Dorahy Davis Lawyers

07/10/2026

We have been receiving some great reviews lately and we thought we'd let our clients do the talking.

Employment matters have a habit of turning up at the worst possible time, and usually with something else riding on them. Amanda has worked both sides of them, for employers and for employees, which is why her advice tends to be straight about what's worth pursuing and what isn't.

If something's going on at work and you're not sure where you stand, get advice before you sign anything.

Dorahy Davis Lawyers, Suite 4/39 Market Street, Wollongong. 0436 229 970

23/09/2026

A police brief is one side of the story.

Ron Davis spent 28 years reading them as a police prosecutor. He knows what a strong one looks like, and what a strong-looking one can leave out.

This week Ron and Amanda travelled to Dubbo for a three-day hearing. On paper, the case against our client, a young man, was solid.

So we did what the brief didn't. We made our own enquiries, found other witnesses, and tested every part of it in court.

If you want confidence in your legal team and clear advice from the outset, it starts with DDL. We travel anywhere in NSW.

📞 Ron Davis · 0436 229 970
📍 Suite 4, 39 Market Street, Wollongong

02/09/2026

You can't miss us now. New signage just went up at the Dorahy Davis offices.

Thanks to Travis and the team at for the work.

Two doors from Wollongong Courthouse, Suite 4/39 Market Street.

Ron handles criminal and traffic matters, Amanda handles employment law, wills and estates. Come and say hi.
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23/08/2026

Two principals. Two practice areas. One firm.

Ron spent 28 years in the NSW Police Force, much of it as a Senior Police Prosecutor. He now defends criminal and traffic matters, which means he has argued both sides of the same courtroom.

Amanda has spent 15 years in employment law, at Clyde and Co, the Fair Work Ombudsman and EY. In the course of her career, she has acted for both employers and employees.

That combination is the whole reason the firm exists.

Because a criminal charge does not stay in the criminal courts. Depending on your employment, criminal charges can trigger a disciplinary process, a suspension, a licensing issue, or a termination, and that process runs parallel or subsequent to your criminal charges. Most people end up briefing a second firm halfway through to manage the employment matters, at the point where the decisions in respect of criminal matters have already been made.

Here at Dorahy Davis Lawyers, both the criminal and employment get looked at from the first conversation and a strategy is developed at the outset to defend the criminal charges and employment matters.

Two doors from the Wollongong courthouse. Criminal matters answered 24 hours a day.

0436 229 970

06/08/2026

We do not ask clients for reviews at the point they are most relieved.

We ask later, when the matter is closed and the relief has worn off.

A week of them came in, and the pattern was not what most firms would lead with. Nobody wrote about the result first. They wrote about being spoken to like a person, and about finally understanding what was happening to them.

That is what having two principals and no layers in between is meant to buy you. It is good to hear it worked.

Thank you to everyone who took the time.

Criminal and traffic matters answered 24/7.

Ron Davis 0436 229 970

Amanda Dorahy-Davis 0407 409 640

05/08/2026

Ron Davis has just featured on the Narelle Fraser Interviews podcast.

Ron spent 28 years with NSW Police, including his role as a Senior Police Prosecutor, before crossing to defence work. Thirty five years in the criminal justice system all up.

In the episode he talks about what that switch taught him, what police are actually looking for, and the advice he gives victims and witnesses who find themselves in a system nobody explains to them.

Listener note: between roughly the 19 and 20 minute mark Ron describes a distressing incident involving physical harm to a child.

Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/narelle-fraser-interviews/id1637791533

True Crime Podcast · Updated Weekly · Narelle was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years,15 of which were as a Detective with squads including Child Exploitation, Missing Persons (Homicide) & Sexual Crimes. Narelle was exposed to unimag...

29/07/2026

What does your week look like without your licence?

It's the question our principal Ron Davis says people only ask themselves after a magistrate has already answered it.

"I see it constantly in traffic matters. Someone treats a court date for a driving offence like a parking fine. Turn up, plead guilty, get it over with. Then the magistrate disqualifies them, and suddenly they can't get to work, can't do the school run, can't run their business.

There is no such thing as a work licence.

What most people don't realise is that in a lot of traffic matters the outcome isn't fixed. There is room to move on the penalty, the disqualification period, and whether a conviction is recorded at all. But only if it's argued properly, and only on the day.

A section 10, found guilty but no conviction recorded, can be the difference between keeping your licence and losing your livelihood. It is not automatic. Someone has to make the case for it.

Ron spent 35 years in the criminal justice system, most of it with the NSW Police. Two doors from the Wollongong courthouse.

Call 0436 229 970 before your court date, not after it.

20/04/2026

A new look — and the same lawyers in your corner.
We’ve refreshed our brand and launched a new website at dorahydavislawyers.com — a cleaner, more personal reflection of the firm we’ve built.

Meet your lawyers:

Ron Davis — Principal, Criminal & Traffic Law.
Former NSW Police Senior Prosecutor and Inspector with 35+ years of experience.

Amanda Dorahy-Davis — Principal, Employment Law & Wills & Estates.
Former EY Special Counsel, Clyde & Co, Senior Associate and Fair Work Ombudsman, Senior Lawyer.

Based two doors from Wollongong Courthouse, we offer direct access to senior lawyers, discreet representation, and the experience that comes from having worked on both sides of the courtroom.
Whatever you’re facing — we’re here.

📞 0436 229 970 (24/7 for criminal matters)
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Criminal · Traffic · Employment · Wills & Estates

Criminal defence, traffic, employment law and wills & estates in Wollongong. Two principals. Every matter handled personally. 55 years combined experience.