Our Story
Granich Partners has its beginning in March 1976 when, just a few months after being admitted to the bar and after harvesting his crop at Moorine Rock, Alex Granich and his young family moved to Merredin where Alex established a law practice as a sole practitioner. The move to Merredin was a homecoming for Alex whose family had been farming and contracting in the Eastern Wheatbelt since the 1920s.
Alex who was raised in the wheatbelt, soon gained an understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by farmers, regional businesses and rural people from the vantage point of the legal advisor. The commitment, optimism, humour, community spirit and down-to-earth nature of these people informed Alex’s values as a lawyer.
In 1983 the practice moved to West Perth, then the central business district of Perth before returning to West Perth in 2001 and relocating to South Perth in August 2020.
We have acted as legal advisers for over 45 years to many individuals and small businesses (including farmers) in the Metropolitan and Regional areas of Western Australia. We are conscious of the fact that we are living in an increasingly impersonalised world where people are growing tired of the clinical and detached treatment offered by many organisations. At Granich Partners we guarantee to provide you with personal, professional and principled service.
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We at Granich Partners know that finding the right solicitor to represent and act for you is a choice not to be taken lightly. We are happy to discuss your matter with you, walk you through your needs, the scope of your goals, and your budget.
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Principled, Professional and Personal
Principled to us means conducting our practice with an integrity grounded in the principle that the client’s interest is paramount. All clients matters are conducted with transparency and accountability that we would want for ourselves in a similar situation.
Professional to us means undertaking legal work to the highest level of skill and bringing to bear over 45 years of legal experience to their firm. This includes the longstanding relationship with the independent bar of Western Australia where there is a need for specialist legal advice.
To us, personal means caring about each client as a person and providing an environment that is understanding and respectful of the needs and concerns of each client in seeking legal advice.
The Role of the Legal Profession
At Granich Partners we believe a strong independent legal professional to be an essential pillar of a rules-based society. Historically, the legal profession has played an important part in the development of society from one run for the benefit of a privileged few to more open, just, equitable and commercially competitive society.
It is the role of the legal profession to defend personal liberty and property, to protect against government overreach, to stand against discrimination and to assist people to achieve their financial goals as harmoniously as possible and with minimum erosion through taxation, dispute or third party claims.
Who we are
Director
Alex Granich
Having grown up in the Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, Alex was actively involved in farming until 1990. Alex commenced practice in 1976 when he opened an office in Merredin.
With over 40 years of experience, Alex has a wealth of knowledge in all areas of commercial and corporate law, including matters pertaining to small to medium business, agribusiness and mining. Alex also has particular expertise in complex estate planning matters, trusts, deceased estates and succession planning.
Alex holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation from the University of Western Australia and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Alex is well known amongst other professionals for his knowledge and strategic advice in the above areas of law.
Solicitor
Jayne Trenka
Jayne joined Granich Partners in 2009 as the junior legal secretary with a Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies. In 2013, Jayne became the firm’s practice manager and senior legal secretary and assisted Alex Granich in all aspects of his work. Jayne continued to work in the role of Legal Practice Manager and Paralegal until 2022.
Having completed a Juris Doctor degree at Murdoch University in early 2022, Jayne was admitted in October 2022 to practice as a solicitor. Jayne is now the commercial lawyer at Granich Partners and continues to assist Alex in all aspects of his work, including trust law, estate planning and succession planning matters. Jayne has a strong background in property matters and undertakes all property settlements on behalf of the firm’s clients (including rural, residential and commercial).
Solicitor
Brian Liau
Brian joined Granich Partners in 2023, bringing with him experience in employment law, commercial law and litigation gained from working with senior lawyers recognised as some of the best in Western Australia. Aside from a Bachelors of Law, he also has a Bachelors of Science, majoring in Information Systems.
Brian was a successful stage and screen performer and ran a successful small business from 2006 to 2016 before being admitted to practice in 2017. He is also the Deputy President of the WA Singapore Business Council, having served on the committee since its launch in 2018.
Legal Practice Manager
Aislinn Hall
Bookkeeper
Melannie Sanders
Melannie Sanders is the bookkeeper at Granich Partners and has been with the firm since September 2012. Melannie has over 14 years of accounts and bookkeeping experience and specialises in legal accounting.
Melannie is a Registered BAS Agent with the Australian Taxation Office. She thrives on efficiency and has a love for numbers.