Leona Bennett - Southern Waters Legal

Leona Bennett

Solicitor | Head of Family Law | Accredited Specialist Family Law | Collaborative Lawyer

Leona heads up the Family Law team at Southern Waters Legal. Leona graduated from the University of Wollongong with degrees in Psychology (Honours) and Law (Honours). Leona is also an Accredited Specialist in Family Law and is a trained Family Law Collaborative Solicitor. Added to her resume is that she had the pleasure of teaching Family Law at the University of Wollongong in 2010 and 2011.

Leona has practiced in the area of Family Law within the Sutherland Shire since 2001. She is dedicated to helping her clients get through one of the toughest times in their lives, separation. Leona is passionate about this area of practice and truly believes that the right lawyer can help someone get through separation by listening to what they need from an emotional and financial perspective and applying the ever-changing law to their individual circumstances. In her practice, you are not just a legal matter or a file, but an individual to be assisted and respected. Leona helps clients find the right resolution for their unique situation, and is conscious of the need to resolve disputes in Family Law by negotiation and mediation before considering litigation.

Outside of Southern Waters Legal, Leona enjoys spending time with her beautiful family and playing sport, having had the honour of representing Australia in Oztag.

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TESTIMONIALS

Leona has guided me through a very stressful life event. Leona is approachable, knowledgeable and experienced. Leona and her team actively listen to your needs always providing options and choices as they work through your matter with you. SWL have provided me expert Family Law and Estate planning advice. All requests have been actioned in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost. I have found Leona and the whole team at SWL to be professional and most importantly friendly. I will continue to use their services for my family’s future needs.

- Nicole A

Going through a divorce is the most stressful thing you will do in your life. Leona and her team have an uncanny knack of making you feel better when you are at your lowest points of this long process. I had complete confidence and trust in Leona from our very first meeting.
Some divorces are more complicated than others and mine was one such case. The professionalism in which my case was handled was second to none. I cannot recommend Leona and her Southern Waters team high enough.

- Marlee

Leona and the team were so great to deal with. I always left the office feeling like I could totally trust that Leona had my back and knew exactly how to deal with whatever situation I presented to her. Even my ex husband sends clients to Leona so I think that speaks volumes about how proficient she is! The entire team were caring but very professional. I also had Simon look over my Will and he gave me some great advice on how to rewrite it so that it protected the future for my kids.

- Alison

I couldn’t have made it through the last 3.5 years without Leona and her team at Southern Waters. Myself and my two little ones are forever grateful for all your hard work and dedication to help us get our final result. I highly recommend Southern Waters Legal to help other families with their matters. You get more than just advice and help, you get support, encouragement and the truth with what to expect when trying to navigate this path. I can’t thank you all enough.

- Nicole N

My meeting with Leona prior to the mediation gave me a clear direction about the process. On the day of the mediation, Leona’s calm but focused manner made the whole day a lot easier to manage & more importantly allowed us to come to a resolution quickly, thank you. I know this won’t be our last contact, but until the next time thank you.

- Christopher