Duffy Elliott Lawyers

What Duffy Elliott Lawyers does

Duffy Elliott Lawyers Pty Ltd is a privately held, full-service regional law firm based in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, tracing its origins to 1894 when Michael Joseph Duffy founded M.J. Duffy & Son in Cobar before relocating the practice to Dubbo in the 1920s. The firm is now in its fourth generation of Duffy family involvement alongside Director Robert Elliott and serves individuals, families, local SMBs, and rural/agribusiness clients across western NSW — including Narromine — from a single headquarters (relocating to 50 Talbragar Street in June 2026).

The firm's core practice areas span agribusiness law, business law, commercial law, conveyancing, dispute resolution, liquor licensing, wills and estate planning, probate, and family law, supported by third-party technology platforms rather than proprietary systems. These include PEXA (Property Exchange Australia) for electronic conveyancing — the firm completed the first PEXA settlement in Dubbo in February 2016 — and LawConnect, an encrypted AWS-hosted document sharing platform launched in November 2016. The firm also integrates Australia Post Identity Verification for remote client onboarding and operates a client portal providing forms, calculators, and document access.

Revenue is generated through regulated and disclosed professional fees: per-matter flat fees for wills and estate planning documents (e.g., $450 for a single basic will, $900 for a spouses package), Schedule 3 scale fees for probate work ranging from $560 to $15,500+, and hourly or transactional fees for business, commercial, dispute resolution, liquor licensing, and agribusiness work. The firm holds Law Society of NSW Professional Standards Scheme membership and is led by a small team of approximately 7 employees, including Senior Partner Robert Duffy, Directors Stephen Duffy and Robert Elliott, Senior Associate Melissa Mastronardi, and solicitors Jennifer Spear, Claire Booth, Christine Reardon, and Carene Smith.

Name

Duffy Elliott Lawyers

Legal name

Duffy Elliott Lawyers Pty Ltd

Website

https://duffyelliott.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Duffy Elliott Lawyers is a privately held, fourth-generation full-service regional law firm in Dubbo, NSW, serving individuals, families, local SMBs, and agribusiness clients across western NSW with conveyancing, estate planning, probate, family, commercial, and dispute resolution services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAA

Corporate & Commercial Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAK

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Legal services
• Conveyancing services
• Estate planning services
• Family law services
• Commercial law services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubbo

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Professional Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal fees charged for various legal services including conveyancing, wills and estate planning, probate, business law, commercial law, dispute resolution, liquor licensing, and agribusiness law. Fees are regulated by the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Regulation 2025 and Schedule 3 provides scale of charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Duffy Elliott Lawyers is a full-service regional law firm in Dubbo, western NSW, providing legal advice and representation across agribusiness, business law, commercial law, conveyancing, dispute resolution, liquor licensing, wills and estate planning, probate, and family law. The firm serves local individuals, families, and businesses through direct office consultations, supplemented by PEXA electronic conveyancing and LawConnect secure document sharing.

Product overview

Duffy Elliott Lawyers is a full-service law firm offering legal services across eight core practice areas: Agribusiness, Business Law, Commercial Law, Conveyancing, Dispute Resolution, Liquor Licensing, Wills and Estate Planning, and Probate. The firm also provides Family Law services. As a law firm, these practice areas function as the firm's primary service lines rather than a traditional product portfolio. The Conveyancing services utilize electronic conveyancing through PEXA integration, and the firm has implemented LawConnect for secure client document sharing through their Client Portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agribusiness Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• First PEXA settlement completed in Dubbo, NSW

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Little Big Dairy CominorOthers · 25 May 2017Local dairy company that kindly donated all milk, cream, and flavoured milk for the firm's Australia's Biggest Morning Tea charity event raising funds for Cancer Council NSW.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Holding Redlich: National mid-tier Australian firm with full-service offerings in commercial, property, dispute resolution, and private client work. Comparable in practice breadth though significantly larger in scale.
• McInnes Wilson Lawyers: Australian mid-tier firm with comprehensive practice coverage in commercial, property, family, and estate law. Operates broadly across multiple states as a larger full-service incumbent.
• Moray & Agnew Lawyers: National mid-tier firm with overlapping practice areas in commercial, property, insurance, and dispute resolution. Larger incumbent competing for similar mid-market and regional clients.
• Sparke Helmore Lawyers: Newcastle-headquartered national mid-tier with strong regional NSW presence and a full-service offering spanning property, commercial, dispute resolution, and estates. Operates as a larger incumbent across the same geography.
• Thomson Geer Lawyers: Australian national firm offering corporate, commercial, property, and private client services. Overlaps with Duffy Elliott's practice areas but as a much larger incumbent.

Direct peers

• Marsdens Law Group: Multi-office regional NSW firm with a comparable full-service practice (conveyancing, commercial, family, estate planning, dispute resolution) serving western Sydney and surrounding regions. Closest peer in scale and customer profile.
• Aitken Partners: Melbourne-based mid-tier firm with a similar multi-generational character and comparable practice mix across commercial, property, family, and estate planning. Relevant comparable for service breadth and mid-market client focus.
• TurksLegal: Australian mid-tier firm with comparable commercial, property, and estate-planning capabilities targeted at mid-market and SME clients. Similar practice profile and pricing transparency approach.
• Coleman Greig Lawyers: Western Sydney mid-tier firm offering conveyancing, commercial, family, wills and estates, and agribusiness-adjacent services. Comparable in regional NSW positioning and breadth of practice.
• Makinson d'Apice: Sydney mid-tier firm spanning commercial, property, family, and estate practice. Comparable full-service structure with overlapping practice areas and similar client mix of individuals and SMEs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/duffy-elliott-lawyers

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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