Enrights History

W.J. Enright, founder of Enrights Solicitors

Enrights Solicitors was established by W.J. (Walter John) Enright on 3 October 1896. Mr. Enright had graduated from the University of Sydney becoming fluent in French, Italian and German. He also learnt two local aboriginal dialects. He became Mayor of Maitland in 1906 and Chairman of the Maitland Hospital Board in 1912.

W.J. Enright practised on his own behalf until 1925 when he was joined by Henry Thomas Skilton and the firm became W.J. Enright & Skilton.

In 1939 Tony Enright, W.J. Enright's son, came to work in the practice. Upon Tony's admission in 1942, and the departure of Henry Skilton into sole practise, the firm became known as W.J. Enright & Son. In 1981 Tony Enright resigned from the partnership to take up a lectureship in law at the University of Newcastle.

W.J. Enright & Son continued in existence with the employment in time of various legal practitioners including: Patrick Wills, Anthony Enright (W.J. Enright's grandson), Diane Berry, Frank Oakes, Stewart Neely and Patrick Curran.

In 1999 the firm was renamed Enrights Solicitors. Over one hundred years of legal practice has operated in Maitland under the Enrights name.