Do you need legal assistance from a criminal lawyer in Melbourne?

Why Slades & Parsons?

Slades & Parsons practices exclusively in Criminal Law representing those charged with offences against both the Commonwealth and the State.

With over 35 years’ experience, Slades & Parsons have consistently been recognised as one of Melbourne’s Leading Criminal Defence firms in the criminal justice system.

Slades & Parsons represent a diversity of clients charged with criminal offences. They can range from relatively minor charges to high profile and complex criminal cases.

These complex cases may involve charges of:

• Terrorism
• Homicide
• Drug trafficking and cultivation
• Fraud
• Firearm
• Assault
• Sex offences.

We have extensive experience in dealing with Major fraud and Commonwealth Cases. We also represent younger clients in the Children’s Court.

Our lawyers appear in courts daily across all jurisdictions, including the Magistrates’, County and Supreme Courts. Slades & Parsons have acted in matters that have successfully proceeded in the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Australia.

Legal Expertise

Slades & Parsons lawyers have a strong record of success in the running of contested hearings and trials in all courts. Our solicitor advocates appear in court daily across all court jurisdictions.

The firm’s Directors and Senior Associate are recognised ‘Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Criminal Law Specialists’. LIV Accredited Specialists must:

1. Have a minimum of five years of full-time practice experience, and
2. Maintain a high degree of professional development in their area of specialisation.

Our lawyers strongly believe in providing the highest standard of legal representation to their clients – inside and outside of the courtroom. We are also dedicated to enhancing our professional development so that the best possible outcomes are always achieved.

Client Care

Being charged with a criminal offence is a confronting experience. One that can have serious consequences for your future employment, career and relationships.

Once you engage a Slades & Parsons lawyer, you can expect to explore all possible defences available to you. We engage in thorough and meticulous preparation to ensure that proceedings against you are fair and just. We aim to achieve a realistic, effective and timely resolution of your matter.

We pride ourselves on maintaining frequent client contact to ensure our clients are kept fully informed about the case against them. Whether our client is in custody or on bail, we understand the stresses associated with pending criminal charges. We also understand the stresses that family members may face. We make sure to keep our clients and their families fully informed with developments in their case.

Our staff work closely with other professionals, including psychiatrists, medical practitioners, family violence counsellors, psychologists and drug treatment specialists. We often make referrals to these treatment services on behalf of our clients. This ensures that any issues that may have contributed to the criminal charges have been identified and addressed.