You'll be dealing with me.

I'm Melanie Coxon, barrister. 30+ years of traffic, drink driving, and criminal charges. No juniors. Based in Auckland. You don't need to be: appointments by phone, licences filed in any NZ court.

LLB, University of Auckland, 1993. BA in social anthropology before that.
First case: a junior on a murder trial. Later, in my own right, a murder charge dismissed in the High Court.
No Law Society complaints.
I do the legal work myself. All of it.

"I am a user-friendly affordable problem solver." My own job description.

Call 021 911 133 Request a callback

Or text us on 021 911 133 and we'll ring you back

I do one narrow band of work.

Traffic. Drink driving. Criminal charges in the District Court. Work and limited licences. Section 106 discharges and section 94 applications. That's the list.

Not family law, property, employment, wills, or company work. Ring about one of those and we'll point you somewhere better. Same if you need a trial specialist.

Narrow is the point. The same problems come through every week, so most of it is priced before it starts. We can give you a number on the phone.

Licences: any NZ court. Charges: the Auckland courts. It starts with a phone appointment, from wherever you are.

Every fee is on the fees page, court fees shown separately. A limited licence is $920, in two bites of $460.

Straight answers, not a lecture.

"Am I going to jail?" No, not for most charges we see. A fine, community work, or supervision is the realistic range. If yours is the exception, I'll tell you straight.
"Will I lose my job?" That's the real question. A limited licence exists for exactly this: $920 plus the court filing fee.
"Are you going to judge me?" No. Whether it's your first time or you're on a first-name basis with the court staff, we're not here to judge.

Not sure if you need a lawyer? Ring and ask.

Two minutes on the phone tells you whether we can help, and what it costs. If we can, it's a $230 phone appointment with me, for however long it takes.

Call 021 911 133 Request a callback

Or freephone 0800 OK2DRIVE · ok2drive@lawyerhelp.co.nz

Mon–Fri 9am–9pm (so you can ring after work) · Sat 2pm–6pm. Outside those hours, txt and we'll call you back.

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