Chris Wall

Proven ability to absorb complex facts, get to the heart of a situation and advise costs effectively in estates, wills and planning, family law property division, civil disputes and many other areas, developed through my practice as a "general counsel" for 34 years.

Winner Pitt Cobbett prize in International law Syd Uni.

District Court appointed arbitrator 2002 to 2005. Local Court appointed arbitrator 2003 to 2011.

Appointment by Supreme Court as costs assessor 1994 to 2015, review panellist 2003 to 2015 ( dealing largely with client complaints about solicitors) means I have been reviewing other lawyer's files in many areas for 20 years.

Mediation qualifications since 1992.

Have adjudicated under BCISP Act (building matters).

Have mediated for Fair Trading in Strata title disputes.

Have assisted in training mediators, taught law at TAFE, presented at State Legal Conference and others.

Member Family Law section Law Council of Australia, Law Society, Far South Coast and Monaro Law Society, Costs Assessors Rules Committee of the Supreme Court,

Always been "the minister for difficult problems". Have a broad general knowledge in the law, and litigation commonsense acquired over 34 years of dealing with dispute matters.

Clients can expect honest and direct advice from a base of experience, ability and intelligence.

Travel to Canberra and Sydney not a problem if needed.

Low Cooma overheads means rates lower than others of comparable experience.