Hi, I’m
Melisa Sloan

Author | Lawyer | Founder

“It’s the big moments that define you”

Your life is made up of many Big Moments. Some of those moments are full of infinite joy – landing your dream job, marrying the love of your life, having your first child, buying your first pad, starting a business, travelling to places on your bucket list, and sharing all of these moments with people you love.

Some moments are more challenging, and you will soon come to the realisation that this is just part of life.

I’m here to help you figure out what might be around the corner, plan the steps to achieve your dreams and be prepared for setbacks. Request my services as a lawyer, book a presentation or download one of my books and you’ll be on the road to peace of mind.

About Me

In addition to being an experienced lawyer, I am a published author, a professional speaker, a board member and a business founder.

I have practised law for almost two decades, predominantly in estate planning and probate with a particular emphasis on complex estate planning matters at my firm Madison Sloan Lawyers. I also sit on the Board of Directors of Deaf Children Australia, an organisation with a focus to ensure that deaf children have the same opportunities in life as all other children.

Above all else, I love helping people to create beautiful lives and beautiful legacies. I’m achieving this through my daily work, books, presentations and Triumph Tales blog.

Testimonials

Melisa and her team assisted us with our estate planning. Melisa gave us excellent advice on how to structure our estate in the most tax effective structure and put in place our all POAs. We have recommended Madison Sloan to other friends and family members.

Petrina Halsall

CEO & Founder Company

The team are the best, so efficient and great at keeping us informed of our sale and purchase process. Melisa has prepared our wills, power of attorney and she and her team are our go to for all legal matters. They are so kind and friendly that we feel we have not only found a great legal team but great friends as well.

Jessica Hamilton

CEO & Founder Company

I can’t speak more highly of Melisa’s book in helping young adults meet all the new challenges they face for the first time with confidence. This is the guide book they need to help them every step of the way with a path forward. Melisa has written it very cleverly. She connects with her target audience through relatability, authenticity and without judgment. The other key part of the book that stands out is how she has tapped into so many experts across so many important areas of life’s progression. And those resources are all in the one book. I remember when I was growing up, it was almost a prerequisite a Melways was a gift for most people turning 18 to throw in the back of the newly purchased car to accompany the fresh driver’s license. It could be argued this book should be the new prerequisite gift from parents to their children as they become young adults. Instead of navigating the roads, this book will help you navigate all the big moments in life with all the expert advice in the one book.

Adam White

Sports Broadcaster and Media Training and Media Management Consulting, Media Champions

When the first of my children was born, my mother said to me, “It’s such a shame children don’t come with a handbook or manual. It would make raising them so much easier.” Several decades on, Melisa Sloan has penned an operating manual, not for babies but for the likes of my now-adult- children as they navigate some more of life’s milestones or Big Moments. Melisa applies her pragmatic lawyerly mind to the big issues and transactions that can stop us in our tracks as adults of any age. I intend to gift this book to each of my 3 children as the guide I wish I’d had. It would have made adulting so much easier!

Anne-Marie David

Executive Director, College of Law Queensland

Melisa and her team assisted us with our estate planning. Melisa gave us excellent advice on how to structure our estate in the most tax effective structure and put in place our all POAs. We have recommended Madison Sloan to other friends and family members.

Petrina Halsall

CEO & Founder Company

The team are the best, so efficient and great at keeping us informed of our sale and purchase process. Melisa has prepared our wills, power of attorney and she and her team are our go to for all legal matters. They are so kind and friendly that we feel we have not only found a great legal team but great friends as well.

Jessica Hamilton

CEO & Founder Company

I can’t speak more highly of Melisa’s book in helping young adults meet all the new challenges they face for the first time with confidence. This is the guide book they need to help them every step of the way with a path forward. Melisa has written it very cleverly. She connects with her target audience through relatability, authenticity and without judgment. The other key part of the book that stands out is how she has tapped into so many experts across so many important areas of life’s progression. And those resources are all in the one book. I remember when I was growing up, it was almost a prerequisite a Melways was a gift for most people turning 18 to throw in the back of the newly purchased car to accompany the fresh driver’s license. It could be argued this book should be the new prerequisite gift from parents to their children as they become young adults. Instead of navigating the roads, this book will help you navigate all the big moments in life with all the expert advice in the one book.

Adam White

Sports Broadcaster and Media Training and Media Management Consulting, Media Champions

When the first of my children was born, my mother said to me, “It’s such a shame children don’t come with a handbook or manual. It would make raising them so much easier.” Several decades on, Melisa Sloan has penned an operating manual, not for babies but for the likes of my now-adult- children as they navigate some more of life’s milestones or Big Moments. Melisa applies her pragmatic lawyerly mind to the big issues and transactions that can stop us in our tracks as adults of any age. I intend to gift this book to each of my 3 children as the guide I wish I’d had. It would have made adulting so much easier!

Anne-Marie David

Executive Director, College of Law Queensland