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Owen Hodge Family Law Firm Sydney

Owen Hodge commenced providing legal services to the St George and Sutherland communities in 1951. Since then the Hurstville and Sydney family law firm has grown considerably, developing a reputation for quality legal services, value for money and a strong commitment. Today, Owen Hodge Lawyers provide expert legal services to a diverse range of individual and commercial clients across the Sydney metropolitan and surrounding areas with offices in Sydney City and Hurstville.

Our vision is to enhance the lives of our clients by providing for their financial and legal requirements in the acquisition of wealth, protection and management of assets and the transfer of wealth throughout generations. Owen Hodge aim to be simply the best family lawyers in Sydney.

A strong management team and lawyers who are leading lawyers in their fields ensure you get the best result every time. We offer staff who speak Vietnamese, Cantonese, Arabic, and Mandarin as well as access to interpreters in other languages. Technological proficiency provides a platform such that our Sydney law firm clients are serviced effectively and efficiently.

We also endeavour to keep our clients up to date with any changes in the law which might affect their business or private affairs. We distribute Newsletters and Business Bulletins to clients and also offer in-house seminars on topical issues.

At all times you can feel confident Owen Hodge Lawyers will handle all matters with professionalism and efficiency. This is guaranteed with our Law 9000: Legal Best Practice certification, which is a benchmark management system based on internationally recognised standards and a set of best-practice criteria specific to a legal practice.

Working Towards a Better Tomorrow

We care about our community and aim to build a brighter future for the people around us, in both Sydney and Hurstville. Owen Hodge Lawyers provides complementary information seminars throughout the year in order to give individuals the information they need before proceeding with our services. This allows our community to be kept up to date with laws affecting them. If you would like more information on upcoming seminars, please call (02) 9570 7844 or sign up to our newsletter.

Owen Hodge Lawyers provides sponsorship, legal advice and representation for various Not for Profit Organisations, which are constantly helping our community. These not for profit organisations include;

• The Pole Depot,
• Luanda Children’s Services,
• Emmaus Bible College,
• Sylvanvale Foundation,
• Salvation Army.

The History of Owen Hodge Lawyers

Owen Hodge Lawyers was founded by Owen Hodge himself in 1951. Originally he traded under the name Owen D Hodge Solicitors later changing to Owen Hodge & Son Solicitors in 1974 to mark the partnership between Owen and his son Russell.

Owen undertook a great deal of work for Legacy despite not being a legatee himself, his mother was President of the local branch of Legacy. Owen was unique for his time in that he spent 6 years working overseas gaining experience and furthering his knowledge. He served for 3 years in the Australian Army and another 3 years as a navigator flying in Lancaster Bombers.

Russell began working as a solicitor under Owen in July 1973 before being made a partner of the firm in July 1974. Owen was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease in 1980 and retired from practice in approximately 1984. Sadly he passed away in 1987.

Owen Hodge Lawyers Sydney provide expert legal services to a diverse range of individual and commercial law clients in areas ranging from wills and estate planning to employment law. Our Sydney law firm comprises highly experienced lawyers, solicitors and attorneys.

We provide expert legal advice to our commercial clients across property law, contract law, litigation, commercial finance and insurance issues. For our individual clients Owen Hodge also offers expertise in family law, buying and selling a home or an investment property, personal injury law and employment law. Contact us today for a confidential discussion about your unique legal requirements