Isabella York
Solicitor
Agribusiness + Estate Administration + Estate Disputes
Isabella is a solicitor at Fox and Thomas, practicing primarily in the Estate Administration and Estate Disputes team. She has expertise in estate and commercial litigation and in negotiating complex land access and coal seam gas agreements across Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
Isabella prides herself on being a strong and trusted advocate for her clients who delivers clear, practical and commercial advice.
As a third-generation grazier, Isabella has a genuine connection to agribusiness and a hands-on understanding of agricultural practices, as well as the legal challenges faced by our rural clients.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws
- Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
Memberships & Appointments
- Queensland Law Society
- Admitted to Supreme Court of Queensland
- Admitted to the High Court of Australia
Sixty Seconds with Isabella York
How long have you worked at Fox and Thomas and what does your job entail?
I joined Fox and Thomas at the beginning of 2026 and work in the Estate Administration and Estate Disputes team.
If you weren’t at Fox and Thomas, what would you be doing?
Ideally, I would be abroad and by the ocean.
What’s the best advice you could give your clients?
Get it in writing!
What are the downfalls of being a lawyer?
Despite what some people might think, you do occasionally get tired of arguing.
What brings you the most joy in your job?
You are truly never done learning.
If you could invite three people for dinner, dead or alive who would they be and why?
Anthony Bourdain, Margaret Atwood and Sir David Attenborough.
What is something that people might not know about you?
I’m notoriously bad with secrets, so I would be surprised if there was anything left undivulged.