Doogue + George

Doogue + George helps people charged with crimes in Victoria. It acts for clients facing drink driving and traffic charges, drug and violence offences, sex offences, family violence matters and white collar crime. It also represents people called before IBAC and Royal Commissions.

Bill Doogue founded the firm in 1995 and started in Broadmeadows. It has since merged with Andrew George Solicitors, Lethbridges Barristers and Solicitors, and Furstenberg Law. The website says the firm has defended over 47,000 prosecutions and run 430 jury trials.

The firm appears in all Victorian courts. Doyle's Guide 2026 ranks two of its lawyers as Preeminent Criminal Defence Lawyers in Victoria, and lists the firm as a First Tier Criminal Law Defence Firm.

Doogue + George has five Melbourne offices, in the CBD, Broadmeadows, Heidelberg, Moorabbin and Sunshine. It also has an office in Sydney. The firm acts in all Victorian courts and in courts in New South Wales.

The firm does criminal defence work only. This covers bail applications, drink driving and traffic offences, sex offences, family violence and intervention orders, tax fraud, and white collar crime. It also acts in IBAC, NACC and Royal Commission matters.

The website says the firm has 20 criminal lawyers, and 7 of them are Accredited Criminal Law Specialists. It also says the firm has run 430 jury trials.