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Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Criminal & Traffic lawyers in Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Criminal and traffic lawyers defend people charged with offences, from drink driving and licence matters to serious indictable crimes.
16 firms
Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Criminal and traffic lawyers defend people charged with offences, from drink driving and licence matters to serious indictable crimes.
16 firms
Queanbeyan, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
North Herring Lawyers provides legal services in Queanbeyan, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Bowral, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Joshua Blom Lawyers provides legal services in Bowral, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Goulburn, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Johnson & Sendall provides legal services in Goulburn, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Yass, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Davis Faulkner & Co provides conveyancing services in Yass, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Tweed Heads, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Enderwick Lawyers provides legal services in Tweed Heads, NSW. Listed practice areas include Administrative & Government Law, Criminal Law and Skilled & Business Visas.
Queanbeyan, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Fortify Legal provides legal services in Queanbeyan, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law.
Queanbeyan, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Vozella Lawyers provides legal services in Queanbeyan, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Queanbeyan, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Marjason & Marjason Solicitors provides legal services in Queanbeyan, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Criminal Law.
Goulburn, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Johnston Legal provides legal services in Goulburn, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Public Liability and Medical Negligence.
Queanbeyan, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Bevan & Co Lawyers provides legal services in Queanbeyan, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Criminal Law.
Boorowa, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Davis Faulkner & Co provides legal services in Boorowa, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Probate & Estate Administration.
Goulburn, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
RMB Lawyers Shellharbour provides legal services in Goulburn, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Queanbeyan, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
RMB Lawyers Shellharbour provides legal services in Queanbeyan, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Woodlands, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
C F Davies & Co provides legal services in Woodlands, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Wills & Estates.
Karabar, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
Farrell Lusher provides legal services in Karabar, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Braidwood, NSW · Southern Highlands & Tablelands
RMB Lawyers Shellharbour provides legal services in Braidwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
If you've been charged, speak to a criminal lawyer before your first court date. They can tell you whether the charge can be defended, whether the evidence is strong, and what penalty is realistic if you plead guilty. Many criminal lawyers offer a free first conversation and fixed fees for common matters such as drink driving and traffic offences. For serious charges they handle bail applications, negotiations with the prosecution, trials and appeals. Legal Aid and Aboriginal legal services can help if you can't afford a private lawyer.
A criminal charge can affect liberty, employment and travel. Early advice often changes the outcome.
Criminal law is mostly state-based, with Commonwealth offences prosecuted federally, and each state has its own courts, bail laws and sentencing options.
Understand the next step
Criminal and traffic advice begins with the actual allegation and stage of the case. Say whether police want an interview, charges have been laid, bail conditions apply or a decision has been made. An enquiry is not confirmation that a lawyer has accepted responsibility for a forthcoming appearance.
Bowral, Goulburn, Queanbeyan and Yass are grouped for discovery, not because they share a single legal venue. For matters connected with Canberra as well as NSW, ask which jurisdiction and local processes the advice will cover.
For criminal & traffic, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Southern Highlands & Tablelands. 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.
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
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.
The court decides whether you can stay in the community while the case runs, and on what conditions. A lawyer presents your circumstances and proposes conditions that address the court's concerns.