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Do you need legal assistance from a criminal lawyer in Melbourne?
Slades and Parsons are Melbourne's leading Accredited Criminal Law Specialists and are available to help
Defending criminal charges for over 35 years
Slades & Parsons exclusively practice in Criminal Law and are one of the leading criminal law firms in Melbourne. Our highly experienced team of criminal defence lawyers are based on Queen St in Melbourne’s CBD. We’re just around the corner from the Courts on Lonsdale St and William St. We have a 24-hour emergency advice line for those in need of urgent legal advice outside of business hours.
We specialise in a wide range of criminal law areas. These include:
- Drug offences
- Property offences and Fraud
- Homicide
- Terrorism
- Sex offences
- Intervention orders
- Bail applications
- Drink driving
- Family violence
- Traffic offences
- Offences against the person
- Tax evasion
Our criminal lawyers appear daily in courts across all jurisdictions, such as:
Our lawyers also represent clients in:
We are also authorised to take on Victoria Legal Aid cases for clients eligible under the ‘grant of assistance’.
Have you been charged with a criminal offence and are now facing criminal charges? Contact a criminal defence lawyer in Melbourne today.
We are available 24 hours a day for urgent legal assistance
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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:
- Have a minimum of five years of full-time practice experience, and
- 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.
Privacy and Professionalism
The privacy of our clients is important to us. We understand some clients might want as little media exposure as possible.
At Slades & Parsons our specialist criminal lawyers and solicitors offer clients professional advice.
We work closely with members of the Bar and will always look for the most appropriate barrister to represent you. Our team provides accurate ongoing assessments of the strength of a prosecution case and available defences.
Most importantly, we ensure we are acting on our client’s instructions.
Accessibility
We offer a 24-hour emergency advice line which is offered free of charge. You can feel reassured that our solicitors are working around the clock to ensure our clients are looked after.
Slades & Parsons also works with the LIV legal referral service. We offer an initial inquiry interview of up to thirty minutes free of charge.
Our Melbourne criminal lawyers take on both private and legal aid cases. Contact us on 9602 3000. We will discuss a realistic fee structure with you that optimises the best possible outcome of any matter.