---
title: "How to find a criminal defence lawyer in Tbilisi"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/news/criminal-defence-lawyer-in-tbilisi"
description: "How to find a criminal defence lawyer in Tbilisi: when to call one, what to put in your first message and what to ask. Verified criminal lawyers on legal.ge."
published: "2026-10-18"
updated: "2026-11-07"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# How to find a criminal defence lawyer in Tbilisi

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/news/criminal-defence-lawyer-in-tbilisi

**The short answer.** If you or someone close to you needs a criminal defence lawyer in Tbilisi, use legal.ge: describe what has happened in the [Ask form](https://legal.ge/en/ask) and it reaches several verified criminal-law lawyers at once, or open the [list of criminal-law lawyers in Tbilisi](https://legal.ge/en/specialists?l1=crim-criminal-law-en&city=tbilisi) and contact one directly. Several verified criminal-law specialists on legal.ge work in Tbilisi, Georgia (the country), and all of them work in English.

## When to look for a defence lawyer

-   You have been called in for questioning, as a witness or in any other capacity.
    
-   Your home or office has been searched, or something has been seized.
    
-   You have been told you are a suspect, or you have been charged.
    
-   A case is already in court and you want a new lawyer to take it over.
    

## Your first message

Say briefly what happened, when, which authority is involved, and whether anyone is being held right now. You need not explain everything in writing; the lawyer will ask. Where you can, talk to a lawyer before you give a statement or sign a record.

## What to ask the lawyer

-   Can you come to the investigator or the court in Tbilisi, and how soon?
    
-   Have you handled cases of this kind?
    
-   What will you do in the first days, and what will it cost? Published consultation fees for criminal work on legal.ge run from GEL 200 to GEL 250.
    
-   How will we keep in touch, and in which language?
    

## Check the profile

Each legal.ge profile shows whether the lawyer states Georgian Bar Association membership and whether we have matched them to the Bar register. For a defence, pick one who states it.

## Languages

Most of these lawyers also work in Russian, so a family member abroad can follow the case in a language they are comfortable with.

**[Ask defence lawyers now](https://legal.ge/en/ask)** · [Criminal-law lawyers in Tbilisi](https://legal.ge/en/specialists?l1=crim-criminal-law-en&city=tbilisi) · [How to check a lawyer is licensed](https://legal.ge/en/news/how-to-check-a-lawyer-is-licensed-in-georgia)

## Verified specialists on legal.ge for this matter

- [Giorgi Phantsulaia](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/giorgi-pantsulaia-en) — Criminal Defense Lawyer; English, Georgian, Russian; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [Lizi Lomtadze](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/lizi-lomtadze-en) — Criminal lawyer; Georgian, English; Consultation: ₾50
- [Lekso Svimonishvili](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/leqso-svimonishvili-en) — Attorney at law; English, Georgian, Russian; Consultation: ₾250
- [Tornike Chikovani](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/tornike-chikovani-en) — Tornike Chikovani - Criminal defense attorney in Tbilisi, Georgia and founder of Chikovani Law Office. Criminal defense, representation of foreign clients and international cases. GBA.; Georgian, English, Russian; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [Nestan Ananidze](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/nestan-ananidze-en) — Criminal law, juvenile justice; English, Georgian; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [Mariam Jorbenadze](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/mariam-jorbenadze-en) — Lawyer specializing in criminal law; English, Georgian; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [Elvin Sheiriev](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/elvin-sheirievi-en) — General Practice Attorney.; Georgian, Turkish, Azerbaijani; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [Lasha Sturua](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/lasha-sturua-en) — Lawyer of General specialization; Georgian, English, Russian; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [Sulkhan Komakhidze](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/sulkhan-komakhidze-en) — Lawyer; Georgian, English; Consultation: Price by agreement
- [ILIA OKMELASHVILI](https://legal.ge/en/specialists/ilia-okmelashvili-en) — Chairman of the Jury Committee; Georgian, English, Russian; Consultation: Price by agreement

All specialists — Criminal Law: https://legal.ge/en/specialists?l1=crim-criminal-law-en