Angela Cornford-Scott is the director of Cornford-Scott Lawyers Pty Ltd and an accredited specialist in succession law.
She has worked in the area of succession law for over 20 years and has a particular interest in estate planning, trust matters and estate administration issues.
Angela is the current Chair of the QLS Succession Law Committee. Angela is a member of STEP and a previous Chair of the Queensland Branch. She has lectured for QUT, the College of Law and is a regular presenter of seminars. She also co-authors the Lexis Nexis practical guidance publications in Succession law and Elder law for Queensland.
Angela has been named in the Doyles Guide as the market leader in the areas of both Wills and Estates and Estate Litigation in Queensland and was the only Queensland lawyer named as pre eminent in both categories in the years from 2018 to 2024 Doyles Guide Australia.
Angela was also named the Lawyer of the Year for 2020, 2022 and 2025 in Succession Planning by Best Lawyers.