maria poniros

partner

expertise

  • Estate Planning

  • Business Succession Planning

  • Superannuation (including SMSFs)

  • Corporate and Commercial Advisory

Maria Poniros is a Partner of Brown Wright Stein Lawyers, with more than 18 years' experience advising across a broad range of legal areas, including property, corporate and commercial advisory, estate planning and succession planning (including trusts, businesses and SMSFs).  Her wide-ranging experience ensures that the advice she provides goes beyond the legal complexities of her client's concerns, and takes a holistic approach to help her clients achieve their goals.

Maria’s particular areas of expertise include:

  • property acquisitions and disposals including residential, commercial, retail and industrial properties;

  • retail and commercial leasing for both landlords and tenants;

  • drafting and advising on put and call options, partitioning agreements, co-owner agreements and joint venture agreements;

  • estate, succession and wealth planning;

  • probate and estate administration, contested estates and family provision claims;

  • providing advice to self-managed superannuation funds, including in relation to limited recourse borrowing arrangements; and

  • providing commercial advice to clients about their business and personal affairs.

Maria acts for a broad range of individual clients (including high net-worth individuals), small to medium businesses, property developers and professional advisors.

memberships

  • Women Lawyers Association NSW

  • The Law Society of New South Wales

qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Technology Sydney

  • Bachelor of Science (CompSci), University of Technology Sydney

 
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