Our Firm & Our People

Meet the Team

Collective Family Law Group has an expert team of lawyers with their entire focus on family law issues, our client’s can be rest assured their matter is in experienced hands.
Director
Caralee Fontenele is the founder and director of Collective Family Law, where divorce and wellbeing collide
Special Counsel
Danielle is a Special Counsel and has practiced exclusively in Family Law since 2011.
Senior Associate
Dannielle is a Senior Associate and has practiced exclusively in family law since her admission in January 2007.
Senior Associate
Amy is an experienced Associate family lawyer and joined the Collective Family Law Group team in 2021. Since commencing work as a solicitor, Amy has worked primarily in Family Law.
Senior Associate
Elise is a Gold Coast local. When she is out of the office, she can be found in a café, on a basketball court or taking her dogs for a swim in the Broadwater.
Senior Associate
Wilhelmina is an experienced family lawyer who commenced working in the legal industry in 2010. She was later admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland and High Court of Australia in June 2015.
Associate
Christine completed her Bachelor of Laws at Bond University in 2014 followed by her Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice at the College of Law before being admitted to practice in 2016.
Associate
Rod has a background in Engineering (Grifith) and obtained his Bachelor of Law from Southern Cross University with Honors in 2019 and was admitted to the QLD Supreme Court and High Court in 2020.
Associate
Sarah is a compassionate and experienced family lawyer, who has practised in both New Zealand and Queensland.
Operations Manager
Femke is an innovative and driven accounting professional with over 20 years of experience.
Lawyer
Levi has been working with Collective Family Law Group since October 2019 as our receptionist, administration assistant.
Lawyer
Brandon completed his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice from Griffith University in 2023 and was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2024.
Admin Assistant
Dana's journey to joining the Collective Family Law Group is not just a career move; it's the realisation of a lifelong dream.
Receptionist
Donna is our receptionist and has recently joined our team after many years in the health industry.