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Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams (HOCW) provides high-level legal guidance backed by over 150 years of collective experience across our principal legal team.
Serving Melbourne and Mount Waverley since 1961, our practitioners deliver strategic advice for families and businesses across Victoria.
Why Choose HOCW?
Proven Heritage: Providing stable and reliable legal counsel to the Victorian community since 1961.
Principal-Led Experience: Access over 150 years of combined legal practice within our leadership team.
Specialist & Senior Expertise: A team featuring Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialists and highly skilled senior practitioners.
Our Melbourne-based team provides practical legal advice across commercial law, litigation and insolvency, employment, wills and estates, elder law, family law, and property and conveyancing. We support Victorian individuals, families, business directors with clear, strategic guidance across both personal and corporate matters.
We serve corporate, small business and private clients, providing specialist advice backed by decades of professional experience. As a leading Melbourne firm, HOCW regularly advises directors on risk management, disputes, and financial distress through our dedicated commercial litigation and insolvency practice. About Us
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Thankyou for handling the estate of my mother.
My mother was associated with your company for a long time, that's the way she wanted it.
After the first meeting with Nicole Russell and team, it was obvious our family wouldn't be let down. What a great job Nicole and team were able to achieve.
I would like to personally congratulate Hicks Oakley Chessell Williams for a job well done! This has been a very difficult time for our family. The close down due to Covid-19 made your job all the more difficult. We are all very happy with all outcomes.
C M - Property & Conveyancing Client
