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Maddens Lawyers Warrnambool | Personal Injuries & Will Disputes

Maddens Lawyers Warrnambool | Personal Injuries & Will Disputes

4.2(29 reviews)See reviews ↓·Warrnambool

About the company

Maddens Lawyers is a law firm that has been operating for more than 70 years, with 75+ years of service. The firm offers a No Win, No Fee arrangement. It has an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law and an Accredited Specialist in Tax Law. Fiona Giblin is Managing Principal. Kathryn Emeny, Deepanshi Agarwal are Principals. Adam Taylor is General Manager. Brendan Pendergast is Special Counsel.

Erol Chakir, John Cramp, Jess Higgins, Christina McLellan, and Lydia Tawse are Senior Lawyers. Maddens Lawyers has recovered in excess of $150 million in compensation on behalf of class action group members. The firm provides legal services in Personal Injury, Will Disputes, Business & Commercial, Property & Conveyancing, Class Actions, Employment Law, Mediation, Taxation Law, Wills & Powers of Attorney, Estate Planning, Deceased Estates, and Farming & Agribusiness.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Estate disputes, will contests and property transactions form the bulk of the work described by clients of this Warrnambool practice, and the feedback follows a recognisable pattern. Sam Pendergast is named repeatedly in relation to estate matters, with customers describing timely correspondence, a compassionate manner and frank explanations of the strong and weak points of a case, including situations other advisers had declined to take on. Property buyers highlight Kerrie and Fiona, pointing to meticulous attention to detail during conveyancing and the confidence this gave them through a demanding process.

Gary Foster is mentioned for an approachable style and regular updates as matters progressed. A point made in several accounts is that clients felt kept informed at every stage and trusted the guidance they received. Reviewers also refer to mediation outcomes achieved through sustained advocacy, including sessions that ran across many hours, and to barristers engaged for their depth of knowledge. Fairness, efficiency and honesty recur throughout the feedback, with estate litigation, wills and conveyancing emerging as the work most frequently discussed.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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FarmForSale23 May 2026

My children and I have received outstanding service from this group in a claim against an Estate. Sam Pendergast was our Lawyer. He kept us very well informed. He was kind, reassuring and realistic at every step. Our claim was never sugar coated. Sam clearly articulated the strengths and weaknesses of our case. Our engagement was just less than two years. When it was time for Mediation Maddens engaged a Barrister who had deep knowledge and expertise in the areas required. Well prepared. Articulate. Engaged. We achieved an outstanding outcome.

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Stuart Draper9 October 2025

Maddens Lawyers are absolutely amazing, the support, professionalism and attention to detail was superb. Would highly recommend their services.

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Tyler Reddy19 April 2025

I joined a class action in 2022. I had consistent communication which was great for the first year and then that communication started to get less and less. Fast forward to 2025, I have emailed 3 times asking for an update and they have ignored every email. I’ve even forwarded the email to the principal, still nothing. I understand it’s a no win no pay but they can’t even have the decency to update me which is a real shame.

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Laurie Tilley3 April 2025

Maddens Lawyers provided great advice, support and ultimately secured a very good outcome in what was a very difficult case for me. In particular Genevieve Faulkner and Brendan Pendergast were of immense help. I would not hesitate to recommend Maddens to anyone needing legal services.

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Cole Family18 July 2024

Maddens were very professional, fair and efficient with a tight time window to manage. We would highly recommend them.

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Denise MacFarlane23 June 2024

Cannot thank the team at Maddens enough for their advice and professionalism, resulting in settling our case at mediation. Sam is to be commended for his compassion, attention to detail and for making the whole process less stressful than I anticipated.

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Kelly Boulton3 June 2024

Maddens Lawyers helped me achieve a huge win in mediation with a very tough case. My Solicitor and Barrister fought hard for 8 hours straight for me and would not stop until they achieved the best possible outcome. I have never felt more like someone genuinely had my back in my life. After years of feeling gaslit by the defendant, my team from Maddens Lawyers gave me more than a win. They gave me validation. I couldn't have chosen a more highly skilled, passionate team if I tried. They are the absolute best of the best. Forever grateful.

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Contact
Working hours
Monday08:45–17:15
Tuesday08:45–17:15
Wednesday08:45–17:15
Thursday08:45–17:15
Friday08:45–15:30
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed