Meet Our People
Our lawyers and staff are carefully selected based on their legal skills, people skills, negotiation skills and their honesty and integrity.
Brett Jones
Principal Solicitor & Solicitor Advocate
Brett's primary practice areas are in family law, intervention orders, child protection, criminal law and wills, estates and probate matters.
Before being admitted as a lawyer, Brett was a Paralegal and Law Clerk for a boutique family law practice in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Brett has prior work experience with the Commonwealth Government's Family Assistance Office and Child Support Agency.
Brett has appeared in courts right across Victoria and appeared or instructed in courts in New South Wales and Queensland.
Brett can help you with:
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Property settlements up to 10 million
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Divorce matters
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Parenting and child matters in the family law and child protection jurisdictions
- Intervention orders
- Criminal law matters, including for intervention order breach
- Will, estates, probate and letters of administration
Juliana Dleikan
Solicitor & Solicitor Advocate
Juliana graduated from Deakin University with a double degree in a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce. She attended the College of Law, where she completed her Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice before being admitted to Practice. Since being admitted, Juliana has practised exclusively in the areas of Family Law and Criminal Defence. She has experience in both parenting and property matters.
Juliana is passionate about providing high-quality and long-lasting solutions and offers clients a dedicated and compassionate approach to resolving matters in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Languages: Juliana is fluent in both English and Arabic.
Juliana can help you with:
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Property settlements up to 5 million
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Divorce
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Parenting and child matters in the family law jurisdiction
- Intervention orders
- Criminal law matters, including for intervention order breach
- Will and estates
Rachael Gavin
Solicitor & Solicitor Advocate
Rachael graduated with a Law degree from La Trobe University and completed her practical legal training at the Leo Cussen Centre for Law, earning her Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
Rachael has established herself in boutique family law practices, focusing on family law and intervention order jurisdictions. She has broad experience in property settlement and parenting proceedings and experience handling cost applications, maintenance and enforcement applications, undefended proceedings, and cases with international issues.
She is particularly interested in contentious parenting matters and can guide parents to child-focused and cost-effective resolutions.
Rachael is committed to delivering high-quality legal services with empathy and has an eye for detail.
Rachael can help you with:
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Property settlements up to 3.5 million
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Divorce
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Parenting and child matters in the family law jurisdiction
- Intervention orders
- Criminal law matters, including for intervention order breach
- Will and estates
Renee Van Der Westhuizen
Paralegal
Renee is an experienced Paralegal, having worked in various roles in legal practices for 8 years.
Renee has assisted solicitors in property and parenting matters, wills and estates, criminal law, intervention order matters and conveyancing matters.
Renee provides critical assistance to all of our lawyers and assists the legal practice management team with the accounts and general operations of the Pakenham office.
Renee can help you with:
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Customer Service
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Document and File Management Enquiries
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Administrative Enquiries
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Account Enquiries
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Trust Account Enquiries