Team Members

Hayley Mitchell

Partner
Hayley provides her clients with practical advice in all aspects of estate disputes, estate administration, succession planning for complex structures, superannuation succession planning and business succession.

Hayley Mitchell is a Wills and estates specialist lawyer in Brisbane. Hayley has dual accreditation in succession law (Queensland) and self-managed superannuation funds (through the SMSF Association).

Hayley’s expertise and specialist knowledge in Wills, estates and superannuation funds means that she can provide advice and assistance to clients in a range of matters:

• estate planning, Wills, enduring powers of attorney and superannuation binding death benefit nominations

• applications for probate and letters of administration

• advice to executors and beneficiaries of estates

• SMSF disputes and superannuation death benefit disputes

• trust succession disputes

• family provision applications, Will disputes and estate disputes

• enduring power of attorney disputes.

Contact Hayley to discuss your estate planning, probate and administration of an estate, contesting a Will, or a dispute involving estate or superannuation death benefit.

  • Bachelor of Commerce and Laws – University of Tasmania
  • Legal Practice Course – Centre for Legal Studies, University of Tasmania
  • Barrister and Solicitor – Supreme Court of Tasmania
  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Member – STEP (Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners) (2015-current)
  • Accredited Specialist (Succession Law) – Qld
  • Committee member – STEP Queensland Branch (2018)
  • Doyles Guide – Rising Star (2018-2019) – Wills, Estates & Succession Planning, Recommended Estates Litigation (2020)
  • Doyles Guide – Recommended (2022-2024) – Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyers – Queensland
  • Doyles Guide – Recommended (2022-2024) – Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers – Queensland
  • Best Lawyers Australia (2021-2025) – Trusts and Estates and Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Can an attorney make or renew a superannuation binding death benefit nomination?

In this edition of It depends, partner Hayley Mitchell talks about whether an attorney can make or renew a superannuation binding death benefit nomination.

Cooper Grace Ward recognised for excellence in wills, estates and succession law

Doyles Guide has released its rankings for the leading wills, estates and succession planning lawyers and law firms in Queensland for 2024, and Cooper Grace Ward has once again performed exceptionally well.

Do I have to go to mediation for my family provision application?

In this edition of It depends, associate Sarah Camm talks about whether you have to go to mediation for your family provision application.