Bob Medcalf

BEc LLB CA
Solicitor
Chartered Accountant
bob@mglegal.com.au

Bob is a commercial and tax lawyer and a qualified Chartered Accountant.

He practises mainly in the areas of business and commercial law, taxation law, property law and estate planning.

Prior to establishing Medcalf Grant Lawyers, Bob had a diverse legal and commercial career ranging from working at KPMG in the early 1990s where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, to spending two years in Forbes, New South Wales, working for a local Chartered Accounting firm, to later spending two years with a merchant bank in London.

Living locally, he enjoys being part of the Manly community. Bob plays the bagpipes for the Manly Warringah Pipe Band. He is also a keen golfer, being a member at the local golf club.

Bob is currently studying for his Master of Laws degree at the University of Sydney, majoring in taxation law and revenue law.

Philippa Grant

BA LLB
Solicitor
Accredited Specialist
- Advocacy & Criminal Law
pip@mglegal.com.au

Philippa is a criminal and commercial litigation lawyer. She is a Law Society Accredited Specialist in both Advocacy and Criminal law and has Bachelor Degrees from the University of Otago in Arts and Law.

Her areas of practice include commercial and civil litigation, criminal and traffic law and personal injury.

Philippa was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1993. She practised in Hamilton New Zealand as a criminal and family lawyer for 5 1/2 years before moving to London where she worked as a Locum Social Services Solicitor.

She settled in Sydney in 2000 when she was admitted to practice as a Legal Practitioner of the New South Wales Supreme Court. Since that time she has worked as a litigation and criminal lawyer in established Manly law firms before establishing Medcalf Grant Lawyers in July of 2007. Philippa regularly appears in both local and superior Courts.

David Buckner

LLB
Solicitor
dave@mglegal.com.au

David is a long time local solicitor who began practising in Freshwater in 1979.  As a sole practitioner he has a wide range of experience in all aspects of general practice but specialises in conveyancing and the administration of deceased estates.

David graduated from Sydney University in 1971 and began practice with a medium sized city firm before setting up practice in Freshwater in 1979.  He migrated north to Collaroy in 1991 and continued to practice there until 2004.

He now enjoys practice with Medcalf Grant and brings over thirty-five years experience to the firm.

David lives in Fairlight and enjoys involvement with the local community and is a member of most of the local clubs and his interests include surfing, fishing and golf.

Nicole Vander Reyden

Legal Secretary
nicole@mglegal.com.au

Nicole completed the Conveyancing Law & Practice course at Macquarie University in 2006 and has been a legal secretary for many years.

Nicole lives in Warriewood and enjoys involvement with a local rockpool swimming club and her interests include photography, swimming and playing the flute.