About Us

Armstrong Legal is an Australian law firm specialising in criminal law,
traffic law, corporate crime and family law.

We have been providing advice and assistance to people needing help with family and criminal law matters since the founding parters Peter Magee and Lionel Rattenbury purchased the practice in August 2002.

The firm has grown very rapidly over this period and boasts three accredited specialists in criminal law and family law. We now have offices in Sydney, Parramatta, Miranda, Wollongong and a family law office in Canberra.

Peter and Lionel have founded the firm on the Christian values of integrity and compassion. They believe that much of the success of the firm is based on the high level of service given to their clients.

"We believe that in our field, knowledge and expertise is essential. For this reason we only accept cases within the areas of criminal law, traffic law, corporate crime and family law." says Lionel.

The staff of Armstrong Legal are focused on achieving our motto "Service with Excellence".

Our values

• We are committed to providing you with compassion, acceptance and respect.
• We believe in openness, honesty and frankness.
• We strive to be men and women of integrity in all aspects of our lives.
• Your interests will be placed before our financial interests. (Although we do expect to be paid for all work we perform)
• We provide realistic expectations as to the likely outcomes and costs at the outset and throughout your matter.
• We charge you honestly and promptly for the work we provide you.
• We provide timely communication in regards to your matter.

We believe in service with excellence, which means thorough preparation, professional presentation of your matter in court (if necessary) and providing specialist advice and service that can be relied upon.

LAW 9000:

Armstrong Legal has implemented a LAW 9000 management system and is accredited through SAI Global.

LAW 9000 is the quality standard developed specifically for law firms to attain Quality Certification. LAW 9000 is based on the internationally recognised ISO9001 standard that demonstrates to our clients that our commitment to industry best practice goes beyond mere lip-service.

LAW 9000 means that we have standard and proven processes in place in all areas of the practice including such areas as client inquiries, client conferences, client communication, file management and billing. The LAW 9000 system is subject to regular external reviews to ensure it is effective and delivering results to our clients. In short, we do care what you think and we have implemented standard processes to make sure we deliver for you.

What LAW 9000 means for our clients:

• Confidence in our expertise and our staff
• Reduced mistakes and effective risk management
• Clear client focus and communication

What LAW 9000 means for us:

• Confidence in our business to perform
• Reduced mistakes and effective risk management
• Improved client care
• Management efficiency
• Improved morale and pride for our people

Australia's first carbon neutral law firm

We have now taken action on climate change and have become carbon neutral. Armstrong Legal has certified "NoCO2" with the Carbon Reduction Institute. This step makes us industry leaders as Australia's first carbon neutral lawyers and puts us ahead of many other big corporations which have announced they plan to become carbon neutral but have taken little action yet.