Hartley Healy was originally established by Brett Hartley in 1998 when he set up Hartley Family Law Services in Brisbane. Initially, the firm consisted of only two staff members, Brett and his secretary. Joe Healy entered into partnership with Brett Hartley in June 2005 and the firm changed its name to Hartley Healy in September 2006. The Brisbane office provides family and de facto law advice to the Brisbane CBD and surrounding Brisbane areas.

The Gold Coast office of Hartley Healy was opened in Southport in April 2007. The office was opened as a result of our desire to service more effectively our clients' family law and de facto law needs in the South East region of Queensland . The Gold Coast office makes it more convenient for clients who live in the area and northern New South Wales to regularly attend necessary meetings. The Gold Coast family law office was the second step in achieving our vision of being Queensland 's most desirable family law service provider.

In 2010, Hartley Healy has established a satellite office at Maroochydore at the Sunshine Coast to service our growing clients in this region. Our office is located in the serviced office environment at 8 Pikki Street, Maroochydore. The office is visited once a week and at other times by appointment with one of our Brisbane or Gold Coast solicitors.