Johannessen Legal

Johannessen Legal helps businesses, families and individuals with criminal law, business and corporate law, immigration and wills and estates. The firm also handles litigation and human rights work.

Jaleh Johannessen leads the firm, which was founded in 2006. Partner Pierre Johannessen is a litigator and human rights advocate. The lawyers appear in courts at every level, from the Magistrates Court to the High Court of Australia.

The firm runs free access to justice programs, including a Right To Protest service and Barbershop Legal. It has offices in Canberra, Melbourne and San Antonio, and says it is available 24/7.

Johannessen Legal has offices in Canberra, Melbourne and San Antonio, Texas. The Canberra office is in Barton. The firm says it acts for clients across Australian courts and in other countries.

The firm's main work is criminal law, business and corporate law, immigration, litigation and wills and estates. Criminal matters include traffic offences, assaults, drug matters, AVOs and fraud. Business work covers startups, contracts, buying and selling businesses and commercial leasing. The firm also does human rights work and runs an NGO Support Program for community charities.