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M: 0400 760 805
j.rivett@bblawyers.biz

John has degrees in Commerce (4 Economics and 4 Accounting subjects) and Law. He was an articled clerk at Morris Fletcher & Cross (now Minter Ellison), was Associate to Sir George Kneipp in Townsville and was the Managing Partner of Connolly Suthers (10 partners and 40 staff) in Townsville before he was thirty. He also practiced for thirty-five years as a Barrister including as a Crown Prosecutor at the private Bar. He has worked as Corporate Counsel for five public companies and numerous private ones. He is an experienced company chair, Litigation-Commercial and Wills,  and Project Manager. His passion is IP Law, Start Ups, capital and private credit raising strategies and offers, and he is adept at business law generally. He has a commercial rather than overly legalistic attitude to the practice of law.

M: 0403 576 686
james@bblawyers.biz

Mr. Loel has a wealth of experience as a commercial solicitor acting for clients who are attempting to resolve disputes but he is a hardened commercial litigator when resolution otherwise fails.

M: 0415 645 121
jim@bblawyers.biz

Achievements:

Jim has successfully practiced law as an owner of law firms in Brisbane CBD and in New South Wales. Uniquely, he has also held senior leadership roles in industrial companies  (Director, Company Secretary, CEO; CFO; and General Manager.)

Areas of Legal Practice and Expertise: 

1. Business, company and commercial (structuring, agreements, purchases and sales, fundraising, etc);
2. Company governance and Advisory Boards (certified Chair);
3. Conveyancing and Commercial leasing;
4. Wills and estate planning and administration of estates for business owners, retirees, and PAYGs;
5. Litigation (for plaintiffs and defendants) in the above areas;
6. Coordinator of legal, compliance, and special project requirements for businesses and companies.

Accreditations:

Member:

• Law Society of Queensland.
• Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce.
• Tweed Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Certified Chair of Advisory Boards, Advisory Board Centre, Brisbane.

Advanced Level Executive Coach, Institute of Executive Coaching, Sydney.

Graduate:

• Family Business Directors Course, Family Business Association of Australia; and
• Director as  Strategic Leader, Macquarie University, Sydney.

M: +61417570983
francis@bblawyers.biz

Frank Armstrong has a B.A. DIP. ED. LLB. DIP. FIN & MB. DIP RG 146 SECURITIES.  He is admitted as a Solicitor in Queensland in 1992 and has previously been admitted to the Sydney Bar and the Canberra Bar.

He is a senior practitioner, having wide and varied experience in commercial legal matters, property, estate planning, Wills and Powers of Attorney, and administrating Estates. He has twice been appointed by the Supreme Court as an Administrator on disputed wills. He has held his own AFSL, Credit and Securities Licences from ASIC and has practised as the “Key Person” (Compliance Officer) under his own Licences and he continues to act as an independent for an AFSL & ACL  Licence owned by others. He has been a private mortgage Manager with over $140 million under management.  He has prepared countless mortgage documents and collected millions in outstanding debts.  He has experience at managing land subdivisions for Developers on the Gold Coast, Pittsworth and Toowoomba.