Clancy & Triado

To my Team Melanie, Savannah, and Phoebe words are not big enough to say how thankful and grateful I am for the effort that went into my case (definitely one of a kind) one that will be remembered (with many twists and turns)
From the moment I sat in the office with having no clue of what was going to happen in front of me, they made me feel at ease with clear instructions
The support and the act of care was incredible
I strongly recommend this firm Clancy & Triado as it was recommended to me with no regrets

thank you all again

After being referred to Clancy & Triado as experts it has left me disappointed with overcharging in my opinion and billing process. If they put as much focus on billing every 6 mins and under quoting the work their view rating would be higer. Was quoted $5-7K for a very simply divorse where everything was agreed by myself & wife to end up costing near $11K. Our concent order were declined by the courts with 24hrs! After questioning my bill twice they held strong and didnt budge! Took me a week for them to speak to me about the bill, as it wasnt billable time!
It seems Lawyers learn at Uni the billing process and how to bill for every second, Clancy & Triado have mastered this.
Unless you have a tonne of money, like being charged to read a email with 4 words then it's a match. Had to correct spelling and got charged for that as well!

Disappointed.

I’ll start by openly addressing an observation which may be made by “the owner” that I was not a client and by implication my review is somehow invalid. If someone I know accesses other products and services and pays for them - yet that product or service impacts me in a quite negative way - it is entirely conventional and valid to lodge a complaint or put up a negative review in relation to the impact (think financial services, real estate, accommodation, vehicles, restaurants and numerous other examples). When legal representation for either party acts in a way that is arguably deficient it will often have a significant (and potentially long-lasting) impact on others (including the other party and their children) in domains such as financial resources, health impacts, quality of life et al.

Having come to the end of 3½ years of post-separation financial and parenting matters, I must strongly concur with an earlier critical review regarding Clancy and Triado that expresses concerns about arguably simple matters being drawn out too long (which significantly inflates costs). Added to that, I’d highlight concerns regarding – in my view – counterproductive and unnecessarily adversarial, aggressive and intimidatory conduct.

In 2021 the previous Federal Government received a report from the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System (which commenced in 2019). Unfortunately, there is ongoing concern a large proportion of the report’s key recommendations were not implemented by the previous government. While the current government has recently announced a draft Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 there are reservations it doesn’t go far enough in addressing a need to strongly regulate the activities of the private legal profession.

Amongst other issues, there are many who feel more needs to be done to control unreasonably high costs (including potential profiteering) and what Justice Robert Benjamin once described as “a culture of bitter, adversarial and highly aggressive family law litigation. ” One of Justice Benjamin’s judgements said “whichever is the cause, the consequences of obscenely high legal costs are destructive of the emotional, social and financial wellbeing of the parties and their children. It must stop. ” Given what I’ve experienced, I couldn’t agree with Justice Benjamin more.

To ensure there is momentum for improvements and the best possible Family Law system for all: more people who feel they’ve been detrimentally impacted by deficiencies in the practice of Family Law must speak out and help drive change, i.e. In detailed online reviews or when writing to the family law courts, bodies such as the Victorian Legal Services Board & Commissioner, or your local Member of Parliament.

This is a situation where we, the community, need to step up to accelerate needed (potentially radical) long-overdue reforms. If you, like me, have significant concerns about the way your Family Law matter (s) unfolded and are motivated to take action (such as a complaint or submission to a review or commission) then it is vitally important to put your concerns in writing in order to maintain pressure on the current government for meaningful reform. Whilst we can’t change the past, we can all play a part in making improvements to Family Law that benefit other families (particularly the children) and avoid unnecessarily negative experiences and outcomes.

While we would be restricted from discussing specific aspects of our respective Family Law matters; I would be happy to compare notes with others in relation to concerns about the process or conduct of your matter. It’s my real identity on this review and I’m fairly easy to locate on social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn (it isn’t permitted to add an email address to a review).

I got 600k he got over $6million. That’s how great they are. They either didn’t know how to or didn’t bother to check where the money was. Thanks for the lifestyle adjustment.

Great service, very personable and highly respected in the courts. Grateful to Helen Mulvaney for her support and professionalism.

Helen Mulvaney and Georgina Gregory from the firm were very professional, reliable and empathic when dealing with my matter. I would recommend them to anyone going through a difficult process.

Going through the whole process can be daunting but my experience in dealing with Nicky was very professional, she would always clarify and address my concerns. I would recommend her to anyone that needs it.

Over more than 2 years of a family law case I was shuffled between lawyers due to pregnancies. A number of critical deadlines were missed as a result, and unimportant issues were pursued needlessly, which ended up adding to the length and cost of the process, as well as leading to a lesser outcome. The firm was not prepared to acknowledge their contribution to this result.

Professional, empathetic, considerate and caring, Rachel Peattie provided great advice and support thoughout the entire process.

Would highly recommend Rachel, Natasha and Renee.
Excellent advice and achieved the best possible outcome after a traumatic marriage breakup.

Paul negotiated a financial settlement for me when I was quite stressed about a failed mediation attempt. His approach was calm and considered. He reassured me and talked me through all the possible scenarios. It feels really good to have finally done it, and I am very pleased with how it turned out.

Clancy and Triado helped deal with the loss of both my Mother and Grandmother which was a difficult time for our family. They did it with the upmost professionalism and there high level of detail in a timely manner was such a wait off our shoulders. A big thanks to Paul, Angela and Kristen for their support and guidance.

Highly recommend, over 3 years I had the experience of both Renee and Natasha. Both were personal, right on the ball and very understanding. Recommended a great barrister and fantastic value moneywise.

Clancy & Triado make the legal journey pleasant. A highly professional team that set an impressive standard of service and customer care. We at Valuations Victoria continue to work closely with Clancy & Triado as like ourselves, take pride on delivering an excellent standard of service.

Penny dealt with me in a long 2 year legal separation with the utmost professionalism. She was also caring, considerate and personable along the way. Advice was always given after listening to my needs and wants. She made herself available to me at times when she was needed. At the end of the ongoing stressful settlement, (which she handled beautifully in and out of court), I came away with a very fair and reasonable financial outcome. Couldn't recommend them highly enough. Incredible legal knowledge combined with compassion. All you could ask for during a difficult period of time.

Like many people going through a marriage breakdown, finding a solicitor who will genuinely support you both personally and professionally was of paramount importance. Georgina Gregory was that person. Not only did Georgina provide this support during a very challenging time, her advice and counsel were lifesavers. Even after the process had finished, Georgina made herself available to answer any questions I had. This was a challenging ordeal made easier by someone who cared.

I had the pleasure of dealing with Penny from Clancy Triado with respect to my separation from my ex wife. Penny was happy for me to undertake simple tasks myself to reduce costs while providing guidance and support. She provided advice and options with no pressure so I could have input into the way we approached the case. Communication was good which I think is important. I have no hesitation in recommending the excellent service that Clancy and Triado offer.

Phil Hibberd

Paul Staindl from Clancy & Triado helped make the process of preparing my will very simple. Most importantly, the final document reflected my wishes and was written in a transparent language that was easy to understand.
I would unhesitatingly recommend Paul if you are preparing a new will or updating your current will.

Clancy & Triado saved my life. I will be forever grateful to Natasha Jordan & Paul Staindl. My previous Lawyers had really made a mess of my separation and when Natasha and Paul took over my case they put things back together again and the result I am more than happy with. Both Natasha and Paul are really easy to work. I highly recommend them and trust the advise they gave me, in fact I would not go with anybody else, I would trust them with my life. Also I would like to mention my Barrister Colin Ham which Natasha and Paul recommended was amazing and did a fantastic job, he made my court experience not seem so scary. Without a doubt Clancy & Triado are the way to go for a law firm and should be rated No. 1. Thanks guys!

I would like to share my gratitude to Renee and the team at Clancy & Triado for there outstanding work on my complex international case, I can firmly recommend this company on thier great work.
Thanks again
Justin Cullen