Criminal & Traffic
Drink and drug driving lawyers represent drivers charged with prescribed concentration of alcohol, drug driving and related 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.
Drink & Drug Driving firms in the directory
296 firms
Toowoomba City, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Toowoomba City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Mount Isa City, QLD · Outback & Torres Strait
Anderson Telford Lawyers provides legal services in Mount Isa City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Assault & Violent Offences and Fraud & White Collar Crime.
Darwin Cbd, NT · Darwin & Palmerston
Torney Legal provides legal services in Darwin Cbd, NT. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Criminal Law and Family Law.
Grant Lawyers provides legal services in Bundall, QLD. Listed practice areas include Insolvency & Restructuring, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
Phonographic Performance Co Of Aust Ltd provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Ipswich, QLD · Ipswich
Driving Law Queensland provides legal services in Ipswich, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Traffic Offences.
South Yarra, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Lewenberg & Lewenberg Solicitors provides legal services in South Yarra, VIC. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
Claremont Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Traffic Offences.
Gosford, NSW · Central Coast
Inner West Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Assault & Violent Offences.
Gosford, NSW · Central Coast
P.J. Donnellan & Co provides legal services in Gosford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
East Maitland, NSW · Newcastle & Hunter
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in East Maitland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Karratha, WA · Pilbara & Kimberley
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Karratha, WA. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Worrad Traffic & Criminal Lawyers provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Drink & Drug Driving.
Penrith, NSW · Western Sydney
Claremont Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Penrith, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Traffic Offences.
Pialba, QLD · Wide Bay-Burnett
Driving Law Queensland provides legal services in Pialba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Traffic Offences.
Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Smith Criminal Law Sunshine Coast provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Drug Offences.
Double Bay, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
& Legal provides legal services in Double Bay, NSW. Listed practice areas include Employment Law, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Gordon, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Alexander DW & Co provides legal services in Gordon, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Building & Construction and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Thuringowa Central, QLD · Townsville & North Queensland
Anderson Telford Lawyers provides legal services in Thuringowa Central, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Assault & Violent Offences and Fraud & White Collar Crime.
Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
Benjamin & Leonardo Criminal Defence Lawyers provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
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.
Camden, NSW · Western Sydney
Camden Solicitors And Conveyancers provides legal services in Camden, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Cairns, QLD · Cairns & Far North
Civic Law Pty Ltd provides legal services in Cairns, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Bail Applications and Assault & Violent Offences.
Harris Park, NSW · Western Sydney
CPC Lawyers provides legal services in Harris Park, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Traffic Offences and Drink & Drug Driving.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Get advice first. A lawyer can check whether the police followed proper procedure, whether a defence is available, and whether the charges can be reduced or withdrawn before you enter any plea.
It depends on the reading, your record and your state's laws. In some cases a lawyer can argue for a reduced disqualification period or a work licence where one is available.