About Us
Hills Family Law Centre Provides Honest Focused Pragmatic Reliable Realistic Tailored Solution Based Collaborative Sensitive Professional Legal Advice
Hills Family Law Centre was established with the view and purpose of providing honest, cost effective and professional family law advice and services.
Practising exclusively in Family and De Facto Law, we understand the complexities involved in these areas of law and we will provide you with informative and focused advice in relation to your rights and obligations.
At Hills Family Law Centre, we understand and appreciate the nature and complexities of all different types of families and relationships. Each person’s situation and story is unique, and as such, requires a focused and tailored approach – unique to you.
Our priority is to provide our clients with informative and realistic legal advice so that their parenting and/or property settlement issues may be resolved quickly and at minimal cost.
Our TEAM
Cherie Bailey
Principal & Co-Founder
Cherie Bailey
Principal & Co-Founder
Cherie completed her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Technology, having also completed a Bachelor of Arts – Double Major in Psychology through the University of Queensland.
As an Accredited Specialist, Cherie practices exclusively in Family Law, bringing a wealth of experience to her matters.
Cherie understands that the breakdown of a family can be one of the most stressful and emotional times in a person’s life and works in an empathetic, collaborative and professional manner to ensure the best outcome for her clients.
Leroy Dickson
Special Counsel
Leroy Dickson
Special Counsel
After six years as a litigator, he moved to Canberra where he practiced family law at one of the Canberra region’s premier law firms.
Leroy relocated to Sydney and joined the Hills Family Law Centre team in February 2019.
While Leroy is no stranger to court work, his forte is to give his clients the support they need to get the best outcome, whether that be through mediation, collaborative and outside-the-box solutions, or court processes.
Family law issues are each completely unique and intensely personal, demanding tact and discretion. Leroy is committed to ensuring his clients' needs in this area are always prioritised.
Clarise Jeanes
Senior Associate
Clarise Jeanes
Senior Associate
Robert McCarthy
Senior Associate
Robert McCarthy
Senior Associate
Robert has experience in all areas of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia including appellate work and has appeared in a number of appeal matters before the Full Bench of the Family Court.
Robert has excellent communication skills, not only in dealing with fellow practitioners and counsel, but also with clients, who are usually involved in adversarial litigation for the first time in their lives, which can be a stressful and daunting process.
Robert is empathetic and reassuring, while maintaining professionalism and objectivity, providing confident, well-reasoned advice, which involves actively managing risks whilst strenuously advocating for the interests of his clients.