Daniel Shestowsky
Criminal Lawyer

Daniel practices exclusively in the areas of criminal and traffic law. In 2020, Daniel, along with his co-director Jack Leitner, founded Australian Lawyers and Advocates.

 

Daniel is an experienced advocate in the courtroom and regularly appears in a variety of courts, from the Children’s and Local Courts through to the District and Supreme Courts of NSW. Daniel has acted for clients in a range of matters, from drug possession and drink driving matters, to large scale frauds, sexual assault and robbery matters. Daniel has extensive experience in Local Court matters, District Court trials, appeals and sentences, Supreme Court bail applications as well as appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeal. He is respected and highly regarded by Judges and Magistrates.

 

Daniel is a passionate and driven advocate for his clients. He has a focused and committed attitude to representing his clients and he recognises that every client’s matter is a significant priority in their lives. Daniel is well regarded by his clients, highlighted by the number of outstanding client reviews he has received.

Solicitor details

0474 483 212

dshestowsky@lawyersandadvocates.com.au

• Admitted to practice in 2014

• Legal Aid General and Complex Crime Panels

CASES

Area of speciailty 1
Acquittal in Fraud Case
Daniel represented a 66 year old female in relation to allegations of fraudulently obtaining over $330,000 from a blind, elderly lady whom she was caring for. It was alleged that the money was obtained through various bank transactions over a three year period to fund a gambling addiction. Daniel’s client pleaded not guilty and the matter went to hearing at Parramatta Local Court. The case involved intense media scrutiny, however after careful testing of the evidence including a thorough cross-examination of the complainant, our client was found not guilty of all charges and the matter was dismissed. This case can be followed here- https://twitter.com/7newssydney/status/1070579487593484289?lang=en
Area of speciailty 2
Acquittal in Sexual Assault Case
Daniel represented a 26 year old man who was accused of a number of sexual based charges, namely one count of intentionally choking without consent, one count of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent and nine counts of sexual intercourse without consent. He pleaded not guilty to these charges and the matter went to trial. The Crown case was our client attended the birthday of his mistress and was possessive and controlling of her throughout the night. Later in the night, when they were alone, he allegedly strangled her until she lost consciousness and through the rest of the evening on multiple occasions it was alleged that he sexually assaulted her. Our client was found not guilty after the defence of consent was successfully raised in relation to all charges of sexual intercourse without consent.
Area of speciailty 3
Client facing life imprisonment for Drug Supply Matters
Daniel represented a 32 year old man originally charged with 36 offences relating to the manufacture and supply of prohibited drugs, the most serious of which being the manufacture a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Upon taking the case, Daniel began negotiations with the prosecution to have a number of charges either downgraded or completely withdrawn. The end result meant that the client ultimately entered guilty pleas to 5 principal offences, with the charge of manufacture a large commercial quantity of prohibited drug being withdrawn. Despite having a lengthy history of drug supply, which included being on an Intensive Corrections Order at the time of the current offending, our client received a term of imprisonment of 5 years with a Non-Parole Period of 3 years instead of receiving a jail sentence that may have stretched over a decade.

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