Our Services

Our team has experience appearing in all jurisdictions including Magistrates' Court, County Court and the Supreme Court of Victoria

Child Protection

We offer support and services including support in housing, youth services, families and children services, concession and benefits assistance, emergency and disability services. 

McFarlane Criminal Lawyers offer legal advice and representation in the following areas:

  • Child Protection Communication
  • Child Protection Appeals 
  • Changes to Children’s Court Orders
  • Protection Applications including Children Removal 

If you are seeking legal guidance, support or representation please contact us for a consultation at our office.

Criminal Law

Our team of lawyers have extensive experience working with different criminal charges spanning from serious indictable offences to driving offences. Our legal services offer support and advice in representation of our clients. We are a highly experienced team with years of knowledge offering the following areas of expertise and services:

  • Bail Applications 
  • Child Offences
  • Drug Charges
  • Driving Offences 
  • Intervention Orders
  • Murder Charges 
  • Sexual Offences 
  • Family Violence 
  • Breaches of Community Corrections Order
  • Assaults and Offences against the Person

Our aim is to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients with the aim to support you in moving forwards with your life. Our skills, passion, experience and high results of success will offer you the support and legal representation essential for all criminal charges. 

Looking for legal advice, but don’t know where to start? How about with a conversation? 

Please don’t hesitate to contact our office to organise a consultation.

Intervention Orders

Our team of lawyers appear regularly for clients either served with or applying for a  Violence Intervention Orders or a Personal Safety Intervention Order.
We have the necessary skills and passion to assist you ensuring your safety or defending the Application. Contact us today to discuss your options if you are:
  • Needing the immediate protection of a Family Violence Intervention Order. We can discuss your options as the affected family member for yourself and/or your children.
  • Have been served with a Family Violence Intervention Order and are a respondent. We can appear at the Mention Hearing, Directions Hearing and Contest Hearing but we strive to resolve the matter in a timely fashion as we understand the stress it can cause you.
We can also assist you if you need protection from someone you know but are not related to through a Personal Safety Intervention Order.  Equally, our team can discuss your options if you are served with a Personal Safety Intervention Order and what your options are to resolve or defend the matter.
We can also discuss your options about making Applications to Vary any Intervention Orders and/or the realistic position of obtaining your Firearms Licence back if you become a prohibited person because of an Intervention Order.

Get in touch with our firm today