Sommerville Legal

Sommerville Legal is a law firm based in Bunbury, Western Australia. Amanda Sommerville is the Legal Practice Director. Amanda has been providing legal advice and representation to clients in Bunbury and the South West for over fifteen years. Amanda holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with First Class Honours from 2010. Amanda was admitted as a barrister and solicitor to the Supreme Court of Western Australia on 2 April 2012. Amanda was admitted as a barrister and solicitor to the High Court of Australia.

Amanda completed the College of Law Legal Practice Management Course in 2019. Amanda completed Leo Cussons Articled Clerkship training in 2011. Amanda was the Supreme Court prize winner as the top graduating Bachelor Laws student in 2010. Amanda was a Dean's Merit List recipient in 2011. Amanda was the Best Off Campus student in Intellectual Property in 2010. Amanda was the Best Performing PLS Moot Student in 2009. Amanda was the Best Student in Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts in 2007. Amanda was the Best Student in Contract Law in 2006. Amanda has been a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society since 2009. Amanda is a member of the Law Society of WA Country Practitioners Committee. Amanda is a member of Women's Lawyers of WA. Amanda is a member of the South West Law Society of WA. Amanda is a member of the Law Council of Australia - Family Law Section. Amanda is a member of the Family Law Practitioners Association of WA.

Amanda was Chair of the Manea Senior College Board from February 2019 to March 2020. Amanda was a member of the Manea Senior College Board from 2017 to 2019. Sommerville Legal provides legal services including family law, wills, EPA, EPG, and AHD. Sommerville Legal offers different levels of service, including comprehensive legal advice and representation through every stage of Court proceedings, preparation of legal documents, and a simple advice meeting to discuss options for self-representation. Sommerville Legal supports community organisations through sponsorships funded by client fees. Sommerville Legal's liability is limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation.

Wills, powers of attorney and estate matters dominate feedback about this Bunbury practice, and the accounts are strikingly consistent. Amanda emerges as the solicitor named most often, with reviewers describing her as patient and knowledgeable, able to translate legal terminology into everyday language. Rebecca draws praise for thoroughness, while Amy on reception is credited with making visitors feel welcome from the outset. Prompt responses to emails and telephone calls recur across accounts, as does keeping clients informed at every stage, including a long-running class action and protracted estate litigation.

Customers note careful document preparation, considered suggestions and advice, and a calm approach to emotionally charged matters such as separation and the division of marital assets. The office atmosphere is mentioned alongside this, with people remarking that nothing appeared too much trouble and that finalising a will felt plain, uncomplicated and free of stress. A number of reviewers describe travelling from Perth for appointments and considering the trip worthwhile, and the direction offered through difficult estate disputes is singled out as professional and helpful, an endorsement of the firm's depth of expertise in personal legal affairs.