About Us

Sewells Larkins McCarthy is the result of two prominent Colac legal firms merging in 2001 to become a leading legal service provider in Colac and surrounding districts.

The firm of Sewells Lawyers began in 1899 as a branch office of a Geelong firm and became Sewell and Sewell in 1920. The firm of Larkins McCarthy began in 1910. Today the merged firm of Sewells Larkins McCarthy has offices in Colac, Camperdown, Cobden and Apollo Bay.

The Directors are Stuart Holbery, David Casey, Jeff Thornton and Meagan Compton.

Sewells Larkins McCarthy Lawyers Mission Statement

Our mission is to help our clients with their legal rights and secure and grow their wealth from generation to generation. We do this by providing trustworthy high quality and efficient services to individuals and their families, to partnerships and to corporate clients.

• We put our clients first

The directors and staff are client focused and are all committed to giving their best efforts to the interests of the firms clients.

• We act with honesty and integrity

Our clients can trust the directors and staff and our dealings are always based on complete good faith. We have a proven track record and value client relationships.

• We deal fairly

Whether it is a court appearance, a commercial transaction or a transfer of Real Estate we treat our clients with respect and endeavor to act fairly and honestly. We charge what we believe is appropriate for our services and expect that our clients will rely on us.

• We treat clients with courtesy

This applies to all our dealings. At Sewells Larkins McCarthy we understand the rights of the individual and we do not indulge in any discrimination.

• We aim to be good citizens

Our place in the community means that we must strive for the highest standards of conduct in both our personal and business activities. The directors and staff assist the community and take a long term approach rather than just focus on financial outcomes.