WLM LEGAL - OUR STORY
WLM Legal began as William Llewellyn Meredith Barrister & Solicitor, a sole practice in Midland, WA in 2009.
WLM Legal's Principal, Bill Meredith is an experienced Family Lawyer who has worked in a variety of different legal fields. Bill found that his love for helping people led him to establish his own Family Law firm in Midland back in 2009.
Since establishment, WLM Legal has grown in size, but our focus has remained on providing a quality legal service to Family Law and Restraining Order clients at competitive rates.
Our ethos revolves around helping those in need and has been fashioned by a strong sense of justice, particularly in Family and domestic situations. We are proud to provide a legal service that cares about out clients.
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We are pleased to be able to offer our trademark high quality representation in Family Law and advice to clients at our new Inglewood offices. These offices are are conveniently located just off Beaufort Street at Unit 3, 165 Seventh Avenue.
OUR STAFF
BILL MEREDITH
PRINCIPAL
Bill initially worked as a paralegal while studying at McAuliffe Williams & Partners, a commercial and insurance firm.
After completing university in 2001, he spent 6 months working in the King Edward Memorial Hospital Inquiry.
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Between 2002 and 2005, Bill completed his articles of clerkship, travelled to Africa and America and worked as a jackaroo at the Midland Cattleyards and Roy Hill station.
Bill worked at Tait & Co Business lawyers in 2005 before taking up a position at the Insurance Comission of Western Australia in which he assisted in the 'Bell Group' case of 2006.
From 2007 to 2009, Bill was the principal solicitor at the Midland Information Debt and Advocacy Service, MIDLAS, which specialised in representing domestic violence victims in family and restraining order matters.
Bill established WLM Legal as a sole practitioner in 2009 and oversaw it's expansion into Inglewood in 2015. Bill acts in sometimes complex parenting and property matters in the Family Court of Western Australia.
JOSHUA COATES
JUNIOR SOLICITOR
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Josh commenced working at WLM Legal in 2019 whilst completing College of Law. Josh completed his tertiary studies at the University of Western Australia (UWA), and hold a Juris Doctor, a Bachelor of Commence and a Bachelor of Economics from UWA.
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Since admission, Josh has worked primarily in the area of Family Law, and has developed a passion for helping people. Josh has a keen eye for detail and is a great asset to the WLM Legal team.
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In his spare time, Josh enjoys following the exploits of Manchester United and weekly games of social futsal.
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JOANNA MEREDITH
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Jo is our part time receptionist and the first point of contact for our clients.
Jo has experience working in a corporate design firm in an adminstrative capacity and works on a part time basis with WLM Legal.
In her spare time, Jo enjoys yoga and painting.
OUR FEES
At WLM Legal - Family Law firm we operate on an hourly fee structure for all of our Family Law matters.
Our rates are highly competitive and we pride ourselves on offering a top quality service for rates below what many other prominent Family Law firms charge.
Our experienced Family Lawyers are able to discuss our rates with you in greater detail and provide rough estimates for expected fees during our initial appointments.
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We are also pleased to announce that all our new clients receive the first 20 minutes of their initial consultation completely free!
