Leading Adviser Awards 2020

152 Acquisition International - Leading Adviser 2020 Leading Specialist Criminal Defence and Traffic Lawyer of the Year, Australia 30 Acquisit on International - Issue 12 2020 Sep20902 Achieving Optimal Results Located in eight offices across Sydney and beyond, Sydney Criminal Lawyers is Australia’s leading criminal defence and traffic law firm, offering an expert team of specialists committed to delivering optimum results for even the most complex legal cases. After years of delivering consistently outstanding results, Sydney Criminal Lawyers proudly boasts the most awards and accolades of any Criminal Law Firm in Australia. ydney Criminal Lawyers is a trusted team of experienced, specialist criminal and traffic lawyers with offices across the Sydney Metropolitan Area and beyond, including Sydney City, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, Bankstown, Chatswood, Newcastle and Wollongong. Sydney Criminal Lawyers boasts more awards than any other Australian Criminal Law Firm and a high level of customer service that fights hard and efficiently to achieve optimal results. Indeed, the firm consistently achieves outcomes which are in the highest percentile of the Judicial Commission’s sentencing statistics for criminal cases, thanks to the specialist team’s effective case strategies and resilience in having cases dropped or charges downgraded. This saves clients the time, expense and stress of a defended hearing or jury trial. Those cases that do proceed see lawyers using their expertise and unparalleled knowledge to manoeuvre and win in defended Local Court hearings and complex jury trials in the District and Supreme Courts. Sydney Criminal Lawyers has also regularly won appeals in the District and Supreme Courts after clients received unsatisfactory results with other law firms in the lower courts, and when clients wished to plead guilty, the firm has often achieved ‘dismissals’ or ‘non-convictions’ in cases where most competitors would advise there was no chance of doing so. As such, the firm is one of the few to achieve successful criminal law appeals in the High Court of Australia and an abundance of awards and accolades since its inception. Awarded “Criminal Defence Firm of the Year in Australia” by a number of prestigious bodies, more times than any other Criminal Law firm in Australia, Sydney Criminal Lawyers has been repeatedly acknowledged for their exceptional track record of results, affordability and excellence in customer service. Through regular communication, accessibility and quality service, Sydney Criminal Lawyers has a comprehensive client review record that is unmatched in Australia. The team are all specialists in Criminal Law only, each with years of experience representing clients and led by the Principal Ugur Nedim, who has been certified by the Law Society of NSW as an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist since 2005. As such, clients are able to expect only the highest quality of representation from their experienced, specialist criminal lawyer, who is committed to guiding their clients through every step of the process, providing regular updates and making themselves accessible and responsive at all times. In addition, clients know exactly what they are entering into from the beginning, thanks to the firm’s fixed fees for most criminal cases and services, a concept that was first introduced to Australia by Sydney S Criminal Lawyers itself in 2004. These fixed fees apply to a range of court cases including drink driving and fraud, and services like prison visits and bail applications. These fees are all published on the firm’s website to ensure continued transparency and honesty. Moreover, the firm offers their first conference with a Senior Defence Lawyer for free up to an hour for those going to court. Sydney Criminal Lawyers also do not have set financial budgets, meaning that they are entirely motivated by results with no need to engage in unscrupulous practices such as unnecessarily adjourning cases or overcharging their clients. Working as a team with their clients and colleagues, Sydney Criminal Lawyers is able to benefit from an expansive pool of knowledge, consulting one another to stay constantly in the lead of the ever- changing market of criminal law. All of the firm’s lawyers have also appeared in court on a daily basis for many years, establishing a rapport with magistrates and judges and gaining experience that allows each case to be tailored to maximise the likelihood of a favourable result. Where necessary, several lawyers will collaborate and bring together their knowledge on larger, more complex cases to devise and execute case strategies which maximize the chances of having cases downgraded at an early stage or ‘thrown out of court’, often saving clients cost, time and anxiety. Offering an expert team that is accessible in eight locations across the Sydney Metropolitan area and beyond, and the capacities for telephone or video conferencing for clients who cannot visit in person, Sydney Criminal Lawyers is ready to help clients through even the most complex Criminal Law cases. Company: Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Web Address: www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au ...establishing a rapport with magistrates and judges and gaining experience that allows each case to be tailored to maximise the likelihood of a favourable result.