Criminal law · St Kilda, VIC
Criminal lawyers in St Kilda: 27 on the Victorian register here. Every card says which of those it is, and links the source.
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Further down are 27 lawyers on the Victorian register here — we have not reviewed, ranked or contacted any of them, and no source we hold says where in the state they practise. We would rather draw that line than imply we know more than we do.
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These are register listings, not profiles and not rankings: every lawyer below holds a current Victorian practising certificate and has recorded criminal law as an area of practice on the public register. We have not reviewed, ranked or contacted them. Within this group the order is alphabetical. It is not a ranking.
© Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner. Reproduced from the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner register of lawyers, retrieved 20 September 2026.
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.
Matter types we see most often in our intake from St Kilda 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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