About Carla
Carla Parsons is the founder and Legal Practitioner Director of Parsons Law Pty Ltd, where she stands out as one of only 40 Accredited Specialists in Succession Law in Queensland. With extensive expertise in Estate Planning, deceased estate and trust administration, and Estate Litigation, Carla has made substantial contributions to the field. Since 2017, she has been consistently recognised by Doyles Guide as a Leading Lawyer in Wills, Estate & Succession Planning, and Estate Litigation. In 2023, she was further distinguished as a preeminent practitioner in her practice area.
Her accolades include being named in Best Lawyers in Australia since 2020, and she was honoured as the 2021 Lawyer of the Year for Trusts and Estates and the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for her work in Wealth Management/Succession Planning in Brisbane. Carla frequently shares her insights as a speaker and presenter at professional conferences and has contributed as a past committee member of STEP Queensland.
Carla founded Parsons Law in May 2016, a boutique firm specialising in Succession Law. Her practice offers meticulous private client work and consulting services to other law practitioners and firms. She also serves as a Semester Assistant Professor at Bond University, imparting critical knowledge and skills in Wills and Estates to GDLP students since 2016. Her educational contributions extend to the College of Law Australia as an Adjunct Lecturer, focusing on the Applied Law in Wills and Estates.
Before establishing Parsons Law, Carla was a Partner at Bell Legal Group, where she managed Estate and Succession Planning, disability trust planning, superannuation fund review, and complex estate administration. As a Senior Associate and later an Associate at de Groots Wills & Estate Lawyers, she led complex estate planning and litigation endeavours. Her career began at SHORT PUNCH & GREATORIX, providing her with a solid foundation in various legal fields, including Banking & Finance and Property Law, alongside her growing focus on Wills and Estates.
Carla holds a Master of Laws in Wills and Estates from the College of Law and a Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University of Technology, marking her academic excellence in the legal domain.
