Max Sutton

Hi, I’m Max.

I’m a Toowoomba family lawyer working across Best Wilson Buckley’s Toowoomba and Dalby offices. I’m also a family law mediator and a collaboratively trained family lawyer.

I’ve worked exclusively in the area of family law and with BWB since 2014, initially as an Administration Assistant, Office Manager, and then Paralegal before being admitted as a Solicitor in 2017. This experience has gifted me with a unique insight into our firm, and has refined my skills as a communicator and negotiator.

My extensive experience as a Toowoomba family lawyer includes assisting clients in all facets of family law, particularly domestic and family violence matters, parenting matters including those involving relocation and parental alienation, and property settlement matters involving spousal maintenance and complex business and trust structures. I regularly assist clients before, during, and after separation, getting to know and understand the needs and motivations of each person I work with to ensure I am providing them with the best possible service. I consider it an honour to support, guide, and help you through this change to your family circumstances.

Why family law?

Family law covers a wide range of practice and knowledge areas, and each client I work with is completely different. As such, I’m constantly challenged in how I operate to ensure the outcomes I’m working towards with my clients are structured to meet the unique circumstances of each family unit.

It is a rewarding and privileged experience to assist people navigate what can be a very difficult time during their life, and to provide them with clarity and certainty and guide them to the light at the end of the tunnel. The genuine focus on client wellbeing displayed by all members of the Best Wilson Buckley team also fuels my desire to practice in this area.

How do clients describe your approach?

My clients have described me as realistic, approachable, and accessible, and I pride myself on the way I am able to tailor my communication to each client I am fortunate enough to work with. My genuine and enthusiastic approach to working with my clients results in positive, constructive, and sustainable outcomes.

As a collaboratively trained lawyer, I will always work to protect the best interests of my clients and their family by resolving matters through an amicable agreement rather than litigation wherever practical, protecting them from the bitterness and financial burden that litigation often fosters.

Areas of expertise

- Collaborative law
- Parenting matters, including those involving communication difficulties between parents
- Complex property settlements
- Domestic and family violence
- Mediations

Qualifications

- Queensland Law Society Practice Management Course
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Arts (International Relations)

Client Feedback

“Thank you again for your help, you are amazing at your jobs and I greatly appreciate everything you have done for me and my family so far.”
“I came to BWB to get legal advice and didn’t expect to be supported and encouraged by Lynn and Jess through the process, which has given me the strength to keep going until today when it settled. My friends, when they heard where I was going, told me that BWB is known for that.”
“I celebrated the removal of the immediate burden with a couple of dark amber ales – I am under no illusion that victory will have the same odds as Phar Lap returning from the dead and winning the next Melbourne Cup, But, just standing up for my rights and against the unwarranted injustice and nonsense that has been heaped to my door, already makes me feel like the jockey of the moment. I tip my hat to your professionalism and bow in gratitude – you treated me with compassion and kindness.”
“Thank you for your prompt reply. I very much appreciated your sincerity, directness, and the scope of your knowledge. It has sorted out a great deal in our lives and made me and my son aware of so many vital pieces of information. I will pass on the information. Thank you once again for your guidance”
“Thank you again for your help, you are amazing at your jobs and I greatly appreciate everything you have done for me and my family so far.”
“I came to BWB to get legal advice and didn’t expect to be supported and encouraged by Lynn and Jess through the process, which has given me the strength to keep going until today when it settled. My friends, when they heard where I was going, told me that BWB is known for that.”
“I celebrated the removal of the immediate burden with a couple of dark amber ales – I am under no illusion that victory will have the same odds as Phar Lap returning from the dead and winning the next Melbourne Cup, But, just standing up for my rights and against the unwarranted injustice and nonsense that has been heaped to my door, already makes me feel like the jockey of the moment. I tip my hat to your professionalism and bow in gratitude – you treated me with compassion and kindness.”
“Thank you for your prompt reply. I very much appreciated your sincerity, directness, and the scope of your knowledge. It has sorted out a great deal in our lives and made me and my son aware of so many vital pieces of information. I will pass on the information. Thank you once again for your guidance”
“Thank you again for your help, you are amazing at your jobs and I greatly appreciate everything you have done for me and my family so far.”
“I came to BWB to get legal advice and didn’t expect to be supported and encouraged by Lynn and Jess through the process, which has given me the strength to keep going until today when it settled. My friends, when they heard where I was going, told me that BWB is known for that.”
“I celebrated the removal of the immediate burden with a couple of dark amber ales – I am under no illusion that victory will have the same odds as Phar Lap returning from the dead and winning the next Melbourne Cup, But, just standing up for my rights and against the unwarranted injustice and nonsense that has been heaped to my door, already makes me feel like the jockey of the moment. I tip my hat to your professionalism and bow in gratitude – you treated me with compassion and kindness.”
“Thank you for your prompt reply. I very much appreciated your sincerity, directness, and the scope of your knowledge. It has sorted out a great deal in our lives and made me and my son aware of so many vital pieces of information. I will pass on the information. Thank you once again for your guidance”