WALSH & BLAIR LAWYERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director
- Chairman of the Relationships Australia Wagga Advisory Board
- Family Law Accredited Specialist
- Family Law Specialist
Jeremy Naumann is a Director of the firm and is an Accredited Family Law Specialist with the NSW Law Society.
Jeremy moved to Walsh & Blair from Canberra in 1994, after graduating in Law and Science from the Australian National University, and has now practised as a solicitor with Walsh & Blair for over 20 years.
Since 2002 Jeremy has primarily practised in family law and de facto relationships, including property and financial matters, children's disputes and child support.
Prior to becoming a Family Law specialist Jeremy practised in commercial law including conveyancing, wills and succession planning. Jeremy continues to provide advice in these areas to keep a broad practise base.
Jeremy is committed to resolving your dispute and takes a practical approach wherever possible. Jeremy considers that most family law matters do not need to "go to Court". Many matters can resolve quickly and through negotiation, however occasionally a matter will require Court intervention. Jeremy regularly represents his clients in contested hearings in Court, however Jeremy considers that should always be the last resort and always advises and strives for resolution as quickly and as amicably as possible.
As a Family Law Accredited Specialist Jeremy provides sound legal advice. After your first consultation you will have a practical understanding of the pathways to resolution.
Jeremy is Chair of the Relationships Australia Wagga Advisory Board and a member of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia.
When Jeremy is not practising law he can be found following his 3 sons around their various sporting activities or finding another native plant to grow in his garden. He is on the board of Cricket Wagga Wagga and wishes he could find more time to play a round of golf or two.
Tim Abbott has more than 40 years of experience in Personal Injury Claims.
Tim was born and raised on the family farm in Dungog NSW.
He was educated in Sydney and obtained degrees in Law and Commerce at the University of New South Wales.
After university, he moved to Wagga Wagga where he has practised for over 40 years.
Tim is married with four children. He resides on a farm located to the west of Wagga Wagga near Euberta. His farming activities include growing a variety of crops under irrigation, breeding, fattening lambs and hay production. He has a variety of other interests including the breeding of race horses.
Tim has a keen interest in water allocation, the Murray River Darling Basin plan and the problems generally with Government policies and legislation in these areas.
Tim is accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales as a specialist in personal injury law.
He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and of the High Court of Australia.
Tim is also a qualified mediator.
Tim has been involved in thousands of personal injury claims over the years and is one of the most experienced and leading personal injury practitioners in Australia.
Tim has been involved in many ground-breaking cases and obtained for one client the largest personal injury damages verdict in Australia's history.
Tim attends to all his clients personally, the work is not delegated to other or junior solicitors.
When you instruct Tim to act on your behalf you know you are going to get the very best advice from a very experienced Solicitor.
Personal injury law has, in New South Wales, evolved over time. The law has been constantly changing making it essential that you have a specialist and an experienced Solicitor such as Tim.