Murdoch Clarke
10 Victoria Street
Hobart TAS
Tel: (03) 6235 9311
Murdoch Clarke’s criminal team acts in matters ranging from drink driving charges to the most serious offences, and its lawyers have run trials in both the Supreme Court and the Magistrates Court. The firm’s site stresses getting advice early, ideally before any police interview, and recording the details of witnesses who may help. Several criminal lawyers are named on its criminal law page. The practice works from the firm’s Victoria Street office in Hobart, which also houses its family, injury and property teams.
Monk Lawyers
166 Liverpool Street
Hobart TAS
Tel: (03) 6411 6705
Monk Lawyers is a small specialist criminal law practice in Hobart led by principal Pip Monk. Its lawyers appear in criminal courts across Tasmania, covering Supreme Court trials and pleas, Magistrates Court hearings, bail applications, appeals and disputed facts hearings. The firm also handles restricted licence applications, Drug Court and Mental Health Diversion List matters, Youth Justice Court matters, family violence and restraint orders, and coronial inquests. Its office is on the first floor with no lift, and the team says it can arrange to meet clients elsewhere if needed.
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Paula Sutherland & Associates
8 Gregory Street
Sandy Bay TAS 7005
Tel: (03) 6224 1376
Based in Sandy Bay, Paula Sutherland & Associates represents people in the Magistrates Court, its Youth Justice Division and the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Its criminal work runs from early police investigations through to pleas, trials, sentencing and appeals. Matters listed on its site include drink and drug driving, restricted licence applications, assault and family violence, drug charges, stealing and fraud, firearms matters and breaches of court orders. The firm also assists with Family Violence Orders and Restraint Orders, coroners’ inquests and drug and mental health diversion programs.
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Advocate Lawyers
Level 3, 152 Macquarie Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Tel: (03) 6204 9000
Advocate Lawyers has offices in Hobart and Kingston, with its Hobart office on Macquarie Street. Its criminal practice covers bail applications and bail variations, drug possession, assaults, theft and property damage, and offences such as breaching bail or resisting arrest. Traffic work includes drink driving, driving while disqualified and restricted licence applications. The firm also acts for people seeking or defending family violence and restraint orders. Its site describes negotiating with prosecutors, court hearings, trials and sentencing submissions, and clients can start with a consultation.
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Logan & Partners
Level 1, 174 Macquarie Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Tel: 0421 826 863
With offices on Macquarie Street in Hobart and in Kew, Melbourne, Logan & Partners runs a criminal and traffic practice that acts from first police contact through to hearing, including advice while a person is under investigation. Matters listed include family violence, sexual offences, drug offences, assaults, fraud and white collar crime, and regulatory prosecutions. On the traffic side it handles drink and drug driving, speeding and licence suspension. The firm also covers bail applications, pleas and sentencing for summary and indictable offences.
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Two Spots Legal
Hobart TAS
Tel: 0455 599 973
Two Spots Legal is a Hobart based criminal law practice that represents clients in the Magistrates Court and Supreme Court of Tasmania. Its site lists sexual offences, drug offences, violence including family violence, property and dishonesty offences, and driving and traffic matters. The practice handles negotiation, bail applications, court representation and sentence submissions, and it takes on legal aid matters. It can also assist with potential claims against a government department relating to historical sexual abuse.
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