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About Us

About Benchmark Law Services

Benchmark Law Services has acquired and maintained good working relationships with the colleagues and other professional referring services like the Australian Brotherhood of Fathers, NQ Women’s Legal Services, Police Prosecutions and passionately advocates for clients caught in stressful times.

Benchmark Law Services maybe a new small boutique law firm, but the knowledge, experience and professionalism is one of high performance. Working closely with our clients, Benchmark strives for transparency and honesty in all aspects of their practice.

Our vision at Benchmark Law Services is simply to remove the uncertainty in your legal matter by providing specific advice that is customised to your needs. We will take the time to sit down with you and explain the steps that need to be taken and how we can get you there combining this with a fixed fee price to remove any uncertainty regarding costs.

Meet Our Team

Robert Jaleel Ballais

Principal Solicitor

Rob Jaleel Ballais was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of Queensland in September 2016. Since admission, Rob has practiced primarily in Family Law & Domestic Violence and has developed a keen interest in the property side of Family Law Matters.
Rob prides himself on chasing and obtaining positive outcomes for his clients. He is a people person, Townsville local of over 20 years and understands the emotional drive of his clients and skilfully aims to identify their ultimate end goal.
Rob will explore every avenue possible in the pursuit of achieving results that are in his client’s best interests. Rob’s extensive experience allows him to understand that anyone requiring legal assistance is going through a confusing time and he strives to always be there to answer any questions that you have along the way. Rob is also an experienced advocate with court room experience ranging from the Federal and Family Circuit Court to the Magistrates Court. Rob excels in mediation and is passionate about doing everything possible to avoid litigation for his clients.

Jodie Van-Vegchel

Associate Solicitor

Jodie van-Vegchel was admitted to practice in December 2023 and even though she is junior by title she is not junior by experience. Prior to admission Jodie already had 12 years of experience working for well-known and respected firms across Far North Queensland where she gained extensive knowledge in Family law; Domestic violence; Criminal law; Child safety and Youth Justice; Good behaviour orders; and Consumer law. Jodie was also a Court Officer for Youth Justice and would regularly attend court to advocate for young people in the justice system and passionately advocates for Young People when caught in the system.
Jodie’s extensive experience in the Domestic Violence field has seen her passionately advocate for anyone caught up in the complex world of Family & Domestic Violence and although she will advocate for anyone who needs it, she has developed a keen passion for assisting men in this area of law. She has experience dealing with men of all age groups and backgrounds including Veterans and serving military personnel. Jodie recognises the difficulties and unique circumstances that men often face during family separation and will strive to get the best outcome for her clients.
Jodie is also an experienced advocate in the Magistrates and District Court and regularly attends court for criminal matters in addition to working within the Specialist Domestic Violence Court jurisdiction at Townsville.