Matthew Burgess

Matthew William Burgess (born 3 April 1973) is an entrepreneur, lawyer, author, and public speaker. He attended Queensland University of Technology, and graduated in 1996 with a (Accountancy) and a Bachelor of Law.
Burgess is a founder and director of View Legal Pty Ltd. Previously, he was a partner at Australian law firm McCullough Robertson from 2002 to 2014. In 2005, he was appointed to the board of McCullough Robertson, where he served for four years.
In his legal practice, Burgess specialises in tax, business succession, and personal estate planning. He is regularly interviewed by media sources to provide commentary on legal developments in these areas. The focus of Burgess' practice has been providing strategic advice on the impact of the baby-boomer intergenerational wealth transfer and on matters of importance to the small to medium enterprise market. Burgess was also the founder of Australia's first virtual law firm. elawyer.
Published books
Burgess has published various books on practical tips and 'war stories' of issues relevant to advisers and clients in his area of legal practice. The books are consolidated versions of posts from his legal blog www.mwbmcr.blogspot.com.
In 2013, Burgess also began to publish a collection of known as '’. The books are published under his daughter's name, Lily Burgess. In 2014, Burgess published the business book The Dream Enabler', which gives insights into the key attributes of some of Australia's most successful people.

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