Criminal Lawyers Wollongong

If you’ve been charged with a criminal or traffic offence, the outcome of your Court case might be life-changing and range from fines and loss of licence to jail time.

Our involvement might start at the time you are detained, or when we make an urgent application to the court for bail and will include making any representations to police to prepare for any defence hearing. In Court, we will work hard to defend you to give you the best possible outcome.

We can handle all areas of criminal law, including:

• Traffic and vehicle offences – exceed the prescribed concentration of alcohol (drink driving), drive while disqualified or suspended, drive without a licence, other driving offences
• Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs)
• Acts intended to cause injury – including common assault, serious assault resulting in injury, stalking, serious assault not resulting in injury
• Theft – including theft from retail premises, receiving or handling the proceeds of crime, theft of intellectual property
• Illicit drug offences – possession, cultivation or dealing in illicit drugs
• Property damage – graffiti, fire and explosion
• Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons – driving under the influence of alcohol or other substance (DUI), Dangerous or negligent driving

We appear regularly in the Local Court, Children’s Court, District Court and Criminal Court of Appeal and are capable of running the majority of our summary matters without the additional cost to you of briefing a Barrister.

Whether you’ve been in the courts before or it’s your first offence, navigating the criminal justice system is a daunting experience. Contact us so we can help you manage your way through the legal system to get the best possible outcome for you.