A search across Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama can help you compare local and broader Illawarra options. For a building, property or employment dispute, prepare a short chronology so the firm can identify the right team.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(25)Google rating from 25 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
James & Jaramillo Lawyers Wollongong provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Criminal Law and Assault & Violent Offences.
Family Law+7 moreCriminal Law · Assault & Violent Offences · Divorce & Separation · Bail Applications · Fraud & White Collar Crime · Property & Conveyancing · Traffic OffencesFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(21)Google rating from 21 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Phoenix Law provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Family Law · Divorce & Separation · Partner & Family Visas · Criminal Law · Planning & EnvironmentFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(18)Google rating from 18 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Dorahy Davis Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Employment Law and Criminal Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreEmployment Law · Criminal Law · Drug Offences · Unfair Dismissal · Drink & Drug Driving · Traffic Offences · Assault & Violent OffencesFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Good Legal provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(16)Google rating from 16 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Seacliff Family Law provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
Family Law+7 moreDivorce & Separation · Property & Conveyancing · Parenting & Child Custody · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · De Facto Relationships · Binding Financial Agreements · International Family Law & Hague AbductionFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(15)Google rating from 15 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Khan Legal provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
Wills & Estates+7 morePublic Liability · Medical Negligence · Personal Injury · Business & Commercial Law · Property & Conveyancing · Workers Compensation · Immigration & VisasFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Shellharbour, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(14)Google rating from 14 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Cruz Lawyers provides legal services in Shellharbour, NSW. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Property & Conveyancing and Criminal Law.
Building & Construction+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Criminal Law · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Commercial Litigation · Administrative & Government Law · Residential Tenancy · Assault & Violent Offences
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(14)Google rating from 14 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kovacevic Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Family Law+5 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Wills & Estates · Personal Injury · Intellectual Property & Trade Marks
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(14)Google rating from 14 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lough & Wells Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Wills & Estates+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Family Law · Medical Negligence · Criminal Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP · Public LiabilityNo win, no fee
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.1(11)Google rating from 11 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
RMB Lawyers Shellharbour provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Business & Commercial Law · Traffic Offences · Personal Injury · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Building & Construction · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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Kiama, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(8)Google rating from 8 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Lewis & Mckinnon Solicitors provides legal services in Kiama, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Buying or Selling a Business and Contested Wills & Family Provision.
Wills & Estates+5 moreBuying or Selling a Business · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Property & Conveyancing · Commercial Property & Leasing · Business & Commercial Law
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Kiama, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(7)Google rating from 7 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kells The Lawyers provides legal services in Kiama, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Planning & Environment · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Coronial Inquests · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★3.7(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Shoalhaven Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Criminal Law and Drink & Drug Driving.
Family Law+7 moreCriminal Law · Drink & Drug Driving · Employment Law · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Personal Injury · Divorce & Separation · Business & Commercial LawFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Watts McCray Lawyers Hornsby provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Family Law+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Partner & Family Visas · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Divorce & Separation · Parenting & Child Custody · Property & Conveyancing
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(6)Google rating from 6 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Wollongong Conveyancing Services provides conveyancing services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreFamily Law · Elder Law & Aged Care · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Retirement Villages & Aged Care Contracts · Wills & Estates · Parenting & Child Custody · Domestic Violence & AVOs
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★3.4(5)Google rating from 5 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Quirk Lawyers & Conveyancer provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Drink & Drug Driving+7 moreWills & Estates · Family Law · Divorce & Separation · Probate & Estate Administration · Powers of Attorney & Guardianship · Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts · Criminal Law
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(4)Google rating from 4 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Garrison Lawyers provides legal services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Mediation & Dispute Resolution and Divorce & Separation.
Family Law+7 moreMediation & Dispute Resolution · Divorce & Separation · Property & Conveyancing · Parenting & Child Custody · Business & Commercial Law · Building & Construction · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Warilla, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(4)Google rating from 4 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
RMB Lawyers Shellharbour provides legal services in Warilla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Personal Injury · Building & Construction · Strata & Body Corporate · Traffic Offences
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Wollongong, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(3)Google rating from 3 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Crown City Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Wollongong, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Strata & Body Corporate.
Property & Conveyancing+1 moreStrata & Body Corporate
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Kiama, NSW · Illawarra & Wollongong
★★★★★★★★★★2.3(3)Google rating from 3 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
RMB Lawyers Shellharbour provides legal services in Kiama, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Property & Conveyancing+7 moreWills & Estates · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Business & Commercial Law · Personal Injury · Building & Construction · Strata & Body Corporate · Traffic Offences
A practical local guide
Finding legal help in Illawarra & Wollongong
Understand your options, prepare your first conversation and choose a service that fits your situation.
Start with the issue, then the location
A search across Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama can help you compare local and broader Illawarra options. For a building, property or employment dispute, prepare a short chronology so the firm can identify the right team.
The directory covers Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama. These are browsing areas, not court boundaries or a guarantee that every listed firm serves every town. Check the firm’s actual address and ask whether it can take on your matter before making arrangements.
Appointments and access to advice
Check whether a quoted consultation includes reading your contract or notice in advance. For an upcoming hearing, provide the venue and date when requesting an appointment.
For a regional matter, decide which parts of the service need to happen in person. A solicitor may be able to review records and give initial advice remotely, while a signing, conference or hearing needs separate arrangements. Ask who would attend and how travel, local agents or outside specialists would be charged.
Compare the scope, not just the quoted price
Ask what the initial consultation includes: listening to the background, reviewing documents, written advice or taking action. Request an estimate that separates the lawyer’s work from searches, applications, expert reports and other external costs. A free consultation or a fixed fee may cover a limited step rather than the complete matter.
Agree who will handle the file, how you will receive updates and when you must approve additional work. If another practitioner, barrister or adviser may be needed, ask who will arrange that work and how their charges will be explained.
Questions worth asking before you engage a firm
Do you regularly handle this type of matter in NSW, and do you have capacity to assist now?
Which facts or documents do you need before you can give an estimate?
Who will be my main contact, and which meetings or appearances require attendance?
What is included in the fee, what could change it, and when will you tell me?
Is a specialist, community service or different process better suited to this issue?
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.
The legal system in New South Wales
Illawarra & Wollongong is a regional area of New South Wales. Local firms cover everyday legal needs such as wills, conveyancing, family law and local court matters, while specialist work is often handled by firms in the nearest major centre or the capital, many of whom act for clients remotely. In New South Wales, most criminal and minor civil matters start in the Local Court, with more serious matters in the District Court and Supreme Court. Tenancy, strata, consumer and guardianship disputes usually go to NCAT. Solicitors are licensed by the Law Society of New South Wales, and complaints about lawyers go to the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner.
First instance
Local Court
Intermediate
District Court
Superior court
Supreme Court of NSW
Tribunal
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
Family law
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Lawyer regulator
Law Society of New South Wales
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Which courts hear cases from Illawarra & Wollongong?
Most matters start in the Local Court. More serious cases go to the District Court or the Supreme Court of NSW. Family law matters are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
How do I check a lawyer is licensed in New South Wales?
Practising certificates in New South Wales are managed by the Law Society of New South Wales. You can check a solicitor's status on its public register or by contacting it directly.
Where do tenancy and guardianship disputes go?
In New South Wales they are usually heard by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).
Can I use a lawyer outside my area?
Yes. Many firms act for clients across the state by phone and video, although local knowledge of courts and property markets can help.
