Pale Blue Pixel
My home in the expanse of the internet...
I am Rodney Serkowski, a solicitor in Sydney, Australia. My practice focuses on wills and estates and elder law, with additional work in conveyancing, commercial law and leases.
Before becoming a lawyer, I spent over twenty-five years in the construction industry.
Outside work, my main roles are husband and father. When time permits (often with a gin and tonic), I write the Mac software my practice runs on, and I am an aspiring fisherman who does not get nearly enough time on the water.
Current Projects
Native Mac apps, most of them built for one small legal practice where every matter is an ordinary folder. Shared in case they are useful in yours.
Certum Draft (opens in new tab)
In Daily UseThe app that runs the firm's matters. Adaptive matter forms, documents generated from the firm's own precedents, settlement adjustments, estate institution tracking, invoicing, file notes and AML/CTF compliance. It started as a document generator and grew into the practice's working layer.
NoteDrop (opens in new tab)
ReleasedFile notes in seconds, not minutes. A menu bar app that drops a dated, professionally formatted PDF file note straight into the matter folder you are already working in. No navigation, no filing decisions.
Maildrop (opens in new tab)
In Daily UsePick the matter, drag the email. It files correctly named, first time. Messages from Outlook, Apple Mail or Finder become faithful PDFs in the right matter folder, sequence-numbered, with no duplicates. Everything renders on your Mac.
Probate Calculator (opens in new tab)
ReleasedNSW probate costs under Schedule 3, Supreme Court filing fees, and intestacy distribution under the Succession Act, with a citable PDF quote. Offline, on Mac and iOS.