Alicia Chok

Alicia Chok is a Senior Associate in our Private Clients team, practising in estate litigation, estate planning, and contested and uncontested probate and administration matters. She advises individuals, executors, charities, beneficiaries, trustees, business owners and families on a broad range of succession and estate-related matters, providing practical and strategic advice tailored to her clients' needs and objectives.

Admitted to practice in 2020, Alicia graduated with Honours from Macquarie University. She combines technical expertise with a pragmatic and client-focused approach, recognising that estate and succession matters often involve both complex legal issues and sensitive personal circumstances. Through clear communication and practical advice, Alicia helps clients navigate challenges with confidence, delivering commercially sensible outcomes while ensuring they feel informed and supported throughout the process.

 

Qualifications/Memberships

• Master of Laws (applied Law) majoring in Wills and Estates (The College of Law Australia)

• Bachelor of Law/Arts major in Criminology, Hons (Macquarie University)

 

What Alicia’s clients say

I am writing to express my gratitude for the exceptional support and guidance you provided during the settlement of my family estate. Your dedication and expertise were instrumental in protecting my family's interests throughout this process. I truly appreciate the time and effort you dedicated to achieving a successful outcome.

Your attention to detail and strategic approach made a significant difference in resolving this matter. I am truly grateful for your clear communication and willingness to explain complex legal terms, which ensured I understood every step of the process. 

Thank you once again for your hard work, commitment and unwavering understanding. I feel fortunate to have had you as my lawyer during this challenging time. I really could not have done this without you.

- Private client 

 

A word from Alicia

One of the most rewarding aspects of my role is helping clients from all walks of life navigate legal issues that can often feel overwhelming, unfamiliar and daunting. I enjoy building trusted relationships with clients through clear communication and practical advice and am committed to making the legal process feel more manageable while achieving outcomes that are both commercially sensible and tailored to their individual circumstances.

 

Career highlights

• Successfully acting for clients in family provision proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW across estates of varying size and complexity, securing meaningful financial outcomes through strategic negotiation and dispute resolution, while avoiding the delay, expense and uncertainty of protracted litigation.

• Guiding an independent Court appointed administrator in the administration of a complex and protracted estate, including advising on the defence of four separate litigation proceedings.

• Acting for the executor of an estate with assets across four international jurisdictions, coordinating with overseas legal, taxation and professional advisers to navigate complex cross-border administration issues and resolve beneficiary disputes in a practical and cost-effective manner.

• Advising blended families on complex succession planning strategies involving family trusts, private companies, intercompany loan arrangements, domestic and international assets, and preparing tax-effective estate plans that balance wealth preservation, family dynamics and the clients' long-term succession objectives.

• Successfully acting for the executor of an estate in contested probate proceedings, defending a challenge to the validity of the deceased's Will and securing an outcome that upheld the deceased's testamentary intentions and enabled the efficient administration of the estate.

 

Specific areas of focus

• Contested estate litigation: Acting and advising in estate disputes, including family provision claims, challenges to the validity of Wills, and disputes arising from the administration of estates.

• Estate planning: Designing tailored and tax-effective succession strategies for individuals, families and business owners, to preserve wealth, protect assets and provide certainty for future generations through carefully structured estate planning documents, including Wills, testamentary trust Wills, enduring powers of attorney and appointments of enduring guardians.

• Probate: Assisting executors and administrators with uncontested applications for grants of probate and letters of administration in the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

• Estate administration: Advising executors, administrators and beneficiaries in the administration of deceased estates, whether testate (where there is a valid Will) and intestate (where there is no Will).

• Trusts: Advising on the establishment and administration of trusts.