Being charged with a criminal offence can be a daunting and frightening experience. It is often a foreign situation for many people in the community and is a highly stressful process.
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Criminal offences can include assault, affray, apprehended violence orders (AVOs), break and enter, drugs, firearms and weapons, larceny, murder or manslaughter, offences against police, robbery, sexual offences and more.
If you are charged with an offence it is important to obtain advice and get representation from someone who specialises in criminal law because of its complexities and the serious nature of the potential consequences.
It is also important to have confidence and trust in the solicitor representing you.
Morrisons Law, located in Wollongong, practises exclusively in criminal and traffic law and is the only private law firm in the Illawarra and South Coast that has three accredited specialists in criminal law.
Matthew Ward, partner at Morrisons Law, has been practising since 2012 and became a partner in the firm this year at the age of 28. Matthew was one of the youngest lawyers in the state to became an accredited specialist in criminal law from the NSW Law Society, getting his accreditation at the age of 27.
Graeme Morrison, partner at Morrisons Law has been practising since 1977 and Justine Hall, consultant at Morrisons Law has been practising since 2004. Both are accredited specialists in criminal law from the NSW Law Society.
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“We regularly appear in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW,” Matthew said. “We represent clients in matters including traffic infringements and drink driving through to more serious allegations such as murder, kidnapping and fraud.”
Morrisons Law commenced when Graeme Morrison started practising in Wollongong in 1983. The firm has gained a reputation for providing high quality legal advice and representation to people in the Illawarra and surrounding areas.
“We assist people from the beginning to the end of their matter before the Court. This includes advice at the investigation stage, corresponding with investigating police, making applications for bail pending the outcome of the charge and appearing in Court to represent our clients’ interest,” Matthew said.
“We appear in defended hearings for people charged with violence offences in the Local Court. It also includes preparing and instructing experienced barristers in trials for serious violence offences such as kidnapping, causing grievous bodily harm and break and entering property causing injury.”
Morrisons Law is located at 115 Church Street, Wollongong. For more information phone 4227 3505 or go to morrisonslaw.com.au
