Strategic advice. Clear thinking. Better outcomes.
Michael Rodrigues is a lawyer and courtroom advocate, accredited mediator, Registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and Independent Children’s Lawyer. His practice spans family law, domestic and family violence and protection order proceedings, criminal law, mediation and dispute resolution, commercial and civil disputes, and estates. His family law experience includes high-conflict parenting matters and substantial property and financial disputes involving businesses, companies, trusts and other complex asset structures.
This website is Michael’s personal professional profile and confidential enquiry pathway. Legal services are provided through Rodrigues Legal Group Pty Ltd.
Initial enquiries are ordinarily handled by telephone. Office meetings are by prior appointment only after the matter has been reviewed. We do not accept walk-in appointments.
Clear advice, practical strategy and effective representation across a broad disputes practice.
Michael advises and represents clients across family law, family violence and protection orders, criminal law, mediation, commercial and civil disputes, and estates. His experience includes both matters that can be resolved efficiently and complex disputes requiring detailed preparation, negotiation or litigation.
Family Law
Parenting, divorce, property and financial matters, from negotiated agreements and efficient resolutions to high-conflict parenting disputes and litigation involving substantial assets, businesses, companies, trusts, SMSFs or interstate and international issues.
Rodrigues Legal GroupFamily Violence and Protection Orders
Domestic and family violence, protection order applications and responses, urgent proceedings and contested hearings where safety, evidence, risk and timely advice are important.
Rodrigues Legal GroupCriminal Law
Criminal defence and advice, including charges, bail, Magistrates Court proceedings and more serious contested matters requiring careful preparation and courtroom advocacy.
Rodrigues Legal GroupMediation and Dispute Resolution
Accredited mediation and family dispute resolution for parenting, property, commercial, workplace and other suitable disputes, informed by litigation experience and a practical assessment of risk.
Mediation ServicesCommercial and Civil Disputes
Contractual claims, business and corporate disputes, shareholder issues, debt recovery and other civil disputes. Employment contract advice and employment disputes are also handled as part of the practice.
Rodrigues Legal GroupEstates, Probate and Succession
Probate, estate administration, estate and succession disputes, wills and succession planning.
Rodrigues Legal GroupCalm judgment, disciplined preparation and practical advocacy.
Michael brings substantial litigation, advocacy and dispute-resolution experience to each matter. His approach is to understand the facts and evidence, identify the legal and commercial risks, and develop a clear strategy for negotiation, mediation or court. The objective is to choose the course that best serves the client, whether that means resolving the matter early or preparing it thoroughly for contested proceedings.
His professional background includes extensive family law and Independent Children’s Lawyer work, including high-risk parenting and substantial property disputes, together with broader experience in courtroom advocacy, mediation and dispute resolution. His professional background also extends across Australia and Ontario, Canada, with additional professional connections to New Zealand. In Australia, his experience includes matters reflected in published decisions involving contested family law and superior court proceedings.
For matters he leads through Rodrigues Legal Group, Michael remains directly involved in strategy, preparation and key decisions.
The personal profile is designed to help clients and professional referrers understand Michael’s experience, credentials and approach before deciding whether to make an enquiry through Rodrigues Legal Group.
Resolution-focused, but prepared for court when the matter requires it.
The objective is not to create unnecessary conflict. It is to understand the problem, identify the risks and take the action most likely to move the matter toward a sensible result.
In many matters, careful preparation and realistic advice create the conditions for negotiation or mediation. Where litigation is necessary, the same preparation supports clear evidence, disciplined advocacy and informed decision-making.
Clients should understand where they stand, what the available options are, what each option may involve and what should happen next.
A national practice, with offices in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Michael acts for clients across Australia, including in regional and interstate matters. He conducts conferences, negotiations, mediations and court work both remotely and in person. Where the circumstances require attendance outside the firm's established office locations, appropriate arrangements can be made.
Office attendance by confirmed prior appointment only. No walk-ins.
Office attendance by confirmed prior appointment only. No walk-ins.
Office attendance by confirmed prior appointment only. No walk-ins.
The first step is ordinarily a telephone enquiry. The appropriate arrangements for any further conference, meeting or attendance can then be determined having regard to the nature of the matter, its urgency, location and any upcoming court requirements.
Need clear advice about a sensitive or high-stakes legal issue?
Call Rodrigues Legal Group or complete the confidential enquiry form with your contact details, the general nature of the issue, the principal other parties and any urgent court date or deadline. Do not send documents or detailed confidential material until requested.