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Client Reviews
"Looking to build my first home, I reached out to the Duffy & Simon team initially for conveyancing. Their advice and services helped me towards my goal. When it came to building contracts, I didn't look any further. The team are friendly and professional. Even when I hit a road block, the team were attentive to my personal circumstances and helped me reach the best possible outcome for me. Special thanks to Matthew who's really looked after me."
C.S. | Conveyancing & Business Law Client, ‘Friendly and professional’
"Thank you for your advice about Power of Attorney. During a difficult time I was grateful to speak with someone with experience who listened with sympathy and offered practical suggestions appropriate for financial situation."
Paul White | Power of Attorney Client, ‘Listened with sympathy and offered practical suggestions appropriate for financial situation’
"Outstanding service!!! I just purchased my first business with the help of Matt. He went above and beyond many times to ensure everything went smooth. When I had forgotten to cross my T's and dot my I's he had already done it. The rates were more than reasonable and the purchase would have fallen through if I went with anyone else! Thanks Matt!"
Ben Lukas | Business Law Client, ‘Outstanding service!!’
"A great big thank you, Damien & Olivia, for all your selfless work in helping us establish Frankie's Community Kitchen.
You generously put your hand up, and accepted our request in originally establishing the concept of the Community Kitchen, helping us to become an Incorporated Association.
Then later, again, emailing and jumping through hoops, to gain Charity Status with the Australian Charities and Not For Profit Commission.
All of these hours you generously provided pro bono, which enabled us to focus our energy in the cooking and provision of rescued food to those who need it most in our community.
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Geoff Manson, Gabrielle Noonan & the team at Frankie's Community Kitchen | CEO - Frankies Community Kitchen, ‘Your selfless work in helping us establish Frankie’s Community Kitchen’
"Thanks to Jayde and Damien for all your help in my matter, really appreciate your professionalism and integrity, and most of all to relieve the pressure that can occur with these things"
N.B | , ‘Professionalism and integrity’
"I'd just like to thank you Beth and Sandy for all the work you put in. I know some may say that's what your paid for, but going above and beyond has no reward except for a thanks.
I am much happier with more time seeing my kids! Thanks so much for your tireless efforts."
S.H. | Family Law Client, ‘Going above and beyond’
"As first home buyers we found Tammy Preen was really helpful and thorough. Highly recommend."
Mirae Payroli | Conveyancing client, ‘Really helpful and thorough’
"We were dealing with multiple property settlements, rental and wills. All were dealt with efficiently and cordially. We were kept in the loop at all stages and nothing was too small that the staff wouldn’t help us with. We loved the e- Conveyancing. Easy and thank you"
Rosemary Westwood | Conveyancing client, ‘All were dealt with efficiently and cordially’
"Very professional and caring firm"
Dion Olszewski | , ‘Very professional and caring firm’
"Thank you Maria, you are amazing! It was all smooth sailing."
S.E. | Conveyancing client, ‘Smooth sailing’
"Hi Louisa, thanks for all your help again, you made it all so easy!"
R.D. | Conveyancing client, ‘You made it all so easy’
"Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for putting in all this hard work and time into this! I honestly can’t even begin to thank you enough!!
Thanks again from the bottom of my heart I honestly feel sooo lucky to have you as my solicitor!"
L.K. | Family Law Client, ‘I honestly feel sooo lucky to have you as my solicitor’
"Morning Matthew,
I had a consultation with you some time ago in relation to my business, San Remo Bakehouse. I really appreciate the advice, I felt it was solid and trustworthy.
I also have had a great experience and outcome in the past dealing with you guys."
Roberta Smith | San Remo Bakehouse, ‘Solid and trustworthy’
"Once again you have done an outstanding job.
It is always so easy and enjoyable doing business with you.
Big thanks to all involved."
Michal Morel | Conveyancing Client, ‘Outstanding job’
"I contacted Duffy & Simon to have an urgent section 32 done for the sale of my property. The staff have been so helpful and easy to contact. Karen had drafted up the section 32 within a matter of hours, I just had to provide and few documents, sign it and it was done! Highly recommend Karen for all things conveyancing :)"
Shannon Haynes | Conveyancing Client, ‘So helpful and easy to contact’
"Duffy & Simon Lawyers are wonderful. Damien, Jayde and the team represented myself and family in a complex case and were professional, tireless and always supportive in achieving a great outcome, which I didn’t think was possible. I cannot thank them enough and will be forever grateful."
Maree Leane | Civil Litigation, ‘Duffy & Simon Lawyers are wonderful’
"Thanks again for all your help, efficient and professional as always."
Robert Davey | Conveyancing Client, ‘Efficient and professional as always’
"Thank You, Tammy and Kristie, for your wonderful service, as always you have made settlement of our property hassle-free. Thank you so much for your hard work particularly dealing with our troublesome bank."
Narelle Dahlenburg | Conveyancing Client, ‘You have made settlement of our property hassle-free’
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My husband and I had our conveyancing transferred to Louisa Vincent through a recommendation and she was amazing. She was always prompt to answer any questions we had and made the process very streamline and stress free. We're so glad we decided to transfer our conveyancing and we'll definitely be using Louisa and Duffy & Simon in the future.
Renee Rausa | Conveyancing Client, ‘Process very streamline and stress free’
"Maria Ortiz was excellent to work with and was quick to respond to communications. Excellent work and many thanks."
Diana Toth | Conveyancing Client, ‘Excellent work’
"Fantastic to deal with , and explained everything along the way which made it stress free and enjoyable experience, no matter how many repetitive questions I asked Maria was happy to help and make sure I understood.
Thanks again !"
Pete Berkhout | Conveyancing Client, ‘Stress free and enjoyable experience’
"Used their services for many years and always found Duffy & Simon Lawyers highly professional and reliable. Highly recommended"
Richard Facey | Client, ‘Highly professional and reliable’
"Have just finished selling / buying house and must commend the excellent conveyancing service provided by Duffy & Simon. Dealing with Kristie and Melanie was absolutely first class. Excellent communication, always willing to promptly answer any questions and every step occurred exactly as and when it should. I have no hesitation recommending their services."
Darren Bould | Conveyancing Client, ‘Absolutely first class’
"Very easy to deal with, communication first class."
Marcus Lorkin | Client, ‘Communication first class’
"I would like to personally thank Melanie, Karen and your law firm staff for doing all the hard yards to represent me during the property sale, it was very much appreciated from the bottom of my heart.
I will keep your law firm in mind should one of my friends or anyone I know decide to look for someone to represent them in any legal matter regarding property or other matters and they reside in Melbourne. I have family members and also many friends living there in Melbourne as well so will keep your law firm in mind should something come up
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Sandy | Conveyancing Client, Sandy
"Hi Kristie
Thank you so much for all your support and help over the last few months. Your knowledge, expertise and advice has been invaluable. You’re prompt responses and professionalism gave me assurance during such a stressful time with all the challenges we faced.
I collected the keys yesterday and it was very exciting.
We will definitely contact you for in the future should we need to."
Damian | Conveyancing Client, ‘Your knowledge, expertise and advice has been invaluable’
"We had Matt handle our mediation and we cannot express how happy we were with Matt and how he handled our file, we were even happier when we got our bill (we thought it was going to be higher). We will be back soon for him to do our wills."
Nancy and Jack | Client, ‘Cannot express how happy we were’
"Kristie Clark undertook the conveyancing for our sale and purchase during stage 3/4 lock down. Kristie is very responsive, professional and personable. I had complete trust in her and the advice provided, all of which removed one of the stress factors in buying and selling property."
Noel Gordon | Conveyancing Client, ‘Very responsive, professional and personable’
"Duffy & Simon Pakenham have been a stress free company to deal with. They have been very professional in every way from phone calls, emails to setting up meetings and signing contracts during Covid times.
I would especially like to thank Bryce for all his time and for being so helpful and punctual. I would highly recommend Duffy & Simon and will definitely use them for any future projects I have.
Thanks again.
Julie"
Julie Hopgood | Client, ‘Highly recommend Duffy & Simon’
"I would like to thank Kristie Clark for acting as Conveyancer on my behalf on the sale of my unit. Kristie was always available when required, made sure that everything ran smoothly, efficiently sorted out problems along the way. I have been extremely happy in my dealings with Kristie. Well done!!"
Conveyancing client | Conveyancing Client, ‘Everything ran smoothly and efficiently’
"Duffy & Simon provided me with a very calm & professional legal advice and representation in the family court over a 2 year period which resulted in fantastic outcome."
Family Law client | Family Law client, ‘Very calm & professional legal advice’
"Hilary and I appreciate the timely and appropriate support, communications and advice that Bec and Edwin have provided in order to bring this fencing situation to a satisfactory resolution, especially as we have listed our property for sale this week, with our first inspection by a prospective buyer this afternoon!"
Settlement Client | Settlement Client, ‘Satisfactory resolution’
"Good Afternoon Edwin,
Don and I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to you, Maria and Karen. You all have taken all the pressure off us and have done an excellent service.
You came highly recommended to us and no doubt that will be passed on to some one else.
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Client | Client, ‘Excellent service’
"Michael and I would like to thank Tammy for guiding us through the legal process of buying and selling our houses.
Your professionalism, understanding, and availability through the many contacts made the transition a much smoother experience for us.
Thank you for everything."
Marlene and Michael | Client, ‘Guiding us through the legal process of buying and selling our houses’
"Thank you very much for your help Kristie to sell the our properties and purchase the block of land. I appreciate your patience with my novice knowledge of how it all works and your advice on how to proceed at different hurdles along the journey.
Thanks again."
Glenn | Client, ‘I appreciate your patience’
"Thanks Kristie for all the help. And your professionalism in dealing with my purchase. Very smooth transaction. Thanks again."
Glen | Conveyancing Client, ‘Very smooth transaction’
"Duffy & Simon provided me with a very calm & professional legal advice and representation in the family court over a 2 year period which resulted in fantastic outcome."
J.D. | Family Law Client, ‘Professional legal advice and representation in the family court’
"Thank you to Sarah Hogan and her team! Outstanding service and very helpful. We had a very short settlement period and Sarah was extremely important in our purchase. Thanks."
Marcela Eguchi Tellegen | Conveyancing Client, Outstanding service and very helpful
"The conveyancing team at Duffy & Simon under Tammy Preen are fantastic. They go above and beyond, and are very professional. Highly recommend."
Jan Bayliss | Conveyancing Client, ‘They go above and beyond, and are very professional’
"Just settled on a property with the help of Duffy & Simon! Special thanks to Kristie & Tyler who helped me every step of the way and with my many questions. They’ve been very responsive and ensured I got a smooth settlement despite timing constraints. Highly recommend such great customer service!"
Yvette Chan | Conveyancing Client, ‘Smooth settlement despite timing constraints’
"Hi Kristie,
Thanks so much!
Both Simon and l really appreciate the work you did for us - especially the change of name we threw at you in the 11th hour!
Can’t commend your professionalism and work work ethic enough"
Colleen | Conveyancing Client, ‘Can’t commend your professionalism and work ethic enough’
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I would sincerely like to register my grateful thanks to Tamara Hawkins for being so helpful and guiding us through the daunting task of the settlement of our property that we sold and the settlement of the house we purchased.
It has been 31 years since we have moved last and being older now, was a scary prospect for us. Tamara, however, talked us thru every step of the way and was always there to help us and talk thru any problems. She was available both on the phone and via email making the whole process so much easier. I truly cannot thank her enough
"G & J Chung | Conveyancing Client, ‘So helpful and guiding us through the daunting task of the settlement’
"Settled on our property with the minimum of fuss. Kristie did an amazing job and made the whole process an absolute pleasure. Highly Recommended"
Michael Mitrovski | Conveyancing Client, ‘Amazing job and made the whole process an absolute pleasure’
"The entire conveyancing process was fantastically seamless. We had a change in account manager during settlement period and not a detail was missed during handover. The level of professionalism and transparency during each step made our first home buying experience far less daunting. Thank you Sarah & Tamara"
Meirbhin O Conaill | Meirbhin O Conaill, ‘The entire conveyancing process was fantastically seamless’
"ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! The service was incredible. So streamline and onto of everything! I cant believe how easy the process was. Tyler was amazing to deal with from start to finish. I will be recommending this company & definitely using them for all houses."
Jamie Dark | Conveyancing Client, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! The service was incredible
"I have now used Duffy & Simon for both personal and business. They are extremely professional and very fairly priced. I received positive outcomes on all areas of my cases thanks to them..
A very special thanks to Paul Le for his recent help. He was very kind and empathetic during a stressful time."
Tayla Bryant | Client, Extremely professional and very fairly priced
"Senior Family Lawyer, Jacqueline Conquest and Legal Secretary, Maggie White did a great job finalising my case. They were thorough, concise and in the end successful. I would highly recommend them."
Stephen Hagan | Client, ‘Thorough, concise and in the end successful’
"Duffy and Simon helped me work through a Family Law matter. At all times they were helpful, supportive and professional. I had tried to begin the process by myself but when I turned to them they picked up my matter without missing a beat. I am happy to give the highest possible recommendation."
Gladeia Glade | Client, At all times they were helpful, supportive and professional
"The team at Duffy & Simon helped me through the process for purchasing my first property. They were patient with all my questions and explained everything clearly, making the process simple and seamless. I’m so glad to have been able to work with such wonderful, professional people."
Emily B | Client, I’m so glad to have been able to work with such wonderful, professional people
"Very professional team! We had the pleasure of dealing with Tammy on several occasions now with regards to our conveyancing. Tammy and the team have always proven to show great attention to detail, be on top of the task and very friendly to deal with. I would highly recommend. Thank you Tammy and the team!"
Mladen Tosic | Conveyancing Client, ‘Great attention to detail’
"Fantastic service from Tamara & the team, made our experience stress free. Cannot recommend highly enough."
David Leek | Client, Made our experience stress free
"I was pleasantly surprised how friendly and professional Paul from Duffy and Simon was, I have not had any past experience dealing with Solicitors and when I need one I just googled Solicitors in my area and I picked the right one.
The whole experience was made easy and Paul made sure I knew and understood when each step was made. Thank You"
Sandra Sellars | Client, ‘Pleasantly surprised how friendly and professional’
"Paul and the team at Duffy and Simon are incredibly professional, supportive and explained everything to me in detail during my divorce, I will be recommending them without hesitation. Thank you all again for making my experience a lot easier."
Kellie Listing | Client, Professional, supportive and explained everything to me in detail
"We dealt with Tamara for conveyancing purposes. She provided exceptional service and professionalism throughout the sale of our property. All communication was clear, helpful and polite. I would highly recommend Tamara, and Duffy and Simon to others"
Sarina Van Steensel | Client, Exceptional service and professionalism
"We approached many conveyancers who were quite difficult to deal with before a family friend suggested Kristie from Duffy and Simon, she's just been a dream to deal with! Made the entire process easy and was always available for any questions we had, would recommend to anyone!"
Nicole Van Heeswyk | Conveyancing client, ‘Made the entire process easy and was always available’
"Thank you Tamara Hawkins for not only your high standard of professionalism but also your friendly, approachable support throughout the dealing of the sale of my property."
Jane Pittard | Conveyancing client, Friendly, approachable support
"Been working with Tamara over the last year or more she is an absolute dream to work with. She makes buying and selling houses so stress free, always checking in and making sure we are up to date with everything.
And always available via phone or email she is very prompt and professional I highly recommend her."
brett plant | Client, ‘Absolute dream to work with’
"Very professional and extremely helpful in all aspects of my business with them."
Ralph Giddings | Business client, Very professional and extremely helpful
"Kristie has helped us with conveyancing for the purchase of 3 properties and we couldn't be happier with her service. She answered any questions we had, guided is through the process and ensured settlement went as planned.
For all your conveyancing needs, I highly recommend you get in touch with Kristie and her team."
Monique Bruggeman | Client, ‘We couldn’t be happier with her service’
"Maggie and Jacqueline,
Thank you for so much for handling my case, and the tremendous job you did. I am truly grateful that you and the firm helped me through this.
I learned so much from this experience and you’ve helped restore my confidence.
Leaving a Google Review isn’t enough on how much you did to myself, and with my company. And if anyone in my circle needs assistance in the future, you and your firm will be in my speed dial."
Family Law client | Client, I am truly grateful that you and the firm
"I have dealt with Tammy, Kristie and Esha in a professional capacity and they are all absolutely wonderful to deal with. Their response time is above most other law firms and they are very efficient in all of our dealings. Thank you for making the profession a little bit easier."
Kyra | Conveyancer, ‘Absolutely wonderful to deal with’
"I had the pleasure of Melanie Pacey handling my settlement she was transparent with the process and professional making me aware all my rights throughout the process. I highly recommend using Duffy and Simon they go above and beyond for their clients."
Hayden Joyce | Conveyancing client, ‘Highly recommend using Duffy and Simon they go above and beyond for their clients’
"Tammy, Kristie and the team at Duffy and Simon are fantastic to deal with. We would highly recommend them and happy to refer them to many of our clients"
Cheviot Homes | , ‘Happy to refer them to many of our clients’
"I have dealt with Sandy and Paul for the past 2 years, with family matters they provided exceptional service and professionalism throughout and have listened to every rant possible… All communication was clear, helpful and polite. I would highly recommend these guys to anyone in the future and I could never thank them enough :)"
Katie D | Family Law Client, ‘Exceptional service and professionalism’
"I had Paul deal with a family law matter.
I don't have any complaints with the service I received."
Craig L | Family Law Client, Family Law service
"Great service from this firm, highly recommended!!Will use them again without hesitation!!"
Martine Lo Ting Lan | Client, ‘Will use them again without hesitation!!’
"Highly recommend Nicholas McKinnon who I've been dealing with on behalf of my parents to get our situation resolved.
He was very responsive to numerous emails going back and forth, and has been an absolute pleasure to deal with 👍
HIGHLY RECOMMEND"
Sheree Bould | Client, HIGHLY RECOMMEND
"Thanks, Tamara. You’ve held our hands the whole way through and been 100% professional throughout the process. We’re extremely grateful and we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to friends & family."
Narelle Williamson | Conveyancing client, You’ve held our hands the whole way through
"Consistently provide great property advice and expertly manage the transaction process. Friendly and obliging - A."
Peter Watson | Client, A pleasure to do business with
"Very efficient, friendly and helpful staff with plenty of experience in a wide variety of matters so far"
Tony Reynolds | Client, Helpful staff with plenty of experience
"I would highly recommend Paul Le, he was so helpful and kind throughout a long and difficult case. He made the whole process much easier to deal with, and made me feel like I was working with someone who was genuinely trying to get me the best outcome. Also, shout out to Esha Kulatunga, who helped with my settlement and made the process so simple and streamlined. The team at Duffy and Simon are professional, kind and provide exceptional service. I cannot thank them enough for the help they have provided me during a difficult time."
Gen R | Family Law client, Paul Le was so helpful and kind throughout a long and difficult case
"We recently used Duffy & Simon for the purchase and sale of our homes. Melanie Pacey was professional, knowledgeable and efficient but more importantly, she put us at ease with her kind and friendly manner during what was a very stressful time. We cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you Mel, we appreciate all your hard work."
Conveyancing client | Lorinda Godfrey, Melanie Pacey was professional, knowledgeable and efficient
"Good evening Tyler,
Vicki and I are most grateful to you for the careful and considered advice and professional way you have handled all our legal requirements. We couldn’t have asked for a more satisfying outcome to our requests.
For Edwin too of course haha – give him a boost"
Don & Vicki | Client, Most grateful to you for the careful and considered advice
"Duffy and Simon Lawyers provides the best service in conveyancing. This is the 3rd time when we used conveyancing services and it has been fantastic experience. Special thanks to Melanie for always providing prompt responses and whenever need some clarification, she was there to help us. At times, required follow-up with the purchaser for our property sale, she was there to help us. When we need to do follow-up with developer for the land, she was there to help us. Thank you very much Melanie for all the support. It was a pleasure to have our house and then land conveyancing thru you."
Rakesh Chitlangya | Conveyancing client, Duffy and Simon Lawyers provides the best service in conveyancing
"No mucking around, no pointless emails or calls just to increase my costs unlike other's"
Peter Farr | Client, No mucking around, no pointless emails or calls just to increase my costs unlike other’s
"I just wanted to express my gratitude towards the team at Duffy and Simon and especially Tamara Hawkins who I was dealing directly with. Her professional nature, calming influence and ability to seamlessly process all things around the selling and settlement of our house, certainly made for a stress free experience, and one I can highly recommend."
Nick Dalton | Conveyancing client, Stress free experience
"I would highly recommend Paul Le, he was so helpful and kind throughout a long and difficult case. He made the whole process much easier to deal with, and made me feel like I was working with someone who was genuinely trying to get me the best outcome. Also, shout out to Esha Kulatunga, who helped with my settlement and made the process so simple and streamlined. The team at Duffy and Simon are professional, kind and provide exceptional service. I cannot thank them enough for the help they have provided me during a difficult time."
Gen R | Family Law & Conveyancing client, He was so helpful and kind throughout a long and difficult case…
"No mucking around, no pointless emails or calls just to increase my costs unlike other's"
Peter Farr | Family Law Client, No mucking around, no pointless emails or calls just to increase my costs unlike other’s
"Duffy and Simon Lawyers provides the best service in conveyancing. This is the 3rd time when we used conveyancing services and it has been fantastic experience. Special thanks to Melanie for always providing prompt responses and whenever need some clarification, she was there to help us. At times, required follow-up with the purchaser for our property sale, she was there to help us. When we need to do follow-up with developer for the land, she was there to help us. Thank you very much Melanie for all the support. It was a pleasure to have our house and then land conveyancing thru you."
Rakesh Chitlangya | Conveyancing client, Best service in conveyancing…
"The Conveyancing experience with Esha was seamless and considering our particular case was reasonably complex Esha explained things every step of the way and with a great result. Thankyou D&S"
John Clarke | Conveyancing client, Conveyancing experience was seamless, particularly in a complex matter
"I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank you both for your work in administering Graham’s estate and guiding us through what is never an easy task. Your advice and caring professionalism was much appreciated (as was the eventual house sale/conveyancing process from other members of the Duffy & Simon team)
Don, particular thanks for following through what has been many decades of legal service for my parents. As farmers and small business owners, they always appreciated and relied on your advice so as a family, we were glad to have your oversight of this final task."
S.H | Probate and Conveyancing client, Your advice and caring professionalism was much appreciated
"Dear Madusha,
Thank you for everything that you have done, you have made such a difference for Lin & that makes me such a happy Mum"
| Client, Thank you for everything that you have done
"Just a quick note to thank your Company for representing the our family in our recent property transaction and to thank Mrs Clark for the outstanding job she did for us , she is a decided asset to your Company, she must have had a wonderful professional traineeship before joining you !"
Keith | Real estate agent, Thank Mrs Clark for the outstanding job she did
"Our not-for profit organisation had an issue with another not-for-profit organisation over the interpretation of a constitution and we sought a legal opinion from many Law firms on the matter. We were happy that Duffy and Simon Lawyers, and in particular Myf Cummerford, was able to help us resolve the issue. We would not hesitate to recommend Duffy and Simon Lawyers for complex legal situations like ours."
Graeme Alexander | Not-for-profit organisation, We sought a legal opinion from many Law firms on the matter
"Hi Tammy
Thank you (again) for your outstanding work on our settlement.
I feel confident and safe in the hands of you and your team. It has been a pleasure dealing with you all again."
Lisa. D | Conveyancing client, I feel confident and safe in the hands of you and your team
"Thank you Jayde and Andrew (Lopes) for your professional advice and service"