Lawyer – Patrick McHugh & Co, Central Coast

Richard McCullagh has practised law since 1985, mostly in the area of retirement village law, and has been an adjunct lecturer in Elder Law at the College of Law in Sydney since 2013. This covers areas such decision-making agency, accommodation and remedies for elders. He regularly presents seminars, and publishes articles in the Law Society Journal, about developments in elder law. His textbook, “Retirement Village Law in NSW” was published by Thomson Reuters in 2013. Richard is a legal director of a suburban legal practice on the Central Coast of NSW, Patrick McHugh & Co, in close proximity to a multitude of aged care facilities, retirement villages and an elderly clientele.