About Us
About McIntyre Legal
We provide expert legal advice in relation to all areas of estate planning, probate, estate administration and estate litigation.
We are consistently recommended in Doyles as a leading law firm in NSW in Wills, Estates & Succession Planning, and Estate Litigation.
Our firm comprises a team of experienced solicitors, paralegals, and support staff who are led by our Director, Anthea McIntyre.
Anthea McIntyre
Legal Practitioner Director
BA LLB (Hons I) LLM (Wills & Estates)
Accredited Specialist (Wills & Estates)
Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP)
About our Director
McIntyre Legal was established in 2014 by Anthea McIntyre.
Anthea has been a solicitor for over 22 years and holds a Master of Applied Law specialising in Wills & Estates. She was awarded 1st place in her Masters and received the Prize for Best Graduating Student.
Anthea is regularly appointed by the Supreme Court of NSW as an administrator of complex and/or contested deceased estates, and as a Court-appointed tutor.
In 2024, Anthea was listed in Doyles as a Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer in NSW, and Recommended as a Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer in NSW. Doyle’s rankings are independently compiled from peer-review based surveys provided by senior solicitors and barristers who practice in Wills and Estates law.
The Law Society of NSW has appointed Anthea as an Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law. Specialist Accreditation is a structured peer to peer assessment process enabling legal practitioners to be recognised for their expertise. To be accredited, specialists must pass a series of meticulous assessments on both legal knowledge and its application in practice. To retain their accreditation, specialists must undertake significant additional professional development in their area of expertise each year.
Qualifications and Awards
- Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Psychology)
- Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours
- Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales since 2002
- Solicitor of the Federal Court and High Court of Australia since 2003
- Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner – Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Master of Laws (Applied Law) specialising in Wills & Estates – awarded the prize at NSW Parliament House for Best Graduating Masters Student.
- NSW Law Society Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates Law
- Trained Collaborative Estates Law Practitioner
- Consistently recommended in Doyles as a Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer and Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer in NSW.
Professional memberships
- Member of The Law Society of New South Wales
- Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), a global professional body comprising more than 21,000 lawyers, accountants, trustees, and other practitioners with expertise in helping families plan for their futures.
- Member of the NSW Law Society’s Elder Law, Capacity & Succession Committee since January 2018
- Member of the NSW Law Society’s Professional Conduct Committee in 2021 and 2022
- Anthea is the founder and owner of “Lawyer Mums Australia”, a network comprising approximately 8,000 legal professionals (judges and other judicial members, barristers, in-house Counsel and solicitors) who are united in their passion for supporting mothers with their legal careers.