Haille Paine Solicitors
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Our Team

 
 

David Allen

Principal

David is the Principal and Practice Manager of Haille Paine solicitors. He has more than 30 years’ legal experience and is an expert in Estate Planning and Deceased Estates as well as Property and Employment Law. As a result of his experience and standing in the legal community, many of his matters are referred by clients and other lawyers. His community-first approach sees him take on various volunteer positions including his dual roles as President and Regional President of two local branches of the NSW Law Society.


  • David joined Haille Paine in September 2017 as one of the Principals of Haille Paine and today is the sole Principal.

    David contributes a wealth of experience from 17 years working in Sydney law firms, including Hicksons Lawyers, and 10 years as a sole practitioner in the Southern Highlands as principal of David Allen Legal. David leads the Estates Team, which includes estate planning, deceased estates, probate and family provision. His other areas of law include Property, Employment and Small Business Law, including sale of business.

    David is President of the Berrima District Law Society and Regional President of the Southern Tablelands Law Society. He is also a member of the Highlands Business Circle and Business Southern Highlands (formerly the Southern Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Industry).

    Away from the office, David is a regular soloist in sacred music performances at St Jude’s Anglican Church in Bowral. He is involved in several community non-for-profit organisations. This includes his role as Director of the Bowral Autumn Music Festival and active membership of Mandemar Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade. David and his wife Tina enjoy living on their farm near Berrima where they have a small herd of black Angus cattle and are involved in regenerative farming.

Rohan McAlpine

Consultant

Rohan is a Consultant to Haille Paine. He has twenty years’ experience across a range of legal areas with a particular focus on Property Law as well as Estate Planning and Deceased Estates. Rohan plays an active role in mentoring our junior solicitors and legal students.


  • Rohan joined Haille Paine solicitors in 2014 and became a Principal of the practice in September 2017, before stepping back to a Consultant’s role in 2021.

    Rohan enjoys the private client work at Haille Paine and contributes a wealth of knowledge and experience in a broad range of legal areas including property law, commercial law, deceased estates and estate planning.

    In 2010, Rohan made a successful tree change with his wife Lara from Sydney to the Southern Highlands. Prior to that he had worked in a variety of boutique and corporate law firms in Sydney and London.

    After growing up in rural NSW, Rohan is enjoying working and bringing up his young family in the Southern Highlands, where he is actively involved in the local community

 
 
 

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Kerrie Allman-Hore

Associate

Kerrie was an Associate of Haille Paine who specialised in Estate Planning and Deceased Estates. Kerrie had an empathetic approach to clients at times of difficulty. She was a respected member of the legal fraternity in the Southern Highlands and attended networking events for young professional women. Kerrie was diagnosed with a brain tumour in early 2020 and passed away on 12 February 2024, aged 37. She is greatly missed by us all.

  • Kerrie joined Haille Paine in 2014 and became an Associate in 2018. She practised in many areas of law during the seven years she worked as a paralegal and prior to being admitted as a solicitor in 2016.

    More recently, she specialised in estate planning and deceased estates, including estate administration, probate and family provision. Regardless of your age, Kerrie stressed the importance of having in place your estate planning documents, including a will, power of attorney and enduring guardian.

    Kerrie grew up in the Southern Highlands and attended Bowral High School. She enjoyed the variety of legal work in a regional practice and provided an empathetic and reassuring approach to clients at times of difficulty, such as after the loss of a loved one.

    Outside of work, Kerrie attended local women’s networking groups and was involved in helping the community. She enjoyed camping, photography and exploring the natural wonders of the area.

Lucinda Freitas

Associate

Lucinda is an experienced businesswoman who enjoys a strong referral network from other professionals in the property, finance and accounting sectors. She has a depth of experience across property matters and estate planning. It is little wonder so many of Lucinda’s clients return to her or refer their family and friends.


  • Lucinda joined Haille Paine in 2019. Practicing mainly within the area of Property Law, Lucinda has experience with a wide range of property-related matters, including residential and commercial conveyancing, aged care and retirement village leases, strata by-laws and advice for owners corporations. She also provides estate planning for her property law clients.

    Lucinda is a member of the Berrima District Law Society and the Southern Tablelands Law Society. She also regularly attends local networking events for young professional women. As a result, Lucinda has a strong referral network from other professionals and families in the Southern Highlands.

    With a background in Human Resources, Lucinda has also managed her own business, and understands the importance of independent legal advice.

    Lucinda grew up in the Southern Highlands and attended Frensham School. Outside of work, Lucinda enjoys spending time at home with her family, reading and learning new languages.

 
 
 

Cindy Lowe

Solicitor

Prior to joining Haille Paine as a solicitor in 2021, Cindy had a background in legal and financial services. She works primarily in Deceased Estates and Property Law, as well as Estate Planning. Cindy brings a practical approach to finding legal solutions for her clients, with whom she develops warm working relationships. She is our go-to lawyer for complicated estate matters requiring a calm and close analysis.


  • Cindy joined Haille Paine as a solicitor in 2021 and works in all areas of the practice, including Estate Planning, Deceased Estates and Property Law.

    Prior to joining Haille Paine, Cindy was employed for six years in several small and boutique legal practices in Sydney and the Southern Highlands. This included four years as a legal clerk and two years as a solicitor, after being admitted in 2019.

    Cindy had previously worked for eight years as a paralegal in the Group Treasury of a major bank, where she acquired valuable experience working alongside in-house and external legal counsel on transactions in the Capital Markets.

    With her background in legal and financial services, Cindy brings a calm and practical approach to finding legal solutions for her clients.

    For several generations, Cindy’s family have been clients of Haille Paine solicitors. In 2004, she returned to the Southern Highlands to raise her own family.

    Cindy gives her free time to support those in our community living with disability, including her role as a volunteer solicitor for the Intellectual Disability Rights Service. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, baking and creating textiles.

Dayle Kurovsky

Solicitor

Dayle is a Solicitor in the estates team at Haille Paine solicitors. She assists clients with the process of probate and estate administration after the loss of a loved one. During her university placement at Haille Paine, we identified Dayle as a highly intelligent and friendly law student who would make an excellent lawyer. On that basis, we recruited Dayle and she continues to go from strength to strength as a young legal professional.


  • Dayle joined Haille Paine in 2021 as a law clerk and was admitted to practice as a Solicitor in 2022 after completing her Bachelor of Laws with Distinction at the University of Wollongong.

    She works as part of the Estates team in assisting clients with the process of probate and estate administration after the loss of a loved one.

    Dayle is a member of the Berrima District Law Society and the Southern Tablelands Law Society. She also regularly attends local networking events for women in the legal and financial professions.

    Dayle grew up in the Southern Highlands and attended Bowral High School. Outside of work enjoys she enjoys spending time outdoors.