Officially, I am Bernard but most people (except my mother) call me Bernie. I started in the law in 1968 as a clerk in the Court House at Parkes. I worked in the Local Court system studying law part time until I joined the Public Solicitors office in 1977. I was admitted as a solicitor in 1978. In 1979 I started work with Owen Hodge then of Butler's Road, Hurstville. I practised mostly in family law, compensation and general litigation. In 1982 I bought the practice of John Spicer at Bexley North. John practised mostly in commercial, conveyancing, club and estate work. John retired and I named the practice "Spicer and Hayward". In 1987 I merged Spicer and Hayward with Owen Hodge, with whom I had maintained close ties. I looked after conveyancing, commercial and estate matters. I also computerised the office becoming the managing partner. I returned to sole practise at the start of 1990 at the present address at Hurstville. I have been a sole practitioner since that time.
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