After working in more than 90 courtrooms across NSW in a law career spanning four decades, Cowra solicitor Geoff Casey is set to retire on June 30.
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Mr Casey, who recently marked 45 years with Cowra law firm Garden & Montgomerie, says his career has taken him all over the state and across nearly all jurisdictions.
"It's just the life of a country practitioner who does litigation, wherever the work comes from, you go there," Mr Casey said.
"I've done work all over NSW, practically in every country setting and of course, a lot in the city.
"I've done cases in... Newcastle, Wollongong, Dubbo, Armidale, just about everywhere."
Mr Casey started with Garden & Montgomerie in 1964, becoming a partner in the law firm from 1976 to 2012 before retiring from the partnership to become a consultant.
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While he's tackled nearly every kind of case imaginable, from serious criminal matters like murder and sexual assault, to civil work and beyond, Mr Casey believes his greatest achievement has been mentoring young solicitors at the beginning of their careers.
"I've been lucky enough to have two ladies who worked for me, who decided to do law, and who subsequently proceeded to become solicitors," he said.
"Jenny Bell, she was my secretary and decided to do law, graduated and became a solicitor at Garden & Montgomerie.
"The other one is June Langfield... I suggested to her she was too bright to just be a stenographer, she should do law and she did at Armidale and she's been a solicitor for five years. She specialties in family law.
"It's a success story for June. Wonderful story."
He said he proud of both women for the work they have done.
"I feel very proud, it's very satisfying, each of them had to do it the hard way," Mr Casey said.
"At the time they did their university studies, they were unmarried, and they worked full time during the day and studied at night and on weekends.
"[It's a] pretty tough way to do law but they did it. It's a great feather in their caps, that's the hard way to do any tertiary education."
Following his retirement, Mr Casey said travel and more visits to his grandchildren will be on the cards once restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic are lifted.
"We've been lucky, we've been able to travel overseas from time to time, that's on pause at the moment," he said.
"I've got a daughter in Singleton and a son in Melbourne and two sons are in Cowra, all married with families so contact with grandchildren will be one of the top priorities."
With only a few more cases to wrap up before June, Mr Casey said it has been a rewarding career.
"[It's] most enjoyable, the practice of law is very rewarding," he said.
"It's time consuming, [there's] a lot of travel involved but when you win a case for a client, that's very satisfying."
