SGM Legal

SGM Legal

Building & Construction

BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION • BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL
Kew, VIC
Experience
4.8

Rating

4

Team

None

Since

SGM Legal is a Melbourne-based law firm dedicated to making legal advice simple, painless, and cost-effective. They specialize in a broad range of areas including commercial law, litigation,...

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What is SGM Legal?

SGM Legal is a boutique law firm founded in 2018 that specializes in making legal advice and representation as simple, painless and cost-effective as possible. With a team of 2-10 employees led by Principal Solicitor Jules (Giulio) Marra, the firm provides prompt, flexible and dependable service across multiple practice areas including business law, conveyancing, family law, and international matters. Operating from three strategic locations across Melbourne and Victoria, SGM Legal distinguishes itself through its multi-jurisdictional expertise and commitment to finalizing matters quickly and accurately to fit into every client's schedule.

What services does SGM Legal offer?

SGM Legal offers comprehensive legal services across the following practice areas:

  • Business & Commercial Law: Complete business structuring, commercial transactions, and corporate advisory services
  • Property Law & Conveyancing: Residential and commercial property transactions, title transfers, and settlement services
  • Family Law: Divorce proceedings, property settlements, custody arrangements, and family dispute resolution
  • Criminal Law: Criminal defense representation and legal advice for criminal matters
  • Wills & Estates: Estate planning, will drafting, probate applications, and estate administration
  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Court representation, VCAT disputes, and alternative dispute resolution
  • Italian Law: Specialized Italian legal matters including dual citizenship, inheritance, and cross-border transactions
  • Debt Collection & Recovery: Commercial debt recovery, payment arrangements, and enforcement proceedings
  • Guardianship Law: Applications for guardianship and administration orders
  • Franchising Law: Franchise agreements, compliance, and dispute resolution
  • Contract Review: Comprehensive contract analysis, negotiation, and drafting services
  • International Trade Law: Import/export regulations, trade agreements, and international business transactions
  • Estate Disputes: Will contests, family provision claims, and estate litigation

Why choose SGM Legal as your lawyer?

Clients choose SGM Legal for several compelling reasons:

  • Multi-Jurisdictional Expertise: Principal Solicitor Jules Marra holds bar admissions in Australia, Italy, and Spain, providing unique cross-border legal capabilities
  • Client-Focused Approach: The firm prioritizes making legal processes simple, painless, and cost-effective while maintaining prompt and flexible service
  • Proven Track Record: SGM Legal maintains a 4.8/5 Google rating based on 40 client reviews, demonstrating consistent client satisfaction
  • Specialized Knowledge: Over 10 years of combined legal experience in Australia and Europe enables handling of complex international matters
  • Comprehensive Service Range: From simple contract reviews to complex international transactions, the firm handles diverse legal needs under one roof
  • Strategic Melbourne Locations: Three office locations across Kew, Glen Iris, and Melbourne CBD ensure convenient access for clients throughout Victoria

Who are the attorneys at SGM Legal?

The legal team at SGM Legal comprises experienced professionals with diverse expertise:

  • Jules (Giulio) Marra - Principal Solicitor with over 10 years of legal experience across Australia and Europe. Holds a Juris Doctor and Masters of Law from Monash University. Admitted to practice in Australia, Italy, and Spain. Specializes in litigation, wills & estates, conveyancing, property law, VCAT disputes, Italian law, franchising law, and business law.

  • Nicholas Raso - Solicitor specializing in Victorian residential tenancy disputes and VCAT cases, providing expert representation in tribunal matters.

  • Georgia Merkel - Solicitor focusing on conveyancing and probate matters, ensuring smooth property transactions and estate administration.

  • Sheryl Klein - Practice Manager overseeing daily operations and client service delivery.

  • Fabian Brimfield - Legal team member contributing to the firm's comprehensive service offerings.

How much does SGM Legal cost?

SGM Legal structures its pricing to align with its core mission of making legal services cost-effective and accessible. The firm provides transparent fee arrangements tailored to each matter's complexity and scope. Clients benefit from flexible payment options designed to accommodate various budgets and circumstances. For specific pricing information and payment terms, prospective clients are encouraged to contact the firm directly for a consultation where fee structures are discussed upfront to ensure clarity and avoid unexpected costs.

Where is SGM Legal located?

SGM Legal operates from three convenient locations across Melbourne, Victoria:

  • Kew Office: Suite 306, 89 High Street, Kew, Victoria, 3101
  • Glen Iris Office: 1503 High St, Glen Iris, Victoria, 3146
  • Melbourne CBD Office: Level 10, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

Contact SGM Legal at +61 3 8840 2465 or via email at info@sgmlegal.com.au. Visit their website at www.sgmlegal.com.au for more information, or connect through their social media channels on Facebook (@sgmlegal) and LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/sgmlegal).

Client Reviews

4.8

40 verified reviews

Christian Heaton

Christian Heaton

Verified Client
2 days ago

None

Brandon Heaton

Brandon Heaton

Verified Client
a week ago

Nicholas Raso was dodgy, lied, arrogant, no ethics or integrity, unprofessional. You can find a better lawyer anywhere

Nathan Op de Coul

Nathan Op de Coul

Verified Client
2 months ago

Loved the experience with Georgia, she was professional, polite, patience & understanding. Can highly recommend.

Jenny Wilkinson

Jenny Wilkinson

Verified Client
8 months ago

Jools and Nicolas are extremely supportive and professional towards me and my son. Over the past five years they have acted for us covering a range of different matters. In every instance they have been faultless. We thank SGM Legal and highly recommended.

Donald Paterson

Donald Paterson

Verified Client
8 months ago

Dealt with Nicholas Raso to resolve a Victorian residential tenancy dispute, as I live in Queensland. Nicholas and SGM Legal achieved all the agreed objectives and within the price point set by SGM Legal. By far the most positive experience I have every had with a legal practice in New Zealand or Australia. Nicholas was outstanding, which shows SGM Legal empower their staff to provide excellent, client centric, service. Donald M Paterson

Troy K

Troy K

Verified Client
11 months ago

A delight to work with! Sheryl is diligent, helpful and informative. It was my first time buying and in a new state so I had a ton of questions. Sheryl made things easy to understand and took a lot of stress out of the settlement process. Very highly recommended.

Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith

Verified Client
11 months ago

Great company to work with! They handled all facets of my home purchase and everything went smoothly. I’d use them again and recommend them to others.

Candace W

Candace W

Verified Client
11 months ago

Great experience with the SGM team. They were prompt in responding and kept us updated on developments during the property purchase.

Hector Morgan

Hector Morgan

Verified Client
11 months ago

Everything was a breeze, they made my home purchasing process extremely easy and thoroughly kept me informed with all the processes. Couldn't recommend them enough.

aarti sodha

aarti sodha

Verified Client
11 months ago

Sheryl and Jules were incredible in supporting me through a very distressing time. Sheryl held space for me like a friend- but had a mind like a steel trap and never missed a detail when putting together my case. I am very grateful for their help achieving a positive outcome in my property case, and would highly recommend them to anyone.

David Budd

David Budd

Verified Client
11 months ago

Georgia and the team at SGM Legal were a pleasure to deal with.

Mali Djohan

Mali Djohan

Verified Client
a year ago

Would highly recommend SGM Legal, specifically Georgia Merkel. She was prompt, professional and very easy to work with throughout the whole process and happily answered any and all my questions throughout. Excellent service.

Carly Turner

Carly Turner

Verified Client
a year ago

Georgia was a dream to work with. She was incredibly diligent and communicated with us through the whole process of purchasing land and building our new home. As first home owners we felt so much more knowledgeable throughout the whole process because of Georgia’s help and settlement went through without any hiccups.

Highly recommend

Sally Graves

Sally Graves

Verified Client
a year ago

Georgia Merkel guided us through the complex process of probate but made it very straightforward. We can’t thank her enough for her support.

S M G

S M G

Verified Client
a year ago

SGM legal Nicholas and Juls both support me through vcat to obtain our personal belongings extremely grateful to you both. Thank you from my self and husband Roy.

James Curnow

James Curnow

Verified Client
a year ago

Incredible firm that made our house sale as easy as it could possibly be. Will use them again for any future dealings. Georgia in particular was an absolute star.

mayur bhaskar

mayur bhaskar

Verified Client
a year ago

Nicholas Raso and his team at SGM Legal were fantastic in helping us deal with a complex VCAT case.

We were struggling with an aggressive tenant and after 8 months of no support from the incompetent representatives at VCAT, our Real Estate agent abruptly ended the responsibilities of managing the property, leaving us stranded and in a very difficult situation.

After a few recommendations, we contacted SGM Legal. Nicholas helped us shape our arguments and represented us at VCAT - being extremely patient, professional and most importantly holding the VCAT Member accountable.

After a month of diligently building our case and representing us, Nicholas helped us achieve the right outcome at VCAT. SGM Legal were also very competitive on price giving us a fixed fee option for the outcome which was radically different to every other law firm.

I strongly recommend Nicholas and SGM Legal for any legal support you might require.

Sam Hayek

Sam Hayek

Verified Client
2 years ago

Brief chat with Nicholas and it doesn't take long to realise that his knowledge in law is well and truly superb. Appreciate all your work mate.

Margaret Luff

Margaret Luff

Verified Client
2 years ago

Jules, Nick and Georgia were fantastic to work with. Easily contactable, quick response times, super helpful and knowledgeable with property matters and nothing seemed too much trouble. I would highly recommend Jules and his team at SGM for legal advice and conveyancing

Jan Simmonds

Jan Simmonds

Verified Client
2 years ago

I used SGM Legal recently for a same-day settlement of a property sale & purchase. The whole process was smooth & hassle -free and it was a pleasure to have these guys looking after me. I can highly recommend them. A very professional company with a friendly, personal manner.

Lloyd Wallington

Lloyd Wallington

Verified Client
2 years ago

Jules is an extremely competent, professional solicitor and an all-round great person to work with especially dealing with emotional family matters where having a legal representative with sound morals and a voice of reason can make all the difference. Many thanks, I would not hesitate to recommend Jules and Nicholas to anyone looking for sound, professional legal advice.

Gary Orr

Gary Orr

Verified Client
2 years ago

I consider myself very fortunate to have found Jules and his team - they have been highly professional, expert, and also very human, assisting me through a litigation process, producing a successful result. Thank you.

David

David

Verified Client
3 years ago

Our experience with SGM Legal was exceptional. Nicholas was incredibly helpful throughout the whole conveyancing service from a recent property purchase. Demonstrating a high level of integrity, knowledge, and assistance. Highly recommended.

Sarah Blaby

Sarah Blaby

Verified Client
3 years ago

Jules and the team were great to work with. Quick communication, thorough explanations and helped us navigate the process when we were unsure. Recommended!

Benjamin Davis

Benjamin Davis

Verified Client
3 years ago

None

Louise Barnard

Louise Barnard

Verified Client
3 years ago

Five Stars!!! I would "highly recommend" Jules Marra at SGM Legal, Melbourne, Australia. Jules is easy to talk with and he is always very responsive. We had been trying to navigate our property purchase to buy a vacation rental in Italy but had many complicated challenges that prevented us from buying. After much research I found Jules Marra. We live in the United States and contacted him via Zoom. Jules helped us walk through this process easily and effortlessly. He even had a fabulous attorney on the ground in Italy to help us with all the complicated details. In short, Jules made a very complicated & difficult process easy. We have worked with many attorneys over the years (in many countries) as we are active commercial, residential, and vacation rental real estate investors. I was "absolutely delighted" with this experience. I would not hesitate to recommend Jules Marra from SGM Legal.

Franco Pugliese (Pugga)

Franco Pugliese (Pugga)

Verified Client
3 years ago

The team at SGM are very approachable, professional and trustworthy.

Nicholas and Sam explained things throughly and made us very comfortable in our legal requirements.

Their costs are very competitve and fair.

Jason Stepanow

Jason Stepanow

Verified Client
3 years ago

Engaging in a solicitor isn’t something I normally do, but we recently needed to due to a property matter. We were given Jules details from a friend who had recently used him and I must say that he didn’t let me down. SGM we’re professional, prompt and extremely knowledgeable which help put me and my family at ease. As a result we had a very successful outcome and I will me using SHM legal whenever I need in the future. Thanks team

Hari Yellina

Hari Yellina

Verified Client
3 years ago

Excellent service, got my problems resolved in 14 days and very reponsive.

I wish, I found them few years ago. Will definetly engage the firm in the future.

Thanks Nicholas.

Dennis Syrett

Dennis Syrett

Verified Client
3 years ago

Extremely happy with the service SGM provided in my case. Jules Mara and the staff were thoroughly professional in all aspects. Advice given was frank and to the point and the outcome achieved was most satisfactory.

H Taylor

H Taylor

Verified Client
3 years ago

Jules and Nicholas were both very helpful, and reliable throughout our property transactions. Nothing was a bother and the advice was sound. We will not hesitate to use them again and have recommended their services to others …. something we don’t normally do. Very happy we found SGM Legal in 2020!

Rachael Dalton

Rachael Dalton

Verified Client
4 years ago

Jules' team is friendly, responsive and good value for money. Would definitely use again.

Tricia White

Tricia White

Verified Client
4 years ago

My family and I recently required professional legal assistance in a VCAT matter, Jules Marra and Staff at SGM Legal were absolutely brilliant to deal with, their explanation of steps to go through in our dealings was clear and simple. But above all absolutely professional in every way. They made us feel relaxed and comfortable with their clarity and understanding of our situation. Every detail of our correspondence was relayed to us via email or phone promptly and clearly. SGM Legal went through their fee structure during our time with them that of which were extremely fair and reasonable. The outcome reached with the aid of SGM Legal was exactly the right decision. We were pleased to have their professional and hardworking team assisting us along the way. I would have no hesitation recommending Jules Marra and Staff at SGM Legal representing my family in any Legal situation. Neil White

Laura Dorgan

Laura Dorgan

Verified Client
4 years ago

Highly professional and friendly firm. Very efficient in turn around times and explained everything in an easy to understand format. Highly recommended.

Adam Mahdavi

Adam Mahdavi

Verified Client
4 years ago

Can't recommend SGM highly enough. Their sound legal knowledge is only second to their integrity.

Marg Martella

Marg Martella

Verified Client
4 years ago

The services of SGM Legal were very positive, reliable, responsive and professional. I would definitely use them again, if needed. Highly recommended.

Renee Torcasio

Renee Torcasio

Verified Client
4 years ago

Highly recommend the team at SGM legal. Jules was incredibly efficient, professional and helpful through the journey of selling our property and buying another. Thank you!

George Martin

George Martin

Verified Client
5 years ago

Jules, Wendy and the team were fantastic. They helped us manage a very complicated property purchase with the utmost care and professionalism. We were very grateful to have them on our side. Highly recommended.

Cameron Weller

Cameron Weller

Verified Client
6 years ago

None

Hans Lier

Hans Lier

Verified Client
6 years ago

None

Contact Information

SGM Legal

Suite 306/89 High St, Kew VIC 3101

Kew VIC

Phone

+61388402465

Office Hours

Mon-Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm

By appointment available

Languages

English

Payment Methods

Cash, Card, EFTPOS

Payment plans available

Client Ratings

4.8

Based on 40 reviews

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