Jim Parke

Jim Parke is an Australian lawyer, Chartered Accountant and Managing Director of Parke Lawyers, a Melbourne-based law firm with origins dating to 1893. Admitted to legal practice in 1991, he is an Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law and a Fellow of CPA Australia. He holds a Master of Science from the University of Oxford, a Master of Laws from Queensland University of Technology and a Master of Jurisprudence from Bond University. Jim is a former Mayor of the City of Boroondara, former community member of the Adult Parole Board of Victoria and the first Australian elected President of Crime Stoppers International. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has been recognised by Doyle's Guide as a leading Victorian lawyer in wills and estates litigation and succession planning.