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Mr Peter G. Williams, the principal lawyer and founder of PGW Solicitors, has strong community links with Queensland in general and especially Brisbane, having been raised as a boy on the Atherton Tablelands in Mareeba, far North Queensland, growing up as a teenager in Holland Park and being educated in Brisbane. He continues to reside in the Brisbane area, and to maintain his involvement with a number of community and business associations. These associations include the Family Law Practitioners' Association,The Queensland Society of Notaries Inc., and the Brisbane Southside Chamber of Commerce, of which he is a sponsor and Committee member. 

Peter has held various honorary positions on the executive committees of The Society of Notaries of Queensland Inc, Brisbane Junior Chamber of Commerce Inc.(Vice President, 2002), Leads Club, Collabrio, Blue Nursing Service, Brisbane Southside Chamber of Commerce Inc., Anglican Church Grammar School Old Boys' Committee, GPS Past Students' Association Ball Committee, Viking Masonic Lodge No 394, moderator of Commerce Connexion and various political branches.  He enjoys giving back to his community by being actively involved in his local Church in a voluntary capacity, where he has previously held over several years the Honorary offices of Parish Nominator, Churchwarden, Synod Representative, and Parish Councillor.

Peter is the Honorary Solicitor for the Mt Gravatt/Holland Park Sub-Branch of the Returned and Service League of Australia.

Peter was educated at Church of England  Grammar School, Brisbane (Churchie) and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queensland Institute of Technology (now QUT.) in 1985.  He has recently completed the inaugural Notarial Practice Course offered by Bond University and is a Fellow of the Society of Notaries of Queensland. He holds a Practice Management Certificate of the Queensland Law Society, passed with merit.

Peter has thirty-six years continuous experience as a lawyer in the Brisbane city, suburban and semi-rural (Cleveland/Redlands) environments as a general practitioner with particular emphasis in the areas of family law, business contracts, commercial leases, deceased estate administration and litigation, and civil and commercial litigation. He received his Notarial Commission in 2009.

Peter is passionate about relentlessly pursuing justice for his clients, and in protecting the rights of the oppressed individual. Being fully acquainted with the challenges of small business owners, Peter is especially interested in assisting small to large business owners and corporations navigate the law to ensure that a competive business edge is achieved.

Peter was honoured to recently present useful information voluntarily at the invitation of Church leaders in Q & A format, in conjunction with Anglicare, to seniors at a local Southside Church on estate planning issues, including the benefits of having up to date and valid Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Directives and Binding Death Nominations. 

He enjoys mentoring recently commissioned Notaries Public.

Peter's outside interests include spending quality time with family, swimming, Latin dancing, politics, reading, foreign languages and culture, hiking, history, music of many genres, psychology, supporting the Queensland Reds, snow skiing, travel and supporting the arts generally and Opera, Theatre and visual arts in particular.

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