Criminal & Traffic · Brisbane CBD
34 criminal law firms in Brisbane CBD, Queensland, including Brisbane.
34 firms
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Beavon provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Traffic Offences, Criminal Law and Drug Offences.
From the first interview to sentencing, a criminal lawyer protects your rights and gives you a realistic view of your options. They can negotiate with prosecutors to have charges withdrawn or reduced, run defended hearings and trials, and present the strongest case for a lenient sentence.
A conviction can affect employment, travel, visas and licences for years. The right early advice can change the result.
Criminal law is mostly state-based, with each state's crimes legislation and courts, while Commonwealth offences such as drug importation and fraud against the Commonwealth are prosecuted federally. Legal Aid and Aboriginal legal services help people who can't afford a lawyer.
Understand the next step
Provide the charge or police correspondence and explain the current stage. Ask about representation for the next event as well as longer-term case preparation.
A first consultation and acceptance of ongoing representation are separate; obtain clear confirmation about responsibility for the next appearance.
In Brisbane CBD, compare the individual lawyer’s practice and the proposed scope of work. A commercial firm, family team and criminal defence practice may all be centrally located but provide very different services.
For criminal law, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Brisbane CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Send the charge, summons, bail paperwork and hearing dates through the method requested by the lawyer. Identify whether you are enquiring for yourself or someone else.
Ask what evidence is available and what must be obtained. Decisions about a plea or statement should follow advice on your own circumstances.
Confirm who will attend the next event, where to meet and what preparation is included. Ask how changes in the case would affect the estimate.
One mention, a contested hearing and an appeal are different scopes of work. Ask about preparation, barrister fees and additional appearances.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Make hearing dates and bail conditions clear at first contact. If the firm cannot assist in time, ask about an available practitioner or the relevant legal-aid service.
In Queensland, most matters start in the Magistrates Court, with serious criminal and larger civil matters in the District and Supreme Courts. Tenancy, minor civil, building and guardianship disputes go to QCAT. Solicitors hold practising certificates from the Queensland Law Society, and complaints are handled by the Legal Services Commission.
Good to know
You generally have the right to remain silent. Ask to speak to a lawyer before any interview.
Legal Aid, community legal centres and Aboriginal legal services may be able to help, depending on the charge and your circumstances.
Most matters start in the Magistrates Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of Queensland. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
ROBINSON LAW PTY LTD provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drug Offences, Assault & Violent Offences and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Phillips Crawford Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law.
Herston, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Vocare Law provides legal services in Herston, QLD. Listed practice areas include Not-for-Profit & Charity Law, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Donnelly Law Group provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Bail Applications.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Watling Roche Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Assault & Violent Offences, Criminal Law and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Law Lawyers & Associates provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Public Liability and Business & Commercial Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Rana Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Bail Applications and Assault & Violent Offences.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Fisher Dore Lawyers - Cairns provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drug Offences and Assault & Violent Offences.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Sibley Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Employment Law and Traffic Offences.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Brisbane Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Assault & Violent Offences.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Clements Fitzgerald Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Australian Law Group provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Litigation and Business & Commercial Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Brisbane Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP and Public Liability.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Mark Stone Solicitors provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Petrie Terrace, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Wickham Lawyers provides legal services in Petrie Terrace, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Coronial Inquests.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Mediation Australia - Brisbane provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Criminal Law and Traffic Offences.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Gilshenan & Luton Legal Practice provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Coronial Inquests and Criminal Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Hannay Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Assault & Violent Offences.
TWC Lawyers Qld provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Criminal Law.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Anderson Fredericks Turner provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Debt Recovery.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Wallace O'Hagan Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Domestic Violence & AVOs, Criminal Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
MAGUIRE BARNES FAMILY LAWYERS provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Practising certificates in Queensland are managed by the Queensland Law Society. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.