Criminal law · Brisbane, QLD
Criminal lawyers in Brisbane: 31 lawyers and firms Doyle’s Guide ranks and places in Brisbane, 72 more that Doyle’s ranks across Queensland without naming a city and 1 more it ranks in towns elsewhere in Queensland. Every card says which of those it is, and links the source.
Your first call for a criminal law matter. Runs the matter from the first meeting — advice, negotiation, the paperwork, and court if it comes to that — and briefs a barrister when one is needed.
Contact the firm directlyA solicitor a law institute has accredited in a field after formal assessment. We show it only where the listing says so. Ask the firm which register records it.
Ask the firm, or check the registerAn advocate for hearings, trials and hard points of law. Some accept direct briefs from the public; most work comes through a solicitor.
Usually through your solicitor31 solicitors, with Doyle’s Guide rankings where they exist and a register note on every listing. We group lawyers by what Doyle’s Guide published and what we have checked ourselves. Inside a group the order is alphabetical, and no lawyer here is rated above another by us.
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Solicitor · AW Bale & Son
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Doyle’s Guide Leading 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · A W Bale & Son
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Solicitor · Bell Criminal Lawyers
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Solicitor · Cridland & Hua
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Solicitor · Hounsell Cunningham
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Solicitor · Fisher Dore
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Doyle’s Guide Preeminent 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Fisher Dore
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Solicitor · Fisher Dore
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Solicitor · Jasper Fogerty
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Solicitor · Fisher Dore
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Solicitor · Gnech & Associates
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Solicitor · Guest Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Preeminent 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Potts Lawyers
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Solicitor · Robertson O'Gorman
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Solicitor · Hounsell Cunningham
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Solicitor · Cridland & Hua
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Solicitor · Jahnke Lawyers
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Solicitor · Gilshenan & Luton
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Solicitor · Fisher Dore
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Solicitor · Wallace O'Hagan
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Solicitor · Robertson O'Gorman
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Solicitor · Wallace O'Hagan
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Solicitor · Potts Lawyers
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Solicitor · Gilshenan & Luton
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Solicitor · Gilshenan & Luton
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Solicitor · Rana Lawyers
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Solicitor · Robertson O'Gorman
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Solicitor · Ashworth Lawyers
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Solicitor · Bamberry Lawyers
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Solicitor · Wildermuth Legal
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Solicitor · Wiseman Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide scopes these lists to Queensland and publishes no city for any listee, so we cannot tell you which of them work in Brisbane — we are showing them here because Brisbane is the state’s legal centre, not because Doyle’s places them in it. Each card links the exact list it came from.
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Solicitor · Cridland & Hua
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Doyle’s Guide Third Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Third Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Holmes Chambers
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Higgins Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Second Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Level 20 Inns of Court
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Doyle’s Guide Preeminent 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Solicitor · Ashkan Tai Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · Level 9 Inns of Court
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Doyle’s Guide First Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Gilshenan & Luton
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · More Chambers
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Solicitor · Potts Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide First Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Doyle’s Guide Third Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Cedric Hampson Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Fisher Dore
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Queen's Arms Chambers
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Barrister · 31 Sturt Chambers
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Barrister · 31 Sturt Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Second Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Barrister · Byth Chambers
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · 8 Petrie Terrace Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Market Leader 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Preeminent 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Barrister · 8 Petrie Terrace Chambers
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide First Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Doyle’s Guide Third Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Doyle’s Guide Second Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Robertson O'Gorman
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Murray Gleeson Chambers
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Solicitor · Bell Criminal Lawyers
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Level 20 Inns of Court
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Doyle’s Guide Preeminent 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · 8 Petrie Terrace Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Barrister · Lucas Chambers
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Barrister · Higgins Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Second Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · Gold Coast Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide First Tier 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · 8 Petrie Terrace Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Barrister · 8 Petrie Terrace Chambers
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Doyle’s Guide Recommended 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Jacobson Mahony
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Doyle’s Guide Rising Star 2026 · Criminal Law
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Solicitor · Gnech & Associates
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · Murray Gleeson Chambers
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Barrister · Halsbury Chambers
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Barrister · Robertson Chambers
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Doyle’s prints a town or region for each of these — none of them Brisbane — and we do not publish a page for that place yet, so they appear here on the state’s page. The place on each card is Doyle’s own, and each card links the exact list it came from.
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North Queensland, QLD
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Criminal law in Australia is state-based with significant procedural variation — each state has its own Crimes Act or Criminal Code plus sentencing statute. Matters proceed through the Local/Magistrates Court for summary offences and through the District/County or Supreme Court for indictable offences. Early engagement of a criminal lawyer materially affects outcomes, particularly for sentencing.
Brisbane is the regulatory and commercial centre of Queensland legal practice. The Supreme Court of Queensland (Brisbane Registry), Federal Court (Brisbane Registry), and QLD District and Magistrates Courts all sit here. The Queensland Law Society regulates solicitors and barristers.
Regulators: Queensland Law Society (qls.com.au) and Bar Association of Queensland (qldbar.asn.au)
Magistrates Court of Queensland for summary; District Court for mid-range indictable; Supreme Court for serious. Criminal Code Act 1899 (QLD).
Indicative fees drawn from published cost data. Confirm in writing with any firm before engaging — written costs disclosure is mandatory under the Legal Profession Uniform Law.
| Pathway / matter type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Early plea (Magistrates) | $1,800–$4,000 | |
| Defended hearing | $6,000–$13,000 | |
| District Court matter | $8,000–$95,000+ |
For the full criminal law cost breakdown across Australia, see our Criminal law cost guide.
Matter types we see most often in our intake from Brisbane and surrounding suburbs.
The most common Local Court charge. Penalty bands run from novice/special through to high-range. Section 10 dismissals (no conviction recorded) are available in narrow first-offence circumstances with appropriate preparation. Mandatory interlock applies in most states for mid-range and above.
Common assault, AOABH (assault occasioning actual bodily harm), GBH (grievous bodily harm). Range from Local Court summary through to District Court indictable. Defended hearings require careful witness evidence preparation.
Possession, supply, trafficking. Quantity thresholds determine jurisdiction. Diversion programs available in most states for personal-use possession. Supply-quantity matters typically proceed indictably.
Defending an apprehended violence order application. Technically civil but heard in criminal jurisdiction. Most contested AVOs resolve at first mention through undertakings or withdrawal.
Theft, larceny, fraud, burglary. Court hierarchy depends on value and complexity. Sentencing options heavily affected by prior history.
Serious offences proceeding by indictment. Committal hearings, jury trials or judge-alone trials, complex evidence. Senior counsel commonly briefed.
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