Southern Sydney
Criminal and traffic lawyers defend people charged with offences, from drink driving and licence matters to serious indictable crimes.
51 firms
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Hallani & Associates Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Property & Conveyancing and Assault & Violent Offences.
Sutherland, NSW · Southern Sydney
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Sutherland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Partner & Family Visas.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
GREENFIELD CRIMINAL & AVO DEFENCE LAWYERS provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Sydney Criminal Defence Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Assault & Violent Offences and Traffic Offences.
Cronulla, NSW · Southern Sydney
Walkom Lawyers provides legal services in Cronulla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Cronulla, NSW · Southern Sydney
Haydon Law Group provides legal services in Cronulla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
Marano Family Lawyers Hurstville provides legal services in Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Notary Public & JP Services.
Cronulla, NSW · Southern Sydney
Vanzino Lawyers provides legal services in Cronulla, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law.
Miranda, NSW · Southern Sydney
WMD Law provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Marrickville, NSW · Southern Sydney
CM Lawyers provides legal services in Marrickville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Sutherland, NSW · Southern Sydney
Wayne Pasterfield Lawyer provides legal services in Sutherland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Traffic Offences, Criminal Law and Assault & Violent Offences.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Blackridge Law provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Bail Applications, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Family Law.
Sutherland, NSW · Southern Sydney
Hansons Lawyers provides legal services in Sutherland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Debt Recovery.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
J P O'Neill provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Firearms & Licensing Matters and Property & Conveyancing.
Miranda, NSW · Southern Sydney
Saxton Peter & Co provides legal services in Miranda, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Probate & Estate Administration.
Canterbury, NSW · Southern Sydney
Conveyancing Works provides legal services in Canterbury, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Traffic Offences and Wills & Estates.
Rockdale, NSW · Southern Sydney
Bryant-Thomas Legal Services provides legal services in Rockdale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Rockdale, NSW · Southern Sydney
Lovemore Lawyers provides legal services in Rockdale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Immigration & Visas and Criminal Law.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Claremont Legal Pty Ltd provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Traffic Offences.
Penshurst, NSW · Southern Sydney
Duncan & MacKenzie Solicitors provides legal services in Penshurst, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Education Law.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Building & Construction.
Punchbowl, NSW · Southern Sydney
Chidiac Legal provides legal services in Punchbowl, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Personal Injury.
Bankstown, NSW · Southern Sydney
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Bankstown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Sutherland, NSW · Southern Sydney
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Sutherland, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
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.
Southern Sydney includes several distinct local centres. A residential conveyance, small-business lease and family property settlement can each need different expertise even when all involve the same home or premises.
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 Sydney. 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.