Criminal & Traffic · Brisbane CBD
14 drink & drug driving firms in Brisbane CBD, Queensland, including Brisbane.
14 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.
Penalties depend on the reading, your driving history and the state. A lawyer can check the testing procedure, advise whether to plead guilty, and prepare material such as character references and course certificates to argue for the lowest possible penalty.
Drink driving penalties include licence disqualification and, for many people, loss of work. How the matter is handled in court makes a real difference.
Each state sets its own blood alcohol offences, penalties and interlock rules. Many states require alcohol interlocks after certain offences, and some allow courts to decline to record a conviction for low-range first offences.
Understand the next step
Provide the notice, alleged reading or test information and any licence action. Explain prior relevant matters and the practical consequences you want the lawyer to assess.
A court outcome and administrative licence requirements may need separate explanation; ask about both.
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 drink & drug driving, 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
Most drink driving convictions carry disqualification. In some circumstances a lawyer can argue for a shorter period or a section 10-style non-conviction outcome where available.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
Hannay Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Assault & Violent Offences.
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
Brisbane City Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Domestic Violence & AVOs, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
George Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Bail Applications, Criminal Law and Drink & Drug Driving.
Toowong, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Toowong, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
Guest Lawyers provides legal services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Traffic Offences.
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.