited Specialist in Local Government & Planning Law
- Supreme Court of New South Wales 2001
- Supreme Court of Victoria 2001
- High Court of Australia 2001
- Environmental Planning Law Association
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Albury & District Law Society
Director
Head of Commercial + Business Department
Peter practises in commercial and property law, business law and complex succession planning.
After growing up in the Albury area, Peter was admitted to practice in 1999. He has worked in Sydney, London and Dublin to enhance his skills in servicing local small to medium businesses and NSW Area Health Services.
Peter has particular expertise advising clients on planning and implementing mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, business structures, succession planning and commercial leasing.
- Commercial law
- Franchise
- Mergers + acquisitions
- Property development
- Leasing
- SMSF lending
- Advised a client on a major redevelopment and agreement for lease and lease of multiple tenancies located on the St Kilda foreshore.
- Advising Murrumbidgee Local Health District on several major projects including the development and sale of land to a University for a clinical school at Batemans Bay Hospital.
- Advising a large Regional Bank on Self Managed Super Fund lending and development of all transaction documentation in compliance with the Commonwealth Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993.
- Advising clients on business succession planning including:
consideration of tax issues;
major restructure of their business leading to a sale of business, share sale agreement, co-owners agreement (shareholders deed) and a buy-sell agreement.
- Bachelor of Laws University of New South Wales 1997
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) University of New South Wales 1997
- Supreme Court of New South Wales 1999
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Australian Institute of Company Directors
Director
Head of Property + Conveyancing Department
Caitlin lived in regional Victoria before moving to Melbourne for study. Having always intended to move back to the country, Caitlin settled in Albury in 2010 and has been with Kell Moore since this time.
Caitlin has developed a particular interest and knowledge in property and development. She is head of our conveyancing service line, advising both residential property clients as well as larger clients on residential and commercial developments.
Caitlin also practices local government and planning law. She advises and assists numerous councils in several aspects of property matters, including sales and purchases, leasing and licensing, and compulsory acquisition.
- Property + Development
- Commercial + Business
- Leasing
- Conveyancing
- Local government + planning
- Acting for developers in relation to large residential subdivisions.
- Acting for a Victorian Retirement Village in relation to all leases and associated documents.
- Acting for a local Council in relation to the sale of property for unpaid rates.
- Acting for vendors and purchasers in relation to the sale and purchase of residential and farming properties.
- Acting in relation to the sale and purchase of properties pursuant to the Retirement Villages Act 1986 (Vic) and the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (NSW).
- Succession planning in relation to the protection of assets for a rural landholder, including intergenerational farming transfers to access the stamp duty exemption.
- Drafting and advising in relation to Agreements prepared in accordance with Section 173 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic).
- Drafting retail and commercial leases and licenses in both New South Wales and Victorian jurisdiction.
- Advising both Landlords and Tenants in relation to retail leasing legislation.
- Advising in relation to agreements pursuant to the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth).
- Masters of Law (Applied Law) Majoring in Property Law College of Law 2022
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Deakin University 2010
- Bachelor of Science (Distinction) Deakin University 2010
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice College of Law 2010
- Supreme Court of Victoria 2010
- Albury & District Law Society
- NSW Law Society
Senior Lawyer
Head of Estates Department
Sarah practises exclusively in and manages our Wills, Estates and Probate department. This incorporates estate disputes and litigation, wills, probate and administration. She brings more than 20 years of experience to the practice area.
Sarah is passionate about this area and finds the work very rewarding to assist families and guide them through their wishes and worries when contemplating succession planning and estate matters and finding tax effective solutions tailored for the individual client. She enjoys assisting clients to navigate complex estate administration and litigation dilemmas for estate related conflicts.
Sarah grew up locally and joined Kell Moore in 2007.
Sarah has extensive experience in all facets of wills and estates law, including drafting complex wills, testamentary trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship documents, applications for grants of probate or letters of administration and reseals in both Victoria and New South Wales, the administration of deceased estates, deeds of family arrangement and advising on estate disputes.
- Estate planning
- Probate
- Administration of deceased estates
- Estate disputes & Estate litigation
- Advising in relation to the establishment of complex testamentary trusts.
- Tax minimisation strategies.
- Transfer of the family farm to the next generation and access to stamp duty exemptions.
- Advising with regards to minimising claims against estates.
- Acting in NSW Supreme Court proceedings where an executor has failed to apply for a grant of probate within a reasonable time frame.
- Acting in NSW Supreme Court proceedings representing the estate to defend a claim for further provision.
- Acting in VIC County Court proceedings for a testator family maintenance claim and promissory estoppel claim.
- Advice regarding notional estate in New South Wales.
- Administration of estates including sale or transfer of Estate real property, sale of shares, payout of superannuation, retirement village bonds, closing off bank accounts.
- Advice regarding taxation on estates and capital gains tax on the distribution of Estate assets.
- Complex letters of administration application where the executor is missing but not deceased.
- Bachelor of Laws (Australian National University 2001)
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Australian National University 2001)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Monash, Clayton 2002)
- Supreme Court of New South Wales 2002
- Supreme Court of Victoria 2002
- NSW Law Society
- Albury & District Law Society
Senior Lawyer
Manager of Corowa office
Travis commenced his legal career in 2006 and graduated from the Legal Profession Admission Board in 2011.
As an Albury Wodonga local, Travis began working with Kell Moore in 2016. He has held the position of secretary of the Albury and District Law Society since 2011.
Travis practises primarily in local government and planning, conveyancing, property and development, litigation, employment law and building and construction.
- Local Government + Planning
- Conveyancing
- Property + Development
- Commercial Litigation
- Building + Construction
- Employment Law
- Acting for vendors and purchasers in relation to the sale and purchase of residential and farming properties.
- Acting in relation to the sale and purchase of properties pursuant to the Retirement Villages Act 1986 (Vic) and the Retirement Villages Act 1999 (NSW).
- Succession planning in relation to the protection of assets for a rural landholder, including intergenerational farming transfers to access the stamp duty exemption.
- Drafting retail and commercial leases and licenses in both New South Wales and Victorian jurisdiction.
- Advising in relation to agreements pursuant to the Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth).
- Preparation of council delegations pursuant to the Local Government Act 1993.
- Providing advice in relation to Local Environmental Plans.
- Diploma of Law Legal Profession Admission Board 2011
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice College of Law 2011
Supreme Court of New South Wales 2011
- NSW Law Society
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Albury and District Law Society
- NSW Young Lawyers
Senior Lawyer
Jason was raised in country Victoria and completed a double degree in Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Behavioural Science at La Trobe University in Melbourne in 2008. Following university, Jason moved to Albury to commence his legal career and he was admitted to the legal profession as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2009.
Jason has a broad legal knowledge and diverse skill-set across multiple jurisdictions. He has experience in property and development law, building and construction law, conveyancing, commercial and business law, wills, estates and powers, as well as court/tribunal proceedings relating to criminal law, administrative law and various other litigation.
In 2023, Jason commenced as a senior lawyer with Kell Moore after almost nine years as a director of an incorporated legal practice. Jason’s role with Kell Moore draws on his broad knowledge and experience, but with a focus on the areas of commercial, litigation (civil, commercial and building and construction) and criminal law.
- Commercial
- Litigation (civil, commercial and building & construction)
- Criminal
- Advising in a building dispute in relation to a claim under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 and a claim for defective works.
- Acting for clients in response to administrative decisions (including the decision to revoke a (taxi) driver accreditation and separately the decision to revoke a firearms licence).
- Acting for an employee in relation to a general protections claim lodged in the Fair Work Commission.
- Advising a CEO in relation to employment matters.
- Advising a client on a potential cause of action to recover personal property wrongfully detained.
- Acting for a developer in proceedings before the Supreme Court of NSW concerning a joint venture dispute.
- Advising a client in a dispute concerning the co-ownership of real property.
- Acting for a franchisee in a dispute with the franchisor.
- Advising a retail tenant in a dispute with its landlord and vice versa.
- Acting for the purchaser of a multi-million dollar industrial property funded by vendor finance.
- Appearing in the Local Court of NSW and Magistrates’ Court of Victoria for numerous clients charged with various criminal offences.
- Drafting and advising on commercial leases and agreements.
- Bachelor of Laws, La Trobe University 2008
- Bachelor of Behavioural Science, La Trobe University 2008
Supreme Court of Victoria 2009
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Albury & District Law Society
Senior Lawyer
Jaimon joined the Kell Moore team in 2021. He brings many years of experience in accounting roles with the Australian Taxation Office.
Jaimon moved to the area as a young child and – after working in Melbourne for some time – relocated to Albury to undertake his legal studies.
Jaimon’s role at Kell Moore covers primarily local government and planning law, and commercial litigation.
- Local Government + Planning
- Commercial Litigation
- Building + Construction
- Employment Law
- Drafting application, and submissions in support of that application, to the ACCC to obtain authorisation for a group of regional Councils to jointly procure waste collection and resource recovery services.
- Drafting a Planning Agreement for the developer of a major renewable energy project.
- Advising employees and employers on their rights and obligations under State and Federal industrial and employment legislation.
- Advising builders, homeowners and wholesalers in building and construction disputes.
- Representing landowners in a compulsory land acquisition and mining exploration licence matters.
- Advising Councils on environmental planning law matters.
- Drafting Funding Agreements with grant recipients for Council.
- Advising Councils regarding employment law consequences of organisational restructures.
- Reviewing instruments of delegation for Councils.
Bachelor of Laws Charles Sturt University 2019
Supreme Court of New South Wales 2020
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Albury & District Law Society
Lawyer
Shawn has joined Kell Moore in 2023 after moving to the Albury area to be closer to family.
Growing up in a small community in western Canada, Shawn came to Australia to complete his law degree over nine years ago.
Shawn’s legal career has been a range of different experiences, gained during his time working in Sydney and Melbourne, mainly focusing on large corporate matters, assisting people with homelessness and most recently family law dispute resolutions.
Shawn chose to relocate to the Albury Wodonga region to be closer to family based in Chiltern. His role at Kell Moore will include assisting our conveyancing and rural clients out of the Albury and Corowa Office’s advising on residential, commercial and rural property sales.
- Property and Conveyancing
- Wills
- Litigation
- Acting for vendors and purchasers for the sale and purchase of residential properties throughout New South Wales and Victoria.
- Advice for both Landlords and Tenants in relation to retail leases and legislation.
- Advice in relation to the application of Local Government Act 1993.
- Advice for builders and homeowners in building and construction disputes.
- Advice on mergers for not-for-profit associations.
Juris Doctor of Law from University of Sydney 2016
Supreme Court of Victoria 2020
- Law Society of New South Wales
- Albury & District Law Society
Lawyer
Commencing with Kell Moore as a Law Clerk in 2022, Elizabeth was admitted to the legal profession as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of New South Wales in February 2024.
Prior to joining the Kell Moore team, Elizabeth was employed in legal and parliamentary roles based in Adelaide, Broken Hill, and Albury. Elizabeth gained her qualifications while working full time and studying remotely through Charles Darwin University where she completed a Bachelor of Laws, and the University of New England where she completed a Diploma in Arts.
Growing up on family farming property, Elizabeth’s focus during her employment and studies has centered heavily on regional and rural issues, with an emphasis on water law and governance arrangements.
Since joining Kell Moore, Elizabeth’s skills and experiences have lent themselves to her work with rural clients, while also developing an interest in commercial and business matters, leasing, estate planning and probate.
- Commercial agreements
- Sale and purchase of Business
- Retail and commercial leases
- Wills and Estate Planning
- Probate
- Water Law
- Acting for vendors and purchasers in the sale and purchase of business and franchise.
- Advising landlords and tenants in both retail and commercial leases in New South Wales and Victoria.
- Preparing Wills, Powers or Attorney and Guardianship documents in New South Wales and Victoria.
- Advising clients on business and shareholder agreements.
- Assisting clients in family and farm succession planning.
- Bachelor of Laws (Charles Darwin University, 2023)
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (The College of Law, 2023)
- Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Legal Studies (Charles Sturt University, 2019)
- Diploma of Arts (University of New England, 2023)
- Diploma of Management (TAFE, 2012)
- High Court of Australia, 2024
- Supreme Court of New South Wales, 2024
- Justice of the Peace (New South Wales), 2010
- The Law Society of New South Wales
- Young in Law Albury Wodonga
Licensed Conveyancer
An Albury Wodonga local, Linda began her career in the legal profession over 15 years ago.
Linda brings extensive experience in residential, commercial and rural property conveyancing in New South Wales and Victoria to Kell Moore. She is also heavily involved in our subdivision work, acting for large residential developers.
Linda is one of our licensed conveyancers, holding a current conveyancers licence in New South Wales. She is also a current member of the Australian Institute of Conveyancers NSW Division Ltd.
As an added service for clients, Linda holds a position of Honorary Justice of the Peace for the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Office Manager
Abbey is an Albury local who commenced her administrative career over 17 years ago.
Shortly after achieving her Bachelor of Arts, Abbey moved into an administrative role and gained certificates in Business Administration and Accounting & Bookkeeping. She has 13 years experience with a local Accounting firm before undertaking management with a regional health clinic. Abbey then joined Kell Moore as Office Manager in 2020.
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