Woods & Co Lawyers

Woods & Co Lawyers helps people in Adelaide and across South Australia who face criminal charges or traffic offences. The firm limits its work to these two areas.

Michael Woods, the Principal, worked for South Australia Police for 15 years as a prosecutor and detective before moving to criminal defence in 1995. He opened his own practice in 2000. The firm says it has over 25 years of experience.

The team acts in cases from minor offences to murder, rape, robbery, drug and fraud matters. It also handles criminal asset confiscation. Clients can call a 24-hour emergency line out of hours.

Woods & Co Lawyers has its office at Level 4, 185 Victoria Square, Adelaide SA 5000. The firm acts for clients across Adelaide, the suburbs and South Australia, and appears in courts throughout the state.

The firm works only in criminal law and traffic law. Its criminal work covers assault, drug offences, fraud, firearms, sexual offences, intervention orders, bail and criminal asset confiscation, through to murder and manslaughter. It also acts in traffic and licence offences such as drink driving. The team includes Directors Michael Woods and Hugh Woods and solicitors Ben Chehade and Vivian Ngo. It appears in the Magistrates Court, the Supreme Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal.