Rod Kroon is the Legal Practice Director.

Rod graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Laws. He completed his year as an articled clerk at a Perth firm where he practiced in many areas of law before moving to Bunbury in 1990.

He has been working as a lawyer since his admission in 1984. With a general practice background, he mainly works in the areas of family law, commercial law, land and business settlements, wills and deceased estates.

Rod has been an Accredited Family Law Specialist since 2001.

Rod is a member of

• The Law Society of WA,
• Family Law Practitioners Association,
• Law Council of Australia, and
• South West and Great Southern Law Society.

Rod is also on the WA Country Health Service Board Research Ethics committee, the Bunbury Dolphin Discovery Board, a member of the Network South West Inc., and is involved in community theatre.

Harriette Benz joined Kroon Legal  in 2007.

Harriette graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Laws, a Bachelor of Economics and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. She later completed a Practice Management Course with the Law Society of the ACT.

Harriette worked in the ACT and NSW for many years after her admission in 1998 before moving to Bunbury in 2004.

Harriette has experience in commercial and civil litigation, insurance disputes, landlord and tenant disputes and general commerical matters.

Harriette is a member of

• The Law Society of WA  and
• South West and Great Southern Law Society.

Carmel Torney  joined Kroon Legal in 2008.

Carmel graduated from the Northern Territory University with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Economics before completing her year as an articled clerk at a Darwin law firm where she practised in the area of workers compensation for three years after her admission in 2000. During a short break from law, Carmel completed her Masters in Law at the Queensland University of Technology and is currently completing a Masters in Business Administration at Edith Cowan University.  

She currently practises in the areas of employment law, family law, wills and deceased estates.

Carmel is a member of

• The Law Society of WA and
• South West and Great Southern Law Society.

Carmel is also on the board of the Bunbury Community Legal Centre.

In her spare time, Carmel enjoys scuba diving.

Amelia Mibus joined Kroon Legal in 2009.

Amelia is our newest lawyer as she was admitted to proactice law on 4th march 2010.

She has just completed a year as an Arcticled Clerk with Kroon Legal after graduating from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce.

Support Staff

Wendy is the Practice Office Manager and Librarian and she oversees the administration of the office and accounts.

She is a member of

• The Law Society of WA
• Australia Law Librarians Group (WA)  and
• Australian Library and Information Association.

Wendy is also involved in community theatre and is an active member of the Bunbury Repertory Club. You may have seen her onstage or working at the Little Theatre in Molloy Street.

Brooke is our receptionist / administrative assistant.

Isobel is our full-time legal secretary / administrative assistant.

Isobel previously worked as a legal secretary in New Zealand where she completed a Legal Executive Certificate.

Isobel mainly works with Rod and Carmel.

Verity is our part-time legal secretary /adminstrative assistant.

Verity mainly works with Harriette and Amelia.