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Coastal Lawyers is a Central Coast-based law firm specializing in criminal and family law, offering a holistic and trauma-informed approach. Founded by a former prosecutor and police officer, the...
Coastal Lawyers - Family Lawyer-Criminal Lawyer is a heart-centred, trauma-informed law firm founded by former police officer and prosecutor Kristal Naividi, offering over 20 years of combined experience in family law, criminal defense, and traffic law matters throughout New South Wales. The firm specializes in providing holistic legal services that combine expert legal advice with emotional support, utilizing progressive technology and maintaining a judgement-free, confidential environment for clients navigating challenging legal situations.
Choosing Coastal Lawyers provides clients with unique advantages stemming from the firm's distinctive background and approach. Principal lawyer Kristal Naividi brings 13 years of prosecutorial experience with the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, providing invaluable insight into how the prosecution builds cases. The firm's trauma-informed, solution-focused approach helps clients navigate emotionally challenging situations while achieving practical legal outcomes. Coastal Lawyers prioritizes cost transparency and offers multiple consultation options, from free 15-minute Clarity Calls to comprehensive Strategy Sessions. The firm actively encourages resolving matters outside of expensive litigation, particularly for parenting and property disputes, while maintaining the expertise to litigate effectively when necessary. Their holistic service model combines expert legal representation with emotional support, recognizing that legal challenges affect the whole person.
The legal team at Coastal Lawyers consists of three experienced practitioners. Kristal Naividi, Principal Lawyer and Founder, holds a Master of Laws in Family Law and brings unique perspective from her background as a former police officer and 13-year prosecutor handling complex cases including murder, manslaughter, and multi-million dollar frauds. She is a Collaboratively Trained Family Lawyer, Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), and Lawyer Accredited Mediator, recognized through multiple awards including 2023 Finalist for Regional Lawyer NSW. Luke Naividi combines a decade of government misconduct investigations with a Masters Degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution, offering urgent after-hours and weekend consultations when needed. Melissa Cossar (Mel) specializes in amicable family law resolutions, focusing on property settlements and parenting matters that resolve through consent orders and legally assisted mediation.
Coastal Lawyers offers transparent pricing structures designed to accommodate various client needs and financial situations. The firm provides fixed-fee services for specific matters such as divorce proceedings, ensuring clients know their costs upfront. Initial consultations range from a free 15-minute Clarity Call to assess your situation, a $256 Discovery Call for 30 minutes with a lawyer, or a comprehensive $356 Strategy Session providing one hour of face-to-face legal advice. To address financial accessibility, Coastal Lawyers partners with JustFund to offer legal fee loans that clients repay once their property settlement is complete, ensuring financial constraints don't prevent access to quality legal representation.
Coastal Lawyers - Family Lawyer-Criminal Lawyer is located at Office 2/172-176 The Entrance Road, Erina NSW 2250, strategically positioned to serve clients throughout New South Wales. The firm embraces modern technology to offer both physical office consultations and convenient video call appointments, ensuring accessibility for clients regardless of their location. Clients can contact the office at 1300 271 289 or via email at reception@coastallawyers.com.au, with additional information available on their website at https://coastallawyers.com.au/ and through their social media presence on Facebook and Instagram @coastallawyers.
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I had a issue and needed some help and got recommended Kristal and the team. Long story short, I was in good hands and was great to see the team in action, very professional. Highly recommend the services of the Coastal Lawyers team..
I am so grateful that I had Kristal guiding me through property settlement. She was easy to talk to and gave advice in simple terms with a sensible approach. I appreciated Kristal’s empathy and understanding in one of the most difficult times of my life. Her expertise and calm manner was always reassuring. The rest of the team were fabulous. They were kind, professional and efficient. A huge thank you to everyone at Coastal Lawyers!
I have had the pleasure of working with Kristal on various matters. She is confident, knowledgeable, professional and passionate across all legal aspects. Both her and the team at Coastal Lawyers are proactive and will go above and beyond to ensure the right result for the client. They will always be my first point of call for any legal matters and without question refer them to anyone requiring legal services. Thank you Kristal and Team.
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When you feel like everything is against you, Coastal Lawyers in Gosford, Central Coast NSW will do everything within there power to support you and hear your side of the story with compassion and empathy.
Thank you Jane.
Kind Regards Dominic.
Nothing but positive things to say about Jayne & Kristal. Completely caring and compassionate throughout everything from start to finish. Literally worked around the clock to help me and re-assured me constantly. Incredible attention to detail and super well priced for the service they deliver.
Dealt with Jayne Tayler on a complex issue, she was extremely impressive and secured an excellent outcome. Jayne will become my "go-to" Lawyer.
Without a doubt the BEST firm on the coastline. Kristal and Jayne have been the perfect picture of what good representation looks like. They have been amazing throughout the length of my journey with them, and I would recommend them to anyone hands down.
Can’t thank Kristal and the team enough. I felt in good hands from the first conversation, and they went above and beyond throughout (and even after) the process. Highly recommend.
Excellent service from Coastal Lawyers. Very professional, knowledgeable and a really caring and personable touch, which can be so needed at times. Highly recommended!
I've had the pleasure of working with Krystal and the team at Coastal Lawyers on a couple of different matters and they are outstanding. Prompt, friendly service, informative and they know how to break things down into terms I can understand. If you're looking for great service and expert advice from real people I wouldn't look any further. So happy with my experience!
No one ever plans on needing legal advice let alone legal representation during their life unless it’s a will. If and when the time comes it can be a very daunting task but I can assure you no matter what the circumstances around your own personal situation the team at coastal lawyers will always be there to guide you through making the time as pleasant as a difficult time could be. The team is very understanding and they really are experts when it comes to listening. I never imagined I would be in the need of a solicitor but the team at coastal lawyers made it feel so easy, stress free and as normal as possible. Sometimes they have the hard task of informing you of things that you don’t want to hear, or might not help you but with that they still offer the utmost support. From the very beginning you can be completely open and honest and not feel any judgement, just a caring voice, a listening ear and even a shoulder to cry on. The team at coastal lawyers even know how to tell the not so good news or advice in a good way. They show so much sympathy and empathy and treat you like a person not just a case number or dollar signs, you actually feel like you’re talking to someone who you have known for years. They treat everyone individual and each case on its own. These last 18mths they have been my rock and made a very difficult situation seem like a stroll in the park. My legal journey with them however is not over as yet but I have all my faith in the team at coastal lawyers for not only my journey with them but also yours. You will not be able to beat the caring team at coastal lawyers. So if you’re looking for an open, honest, caring, compassionate, sympathetic, empathetic, trustworthy team of lawyers then please look no further I promise you won’t be disappointed. Thank you for making me feel like your family.
There service was excellent very helpful, they informed me every step of the process, In court very professional and I would highly recommend
I felt comfortable, reassured, safe and confident the second Kristal became my lawyer. Herself and everyone at Coastal lawyers went above and beyond for me in such a sensitive, serious matter and I could not recommend the team enough. Especially Kristal! Kristal is Passionate, professional, caring, understanding and extremely talented at what she does and I feel incredibly blessed to have her as my family lawyer. 5 stars just isn’t enough to thank the team at Coastal lawyers for the work they have successfully completed and the support they have provided me throughout the entire experience. If you are looking for an amazing lawyer to handle your current legal situation, look no further- The team at Coastal Lawyers.
Coastal Lawyers are second to none when it comes to professional legal advice. Kristal goes above and beyond her professional duties as a lawyer. I highly endorse and recommend the service that they provide to the community.
Coastal Lawyers were fantastic! I highly recommend them to my friends & family. Jayne & Kristal could not have been more helpful and communicated with me though the whole process. I cant thank the team at Coastal lawyers enough.
Very professional, great advice.
Very professional, clear on pricing and sensitive to individual cases. Would highly recommend Coastal Lawyers
Coastal Lawyers are the best in this field. I highly recommend them for being such great lawyers.
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Coastal Lawyers - Family Lawyer-Criminal Lawyer
2/172-176 The Entrance Rd, Erina NSW 2250
Erina NSW
Phone
+611300271289
Office Hours
Mon-Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm
By appointment available
Languages
English
Payment Methods
Cash, Card, EFTPOS
Payment plans available
Based on 21 reviews
Divorce & Separation
Family Property & Finance
Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
Property Development & Planning
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