about us

CLEON Legal and Mediation Services is a unique, boutique law firm. We are proud to be recognised as a one of a kind law firm in Australia; we are the first private law firm specialising in domestic violence law.

We work in the following areas:-

• Family Law;
• Family Mediation;
• Domestic Violence Law (for both the Aggrieved and Respondent);
• Victim Assist Applications; and
• Criminal Law
  

We pride ourselves on delivering excellent personal, empathetic, and outstanding legal outcomes for our clients. We assist private clients, self-represented clients, and humanitarian clients (clients which we help on a fee- reduced discretionary basis). Our offices are based in Townsville, however, we deliver our services throughout Queensland.

Chrissy Leontios, our Principal Lawyer, has a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws, Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Practice Management Certificate, Graduate Diploma in Family Dispute Resolution, and is a Collaborative Practitioner. She is Accredited with the Attorney General’s Department as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, recognised by the Queensland Collaborative Law Association and the International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners, and regularly undertakes training about child development, family conflict, and domestic and family violence. Chrissy Leontios has been the finalist in national prestigious law awards for: Regional/ Suburban Lawyer of the Year; Sole Practitioner of the Year; and Regional/ Suburban Law Firm of the Year.

CLEON Legal and Mediation Services  is committed to three core values, being: justice, fairness, & equality. Our mission is to promote access to justice in a dynamic, flexible, and modern way. We provide online legal and mediation services using secure cloud technology. The online services are unique. These services aim to assist individuals and businesses in rural and remote areas of Australia to access justice. CLEON also offers the flexible delivery of services; for example, the service facilitates evening and weekend conferences, legal advices, and mediations to suit a diverse range of needs.

Online legal service offerings are no longer the exclusive territory of commercial transactional law, with one new firm taking its national family law services virtual.

Lawyers Weekly publisher William Magee said the finalists represented the best talent within the legal sector .“The Australian Law Awards are always a landmark event in the legal calendar, and this year’s event is no exception,” he said.“ Our finalists represent a range of experience and backgrounds, but share a commitment to excellence in the law.”

Chrissy Leontios has had a busy year. After completing The College’s Legal Practice Management Course in November 2015, Leontios founded her own firm,CLEON Legal and Mediation Services in April 2016.

Now in its fifth year, the Women in Law Awards aims to recognise the achievements of women who have challenged, influenced or changed the practice of law in Australia.

A TOWNSVILLE lawyer is taking large strides against domestic violence, assisting victims to get away from their abusers and helping them get their lives back on track.