FREE Legal Advice
Day: Every Friday with Duncan Ramsay
The last Tuesday of the month with David Cohen (please see below information on each lawyer) before booking
Time: Friday 12.30pm until 2pm
Every last Tuesday of the month 6pm and 7pm
Bookings are essential
Duration: Friday each session is 20 minutes and Tuesday sessions 45 minutes
Bookings: Please call on 9922 4428
Cost: Free Service
Please read the below important information and please be prepared for your appointment
Friday Lawyer Duncan Ramsay
1. Most lawyers specialise in an area of law. Our Friday volunteer solicitor is a commercial lawyer, which means he knows more about companies and contracts. He has worked for a large law firm, an insurer and an insurance broker. He has never practised in criminal, family or personal injury law.
2. Please prepare your questions in advance and bring relevant documents with you. It will help if you can briefly write down the main facts.
3. Each appointment is for a maximum of twenty five minutes. Generally the first five to ten minutes will be for the volunteer solicitor to understand the problem, with the next ten to fifteen minutes on what you can do next legally.
4. The best the volunteer solicitor can likely do will be to give you initial guidance. It is doubtful you will get a complete answer. You may be referred to a consumer organisation, government department, not for profit or website. The volunteer solicitor may be able to help you write a short email to the relevant person.
5. Your local library may have legal resources. The State Library in Macquarie Street, Sydney has an extensive collection. You could try looking at www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au
6. You can also search find a lawyer at lawsociety.com.au
7. The volunteer solicitor can certify true copies of original documents which you bring with you. He is also a notary public if you need a document certified for a foreign country (if yes, please let him know in advance as he will need to bring his notarial stamp machine with him)
Tuesday Lawyer David Cohen
David Cohen started his own law firm in 1983. He has a focus on Family and Criminal Law.
While studying law David worked in the Stamp Duties Office, the District Court and upon graduating, moved to the Premier’s Legal Branch. He then worked for a number of private firms specialising in litigation involving family, criminal and commercial law cases including the Building Licensing Board.
David is a member of the Family Law Section and is:
On the general crime panel
On the indictable crime panel
On the serious crime panel
On the family law panel
As many of the Family Law cases involve property, David has also developed an expertise in business law in relation to property proceedings with a large asset pool.
At the same time he has an empathy for victims of domestic violence and represents clients in AVO and DVO proceedings.