Criminal Lawyers Penrith

Our criminal lawyers in Penrith are located at 95B Station St, Penrith NSW 2750. We are about 10-minutes-walk from the Penrith court house, and a short walk from the Penrith train station.

There is ample parking available in the area, including plenty of road side parking.

A criminal lawyer in Penrith cost depends on how experienced the lawyer is, complexity or simplicity of your case, and what stage your case is up to in court. Because of this, the hourly rate varies from $300 to $800 per hour. Fixed fees apply to most cases ranging from $1,650 to $5,500 for up to one day in court, inclusive of all the preparation work by an experienced lawyer. The cost will always be explained in your first consult.

Fixed fees for criminal and traffic cases provides transparency, reducing the stresses of court proceedings. We provide fixed fees for criminal and traffic cases, including bail applications, domestic violence assaults, AVOs, fraud, drugs, sexual assaults, appeals and traffic charges such as negligent driving and drink driving charges.

We will provide you with an affordable fixed fee quote during our free first consultation. We also have a list of our fixed fees for criminal and traffic cases here.

A charge occurs when you’re served with a ‘Court Attendance Notice’ (‘CAN’) by police. The CAN will outline when and where you must next appear in court to face the allegation(s). It will also outline the specific section of the legislation and brief outline of the allegations.

After receiving the CAN document, we’ll ask you to provide us this so that we can further advice and guide you in preparation of your next court date.

After being charged, you may be granted or refused bail. Our lawyers are available to appear in court to make urgent bail applications.

A court is not allowed to sentence you to full-time jail UNLESS it’s first satisfied that after considering all alternative options to jail, that no penalty other than jail is appropriate.

The law requires a Judge or Magistrate to only use imprisonment as a sentence of last resort.

There are options other than a jail sentence that a court can impose. We can talk to you about how to maximise your chances at avoiding jail.

Preparing your court sentence with a strong good character letter and apology letter can significantly improve your chances of convincing the Judge or Magistrate to impose a lenient sentence.

As a result of using well written letter that address the important legal points can significantly increase your chances of avoiding a criminal record, and in more serious cases, avoid full-time imprisonment for serious offences.

Our lawyers can discuss this with you, as well as guide you through it.

Click here for a step-by-step guide on good character letters.

Click here for a step-by-step guide on apology letters.