Meet Johnston Withers Lawyers’ Murray Bridge team
This local law firm has welcomed a few new faces recently – get to know them and find out how they can help you.
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Are you looking for proudly independent Murray Bridge lawyers with a down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach?
The team at Johnston Withers can help – they offer dependable legal and conveyancing services to families, individuals and communities.
But who are the people behind the company name, anyway?
A few new faces have joined the team over the past year, so we’d like to introduce them to you – or reintroduce them, for those you might recognise already!
Carly Doecke
Carly is a registered conveyancer with more than 20 years’ experience who works with local, statewide and interstate clients. Her professional and efficient manner takes the stress out of the conveyancing process.
“We have such an amazing group of repeat clients, new referrals and first home buyers,” she says. “I thoroughly enjoying working with them to make their property dreams a reality.”
- More information: Carly Doecke
Anthony Mauriello
Anthony is the leader of Johnston Withers’ property team, specialising in things like commercial leasing, asset holding restructuring and loans. He values the trusting relationships he develops with his clients above all else, and is committed to getting results for them.
In one recent case, he acted for a couple who had sold their water licence entitlements through a broker but had not been paid after several months; he was able to achieve a successful outcome in the Supreme Court.
- More information: Anthony Mauriello
Andrew Mitchard
Managing director Andrew started his career in tax and personal injury law, but now heads Johnston Withers’ commercial and property team. His area of expertise is commercial law and litigation: debt documentation and recovery, commercial property structuring issues, renewable energy projects, high-value transfers and commercial leasing. His clients value his commercial nous, easy manner, practical approach and ability to give comprehensive advice.
“My work mainly revolves around the buying and selling of commercial properties and businesses, general commercial advice, and assisting farmers with farm succession planning,” he says. For example, he recently helped a retiring farming couple transfer their land, equipment and stock to their children, while reducing their liabilities for income tax and stamp duty.
- More information: Andrew Mitchard
Robyn Nayda
Robyn is a senior lawyer in the family law team who advises parties going through separation or divorce on property and parenting matters, as well as working on estate planning and administration. She is passionate about resolving disputes with as little financial and emotional damage as possible, and helping her clients move into the future with confidence.
She is capable of dealing with very complex matters, such as the division of farming properties where trusts, inherited land and major discrepancies in earning capacity are involved.
- More information: Robyn Nayda
Reyka Quiniones
Reyka is a senior lawyer in Johnston Withers’ commercial law team, with expertise in large-scale property developments and complicated land dealings, as well as in native title and the protection of Indigenous cultural heritage. She is relentless in her pursuit of results for her clients, and has previously followed her passion for the law across jurisdictions including China, Canada and the United States.
“The joint efforts and the shared success, working together with my clients, fuels my commitment to achieving favourable outcomes, even in the most difficult circumstances,” she says.
- More information: Reyka Quiniones
Caitlin Walkington
Caitlin is an integral part of Johnston Withers’ litigation and wills and estates teams, with long-standing experience in many areas of the law. Her areas of expertise include contested estates, professional negligence and defamation. She gets glowing reviews from her clients for approaching litigation in a pragmatic and economical manner.
Many of her local clients are farmers with whom she works on succession planning. “I grew up in the country and am from a farming family,”she says.“This provides me with a deep understanding of the considerations and priorities of farming families when preparing their wills and preparing to transition away from a working role on the farm for the next generation.”
- More information: Caitlin Walkington
Fiona Woolfitt
Fiona is a registered conveyancer who has been with Johnston Withers Lawyers since 2016. She grew up in the Murraylands, returned to the region with her young family in 2013, and has first-hand knowledge of the complexity of farming property transactions.
“One of my first conveyancing jobs after I returned to the workforce was a lovely elderly couple moving from out of town into Murray Bridge,” she says. “We were looking after their sale and they had a simultaneous purchase. This is a very stressful time for anyone, and it involved much back and forward to get both settlements across the line.”
- More information: Fiona Woolfitt
Johnston Withers are trusted lawyers in Murray Bridge
The team at Johnston Withers solves problems for people like you, so that you can get on with the things that matter most.
Whether you’re a farming family setting up succession planning, a local business looking for conveyancers to help with a lease, or a parent or guardian seeking help from family lawyers, Johnston Withers’ conveyancers and lawyers are here to help with comprehensive legal advice.
- More information: Visit johnstonwithers.com.au, call 8532 5800 or visit Johnston Withers’ office at 25 Seventh Street, Murray Bridge.
- Opening hours: Johnston Withers Lawyers’ Murray Bridge office is open from 9am-5pm on weekdays.
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