Lawyers in Wodonga & Albury

Legal advice grounded in the Albury Wodonga community

Wodonga and Albury are twin cities separated only by the Murray River and the line between Victoria and New South Wales. People here live on one side and work on the other, own property in both states, and run businesses that trade across the border without a second thought. Their legal needs follow the same pattern, and that is exactly the kind of work Harris Lieberman has done for well over a century.

From our office at 87 Hume Street in Wodonga, we act for individuals, families, farmers and businesses across North East Victoria and the Riverina. We are large enough to offer genuine depth across the areas of law that matter most to regional clients, and small enough that you deal with the same solicitor from the first meeting through to the end of your matter. Our Head of Practice, Alison Butler, leads a team that people in this region have relied on for generations.

Being local is not just about a convenient address. It means we know the practical realities of the border, from which titles office registers a Wodonga property to which workers compensation scheme covers an Albury job. That knowledge saves our clients time, cost and uncertainty.

How we can help

We advise across the areas of law regional families and businesses reach for most often. Each of these has a local dimension on the border, and we handle both the Victorian and New South Wales sides.

• Commercial law. Business structures, contracts, sales and purchases, and leasing for enterprises that often trade on both sides of the border. We help you set up and grow without tripping over the differences between the two states.
• Employment law. Advice for employers and employees where a workplace may sit in one state while staff commute from the other. We guide you through contracts, workplace disputes and the schemes that apply to your side of the river.
• Family law. Separation, parenting arrangements and property settlements handled with care. Family law is federal, but when assets sit in both NSW and Victoria the disclosure and transfer details differ, and we manage both.
• Property and conveyancing. Buying or selling in Wodonga, Albury or anywhere across the border. Contracts, cooling-off rules and stamp duty are different in each state, and we act on either side or on both at once.
• Wills and estate planning. Wills, powers of attorney, probate and estate administration for regional families, including those whose assets and beneficiaries are spread across state lines.

Cross-border matters are our home ground

The NSW and Victorian border runs straight through the middle of everyday life here, and it runs through a surprising amount of legal work. A couple separating may own a home in Albury and an investment property in Wodonga. A family business may be registered in one state and lease premises in the other. An estate may need to deal with land titles in both jurisdictions at once.

Firms based far from the border often treat these situations as complications. We treat them as ordinary, because for us they are. Working across the two systems every week means we can spot the differences that matter, coordinate the right steps in each state, and keep your matter moving rather than stalling at the river.

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