About Thurlow Fisher Lawyers

Overview

Thurlow Fisher Lawyers is a long established Bankstown law firm with extensive experience in all areas of the law. The firm is divided into a number of sections being Thurlows Estate Lawyers, Thurlows Family Lawyers, Thurlows Compensation Lawyers and the main business Thurlow Fisher. The firm has an extensive team of lawyers and paralegals, supported by the latest technology and software systems. The firm undertakes all types of transactional work including conveyancing, leasing, wills and probate as well as undertaking commercial work and litigation of all types.

The firm has been established in various forms, for more than 70 years with current team under the guidance and supervision of Matthew Fisher, who is the solicitor director of the practice and  has been practicing in all jurisdictions for in excess of 35 years.

What differentiates Thurlow Fisher from virtually all other law firms is we offer the care and attention that you would expect from a small family orientated firm, backed up with the experience and resources of a large firm.

The other differentiating factor is that we regularly run cases in many different jurisdictions and have the depth of experience to know what is required to properly prepare and run a successful case.

Our firm motto is “we solve problems”and we do it as clearly and simply as possible. We explain legal concepts in clear and simple terms.

As a testament to our work over the last 70 years, virtually all of our business continues to come from repeat work from very satisfied customers or referrals from our very satisfied clients.

Please call us and see for yourself.

Thurlow Fisher Lawyers

The firm stems from DK Thurlow, established in 1947, and John Fisher became articled to David Thurlow in 1951. After working with Pigott Stinson Lawyers, John Fisher returned as partner in 1959 and the firm became known as Thurlow Fisher.

Having been partner since 1985, Matthew Fisher became sole proprietor of the firm with John Fisher’s retirement from partnership of the firm in 2003. In 2005 the Bankstown law firm became an incorporated practice trading under the name of Thurlow Fisher Lawyers and Consultants Pty. Limited although the Bankstown law firm is always known as Thurlow Fisher or Thurlow Fisher Lawyers.

Thomson Bentley & Partners

In September 2011, accredited personal injury specialist John Mallet and experienced property lawyer David Bentley merged the Thomson Bentley & Partners with Thurlow Fisher. The firm’s lawyers have worked in Bankstown in personal injury, property transactions and family estates for over 40 years.

Olliffe & Co

In the early 1950s, Mr Arch Olliffe commenced his own practice in Fetherstone Street Bankstown, (in a building on the site next to the present Bankstown Library). His daughter, Bronwyn Olliffe joined the firm in 1979, remaining with the firm until 1983 when son Timothy joined the firm. Following Arch Olliffe’s retirement in 1993, Tim continued the practice until 2007 when it was incorporated into Thurlow Fisher Lawyers & Consultants Pty Ltd. Tim Olliffe continues working as a senior solicitor with Thurlow Fisher carrying on the family’s long association with the law in Bankstown.

Gary George & Co

Gary George established his firm in 2007 in Granville and shortly thereafter moved to Parramatta where he developed a strong general practice with emphasis on compensation work. In 2014 Gary started undertaking some consulting work for Thurlows Compensation Lawyers and this association quickly grew and in 2016 Gary George & Co amalgamated with Thurlow Fisher. Gary George, who is an accredited specialist in personal injury law, joined Thurlow Fisher to head up its compensation and personal injury practice trading as Thurlow Compensation Lawyers.