Woods & Co Lawyers

Woods & Co Lawyers is a specialist criminal and traffic law firm based in the heart of Adelaide. Over the last 20 years, we have been servicing clients throughout South Australia with the highest quality legal advice and services.

This has helped us to build an excellent reputation in the industry – something our team are committed to upholding with every case we take on. When it comes to legal advice, we put ourselves in your shoes, giving the advice we would like to receive if we were the client.

Michael Woods is the Principal of our law firm. After working for South Australia Police for 15 years and serving as a prosecutor and detective in the CIB for a considerable time, Michael decided to move on to new pastures in 1995, where he sought a career in criminal and traffic law. With a First Class Honours Degree in Law and many academic prizes to his name, including Dux of the law school, his combination of practical and academic experience provides the strongest possible foundation for our law firm.

As Principal, Michael is responsible for any actions and advice given by Woods & Co Lawyers. His extremely high standards have helped us to conduct many high profile cases over the years, including murder, rape, robbery, drug disputes and fraud matters. While other firms may offer more varied services, we can assure you that our experience in criminal and traffic law is second to none.

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Mangan Ey & Associates

One of Adelaide’s oldest and experienced specialist criminal law firms, Mangan Ey & Associates was formed in 1982 when current Managing Partner Stephen Ey amalgamated with John Mangan, now deceased, and Julie Bishop, former Australian deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Based conveniently on Halifax Street in Adelaide we serve all courts throughout Adelaide and regional South Australia as well as interstate. Mangan Ey specialise solely as criminal and traffic lawyers so as to provide the best possible service to our clients from start to finish.

Our firm is highly regarded by the Judiciary, fellow members of the profession including the Office of the Director for Public Prosecutions and Police Prosecution, for our ethical but dogged determination to achieve the desired result for the many and varied clients we act for. Renowned for our no nonsense approach we provide sound, robust and expert legal representation whether for trial, guilty pleas and/or appeals against sentence or conviction.

Having us represent you ensures you the best result possible, often including withdrawal or downgrading of the charges.

Mangan Ey & Associates have successfully acted in numerous high profile murder and drug cases as well as representing high profile elite sportsmen and prominent members of the community.

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Williams Barristers and Solicitors

The Williams Barristers and Solicitors firm established in 2015 with the opportunity to bring together lawyers with in depth legal expertise gained through local and international experience in prosecution and defence. Our Adelaide lawyers offer experienced counsel ready to represent you in all court and tribunals in South Australia. Additionally we are able to add to this pool of expertise through an expert panel of Specialist Barristers.

The Williams team will provide the best possible legal representation through:

• A high degree of legal knowledge and experience relevant to our areas of expertise.
• Logical and critical thinking to deliver sound advice.
• Ability to present a legal argument that is logical and persuasive.

Whilst these are aspects that you would expect from any lawyer, the Williams team has the following advantages:

We understand the power of collaboration within the office and with our colleagues. This assists us in keeping abreast of new information and strategies to improve our representation.

We are calm in what can often be a chaotic time for our clients. We know that when life is at its most difficult it is important to have someone who can keep a clear perspective and provide the right advice.

We are a modern office and have used technology to our best advantage so that our costs are for our legal services and not administrative matters.

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Caldicott Lawyers

We are an experienced and leading Adelaide law firm, specialising in all areas of criminal law.

We Are Recognised Throughout The State For The Outstanding Results We Achieve For Our Clients.

Caldicott Lawyers handle over 1,000 cases per year and have defended tens of thousands of cases over decades. You can be confident that we have the specialist knowledge and experience required to handle your criminal case no matter how large or small.

We are one of the most accomplished technical teams of criminal lawyers in Australia. The High Court of Australia is the supreme court in the Australian court hierarchy and the final court of appeal in Australia. Caldicott Lawyers has won many significant appeals in the High Court of Australia. Many of these High Court cases have reshaped the criminal law in Australia.

Our team, led by Craig Caldicott, has a combined experience of more than 55 years in criminal law. Our four experienced, specialist criminal lawyers attend courts throughout South Australia every day. You can be certain that any of our solicitors that you work with will have a good reputation with the Magistrates, Judges and Prosecutors they will work with.

We handle all types of criminal matters, from serious charges including murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, drug offences, sex offences, serious assaults, violent offences, theft and fraud, to traffic and driving charges, including drink driving, drug driving, causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified.

We work with you to get the best possible result.

We work with our clients to determine the best course of action to achieve the best possible outcome. The most important part of your case is having a plan in place to defend your charge or mitigate your penalty.

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Websters Lawyers

We are a team of experienced lawyers, each specialising in chosen fields so that together we can provide assistance in a large range of legal areas. Everything from criminal law, wills and family law matters to migration, human rights law and commercial litigation.

We are proud of our ability to offer this diverse range of legal help which is one of the hallmarks of the excellent service that we provide to our clients.

Our Goals

As part of the Operating Principles that are fundamental to the way we practise law, we aim to:

• Provide a highly personal and efficient legal service.
• Remove the ‘mystery’ that often seems to be attached to what lawyers do for their clients.
• Ensure that at all times clients are fully informed of the progress of their case.

History

The firm was previously known as Frank Webster & Associates and in 2004, we became Websters Lawyers.

Seeing the need to improve services to clients in Adelaide’s North East, in 2007 we set up an office at Ridgehaven. As part of continued growth, we opened new premises in Adelaide’s CBD in 2014 and in 2016, we opened our Smithfield office as part of our commitment to provide services to the North.

With a larger facilities and ample on-street parking, this location is convenient for our clients and has enabled us to create a mediation suite to accommodate our move into the area of alternative dispute resolution.

Our Team

Our solicitors come from a variety of backgrounds with life experiences that allow them to understand what it means to be involved in legal matters from personal viewpoints.

Our solicitors often collaborate with one another so that our clients have the benefit of pooled knowledge and expertise. As a firm we practise in a range of areas because no matter what your legal issue, excellent service means that we must understand how other issues will impact upon your case.

For example, how will payment of a compensation settlement affect a matrimonial property dispute? Or what if criminal charges arise out of a motor vehicle accident in which you are injured?

However, specialisation is also important in providing excellent legal service, which is why our solicitors each specialise in particular areas.

This means that if you have other legal issues down the track, there’s bound to be someone at Websters Lawyers who can assist you.

Our promise to you

We know that offering great service to our clients isn’t just about the result. It’s also about the experience our clients have in getting that result. Our promise to you is that at all times we will strive to provide you with outstanding service by:

• Giving you our attention and respect.
• Listening to your needs and keeping you fully informed and properly advised.
• Conducting ourselves in a professional manner.
• Ensuring that we are up-to-date on all aspects of our areas of expertise.
• Maintaining honest and open communications with you.
• Working hard to achieve the best outcome for you.
• So whatever your legal issue, call us today. We’re here to help.

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Evans Testa Barristers and Solicitors

Here at Evans Testa Barristers and Solicitors we appreciate that, although we deal with legal matters every day, many of our clients may not. We conduct ourselves, and our clients’ matters, in line with our core values. Whether you require a family lawyer, divorce lawyer, criminal lawyer, traffic offence lawyer, civil lawyer, defence lawyer, wills lawyer, personal injury lawyer or commercial lawyer, we are there to help you. We also appreciate that our clients often come to us for advice when facing challenging, and sometimes emotional, circumstances.

We strive to provide our clients with straightforward advice focusing on the important issues whilst offering solutions to guide them through their legal matter. The lawyer you initially meet with will be responsible for your matter from beginning to end giving you a constant point of contact. We tailor our advice to avoid any legal or financial surprises.

We aim to make ourselves accessible to our clients as we appreciate that life circumstances don’t always allow them to contact us “nine to five”. We offer our clients access to a 24 hour lawyer. Part of this accessibility is to offer our clients access to consult with us at one of our three conveniently located offices in the City, northeast and west. Whether you require a lawyer Adelaide, a lawyer west Adelaide or northeast lawyer Adelaide we are there to assist.

Our core values are:

Commitment
We are committed to our clients’ needs and strive to resolve matters in a timely manner.

Honesty
We provide straightforward advice but are empathic in our dealings with clients.

Integrity
We always conduct ourselves in a thoroughly professional and ethical manner.

Mutual Respect
We treat our colleagues and our clients as we would like to be treated ourselves.

Plain English Advice
We communicate with our clients in a direct, easy to understand way.

Positive Attitude
We maintain a positive and constructive attitude in our dealings with clients.

These values ensure that we build strong relationships with our clients allowing us to tailor our expertise to suit the needs of each.

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