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Graeme has extensive legal and commercial experience, with particular expertise in law of inheritance, contested wills, deceased estate litigation and settling disputes.
Graeme graduated from the UNSW with Honours and has practiced as a solicitor in Sydney for over 20 years and is admitted to the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of NSW. In addition to being appointed a Notary Public he is an accredited mediator and an Arbitrator of the District Court and Local Courts of NSW. Graeme is a founding member of the City of Sydney Law Society and a member of the Law Society of New South Wales and regularly appears in the Supreme Court of NSW in contested wills and estate cases.
Graeme is also an accredited FindLaw Feature Writer in Wills & Estates.
Harland has been practising in the area of Litigation for 20 years. Major areas of practice include: Commercial Disputes, Trusts, Contract and Trade Practices, Corporations Law and Criminal Defence.
Harland was previously the head of litigation at a major Australian law firm before establishing the boutique practice of Heckenberg & Koops Lawyers on January 1 2009.
Harland regularly appears as an advocate and conducts mediations. He has settled many large and complex commercial disputes for both Australian and International clients.
Over the course of his legal career Harland has been involved in several landmark cases including Gould v Brown, In Re Wakim and Dyers v The Queen.
Harland was awarded the University Medal in Law at the University of New South Wales in 1988.
