Rod Cornelius

PRINCIPAL

     

  BA.LLB. AccS(Fam) 

  Grad.Dip Legal Practice

     

 

I have been in legal practice for over 28 years since gaining a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice from the University of Tasmania, my birth state.

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In 2005, I was recognised as an Accredited Family Law Specialist by the Law Institute of Victoria. 

 

I am admitted to practice in both the Supreme Court of Victoria and Tasmania, together with the High Court of Australia, which includes all Federal Courts across Australia.

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Since moving to Melbourne in 2000, I have worked at a number of high profile firms specialising in Family Law. In 2007, I established Cornelius Family Law with the goal of providing to clients personal, accurate and specialist advice in all areas of Family Law.

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For over 10 years, I was a regular guest lecturer at the Leo Cussens Institute where I taught Family Law to law student graduates and provided Continuing Professional Development to legal practitioners and their staff in Family Law.

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I have also presented papers to the legal profession and have been published on such topics as “Domestic Violence in Family Law Property Settlements”. 

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I hold the following professional and personal memberships:

 

 - Law Institute of Victoria

 - Family Law Section of the Law Institute of Victoria

 - Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia

 ​- Huntingdale Golf Club

 - National Gallery of Victoria