Tess is currently on parental leave.
Tess is a lawyer in the Estates and Estate Planning team at BAL Lawyers, where she enjoys undertaking estate planning and estate administration work with a professional yet person-centered focus. Since commencing work at BAL as a law clerk in 2021, she has worked closely with the legal team across a breadth of matters, including contested estates.
Understanding the difficulty of dealing with deceased estates, Tess helps guide clients through the process with sensitivity and a practical approach, working across the laws in the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
Tess graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism and Public Relations) in 2013 and from the Australian National University with a Juris Doctor in 2021. Tess was admitted to practice in the Australian Capital Territory in February 2023.