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Criminal Defence Lawyers

Robert Stary Lawyers is one of the largest criminal law practices in Victoria. Partners, Robert Stary and Sam Norton, are Accredited Criminal Law Specialists; they and all lawyers in the firm work exclusively in Criminal Law. It is our sole legal focus.

We have Criminal Defence Solicitors located at each of our 6 sites, including our new office in Werribee. Each office is able to undertake legal aid or private cases.

Our Criminal Defence Lawyers are passionate about their work and are available for a meeting to answer your questions. We have provided profiles for each of our Solicitors so that prospective clients can get some insight into their skill, experience and passion.

So click on the office that that you would like to deal with, to get to know our Solictors a little and put a face to a name.

In December 2008 The Age published the Top 100 Issue of theage (Melbourne) magazine

This Top 100 feature recognises Melbourne's highest achievers - the people who have made a significant contribution to public life. Rob was part of this feature. The article is provided below:

The (defence) - Robert Stary

Criminal defence lawyer Rob Stary describes the acquittal of Jack Thomas in October (2008) as the most significant case he’s been involved in. Thomas, the first person charged under Australia’s anti-terrorism laws, was set free after a six-year battle. Stary, 52, who runs his own firm in Footscray, was also in the thick of another major terrorism case, the Benbrika trial in the Victorian Supreme Court. He defended five of the 12 men accused of belonging to a Melbourne terrorism cell. ·In September, one of Stary’s clients was acquitted, two were partially acquitted and two were found guilty. He’s now defending three Melbourne men charged with terrorism offences for allegedly supplying aid to Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, and in March he defended several of the protesters who clashed with police during the G20 summit in 2006.

 The Great Defender

William Birnbauer, The Sunday Age, 7 May 2006

ROB STARY'S cherubic face has been on the television news regularly in recent months denouncing Australia's terrorism laws or defending "Jihad Jack" Thomas and Muslims charged with terrorism-related offences. His previous clients include jailed unionist Craig Johnston, slain police informer Terence Hodson, S11 protesters, corrupt former drug squad detectives and Keith Faure, who last week was sentenced over two contract killings.

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