Upcoming meetings

Switch to Calendar View

• June 13th Meeting

  • When
    13 Jun 2023
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    The Brisbane Club, 241 Adelaide Street Brisbane Qld 4001

  Register

  Guest Speaker Brian Herd Partner   -   HopgoodGanin Lawyers “New Twists on Family Planning" Brian’s presentation will be informative, entertaining and riven with stories.

     We might be well prepared for the pleasures of retirement but we’re seldom prepared for the potential pain of retirement and beyond. We look forward to the lifestyle hype but we avoid or ignore the impact of our own ageing, and that of our ageing parents (and parents in law). It’s a ‘family thing’ and unless families are prepared to confront the future, then I can confidently predict, after 40 years of experience, your retirement, and your legacy beyond, will be more painful than pleasurable. Here’s a chance to hear what could be in store and what to do about it.

      

  
  

  Brian is a partner with HopgoodGanim Lawyers in Brisbane and describes himself as

  an ageing and passionate lawyer who, for some 20 years, has practised in estate

  planning and succession and particularly in the area of Elder Law or law relating to

  older people and their families.

  • His work extends to the numerous issues in life and estate planning, Centrelink,

  superannuation, disputes over Wills and Enduring Powers of Attorney, Advance

  Health Directives, retirement living and aged care, incapacity and disputes about

  incapacity and decision making, QCAT applications, elder abuse, family agreements,

  granny flats, family disputes and mediation.

  • He has been voted by his peers as one of Australia's "Best Lawyers in Seniors and

  Retirement law" and by 'Doyle's Guide' as a preeminent lawyer in Queensland in

  Health and Aged Care and a leading lawyer in Wills, Estates and Succession law.

  • In 2022 he received the Queensland Law Society’s “Solicitor of the Year 2022 (Large

  Firm)” award.

  • He is the author of the book, "Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap" published in 2021 by

  Big Sky Publishing which chronicles many family stories from his years of

  professional experience and offers advice and solutions to respond to the various

  strains and stresses that adult children will be exposed to in meeting the needs of

  their ageing parents.

  • He describes himself as busy, useful and happy following the old adage – “A lawyer

  doing well by doing good”.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Show details