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Sam McCullough
Sam has for many years received referrals from Financial Advisers, Accountants and other lawyers to assist their clients with high end Estate Planning, and where complex issues have arisen with an estate or a trust that require specialist assistance. Sam has assisted hundreds of Tasmanian families to understand and provide effectively for the control of their wealth in the event of their incapacity or death.
Sam has a specialist practice within Simmons Wolfhagen in the above areas, and assists his clients to take advantage of the firm’s full service offering where they have other legal needs.
Sam’s background includes a degree in law and commerce from the University of Tasmania in 2002, followed by winning the Foley’s List Advocacy Award at the Leo Cussen Institute in Melbourne in 2003, and then several years in legal practice in Melbourne. After a period living and working in Northern Ireland, he returned to Tasmania in 2006, and has then spent over eleven years as a succession/Wills and estates lawyer. Sam also has seven years experience as a business owner and manager.
He was a member of the Law Society of Tasmania’s Litigation Committee (2018-2022), and was the Tasmanian representative of the Law Council of Australia’s National Elder Law Committee for five years.
Sam is the co-author of the only text on Statutory Wills (Court authorised Wills) in Australia, published by Lexis Nexis: Statutory Will Applications: A Practice Guide. He is a regular presenter for client groups, other lawyers, professional education providers and others. He has presented twice for the Tax Institute of Australia at their National Conference (2011 and 2016). An article by Sam about the Family Court’s jurisdiction in relation to Family Trusts has been published internationally by STEP, and Sam has been a guest on several interviews on ABC local radio about Wills and succession law issues of interest.
Sam is an Associate member of the Tax Institute of Australia.
