Talbot Olivier is proud of its long history and the colorful and talented staff it has attracted to it over the years, laying the foundation for the diverse, responsive and practically based legal practice it is today.

The firm was established in the mid-1920s by the late David Walsh, a leading criminal lawyer of his time. As the firm grew into a small partnership, other notable partners to join were the late James Mazza, another leading criminal lawyer of the day, Henry Wallwork QC, who left the partnership in 1965 to join the western Australian Bar and was later appointed to the Supreme Court of western Australia.

The late Don Talbot became a partner in 1961 and continued to be an integral part of the firm until his retirement in 1996.