John W Ball & Sons

when, in 1983, john and russell retired from partnership in henderson & ball, considerable thought was directed to the name of the new firm. to this purpose, russell and richard were both keen to draw upon the strong reputation and experience of their father john, a former president of the law institute of victoria and a senior counsellor and honorary life member of the law institute of victoria. accordingly, it was agreed that the new firm would be called john w ball & sons. whilst the firm of john w ball & sons was established in 1983, it has direct lineage, history, experience and foundations dating from 1919. john had been articled to his father wallace. russell and richard were both articled to their father john. accordingly, by teaching and example, generations of experience and ethical practice have been passed on. in establishing the new firm, most of the clients (and in many cases generations of clients) of john, russell and richard (and indeed of wallace) transferred thei