Ratings, services and a phone number for every criminal lawyer in Ontario.
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NextLaw is a Toronto law firm that focuses on Ontario stunt driving and speeding tickets, and it also handles distracted driving, careless driving and DUI matters. Lawyers Dan…
X-Copper is a criminal and traffic defence firm serving Markham, Vaughan, Toronto, Stouffville, Richmond Hill and surrounding areas. The team combines former police officers with criminal defence lawyers…
What The Law is a criminal defence firm founded by Mustafa Sheikh, serving Richmond Hill and the wider GTA from offices in Aurora and Thornhill. It takes impaired…
JSM Law is a Mississauga law firm serving clients across the Greater Toronto Area, including Brampton, Oakville, Hamilton and Burlington. Its services include civil litigation, insurance, corporate and…
Fomcenco Law is a Toronto firm whose main practice is immigration and refugee law, with criminal law, crimmigration, power of attorney and notary services alongside it. Alex Fomcenco…
Every listing begins as a public business record on Google Maps.
Practices that are open and have at least one review stay. Duplicates are merged.
Each firm's own website says which charges it takes. Firms that take no criminal defence work are left out.
A certified specialist is named only when the Law Society of Ontario's directory lists them.
Every listing starts from public business records. We keep practices that are open and take criminal defence cases, merge duplicates, and drop practices that have closed. Descriptions come from each firm's own website and leave out case results, awards and rankings. A certified specialist is named only when the Law Society of Ontario's directory lists them.
Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos. A person checks every claim. Published by Trevor Tynes.
Anyone arrested or detained in Canada has the right to be told the reasons promptly, and to retain and instruct a lawyer without delay. The Charter also gives a person charged the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause. This guide covers what to check when choosing a criminal defence lawyer in Ontario. It is general information, not legal advice.
Duty counsel is a lawyer at the courthouse for that day. For people who qualify and have no lawyer, duty counsel can advise on rights, ask to delay a court date, act at a bail hearing and speak at sentencing.
Legal Aid Ontario may pay for a lawyer if a person qualifies and faces a charge that could mean jail on conviction, or is 12 to 17 and charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. A legal aid certificate pays a roster lawyer for the length of the case. Applications are online or by phone at 1-800-668-8258. Listings show whether a firm says it accepts legal aid.
Every Criminal Code charge in Ontario starts in the Ontario Court of Justice, and about 95% are completed there. The Superior Court of Justice generally tries only the most serious offences, such as murder, sexual assault, robbery, firearm offences and drug trafficking, by a judge alone or with a jury.
Each listing has a grid of the kinds of work the firm's own website names: impaired driving, assault, domestic charges, sexual offences, drugs, theft and fraud, weapons, youth charges, bail hearings and appeals. "Yes" means the firm's site says so. "Not enough info" means it did not say either way, which is a reason to ask, not a mark against the firm. City pages also name the courthouses in each area with their addresses.
The Law Society of Ontario requires a lawyer's marketing to be true, accurate and verifiable. Its rules warn against suggesting one lawyer is better than others and against raising expectations. Only a lawyer the Law Society has certified may advertise as a specialist. A Certified Specialist has met its standards of experience and knowledge, including at least seven years of practice, and may use the letters C.S.
Ask whether the lawyer takes this kind of charge and appears at the courthouse where it is scheduled. Ask who will appear in court on each date, whether the firm accepts a legal aid certificate, how fees are set and what they cover, and whether service in French is available if you need it. Be wary of any promise about how a case will end.
Check any lawyer's licence in the Law Society of Ontario's Lawyer and Paralegal Directory, and read the charge guides before the first call.
Yes. Under section 10 of the Charter, everyone who is arrested or detained has the right to retain and instruct a lawyer without delay, and to be told of that right.
Legal Aid Ontario may pay for a lawyer if you qualify and face a charge that could mean jail on conviction, or if you are 12 to 17 and charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Apply online or by phone at 1-800-668-8258. Duty counsel at the courthouse can also help people who qualify and have no lawyer.
Duty counsel is a lawyer at the courthouse for that day. For people who qualify and have no lawyer, duty counsel can advise on rights, ask to delay a court date, act at a bail hearing, help with a guilty plea, speak at sentencing and meet the Crown.
It is a Law Society of Ontario certification. A Certified Specialist has met the Law Society's standards of experience and knowledge in criminal law, including at least seven years of practice, and keeps up yearly professional development. This directory shows the title only when the Law Society's directory lists the lawyer.
Every charge under the Criminal Code starts in the Ontario Court of Justice, which completes about 95% of them. The Superior Court of Justice generally tries only the most serious offences. Each city page names the courthouses in its area.
No. Criminal Lawyers Canada is an independent directory, not a law firm, and it does not rank or recommend lawyers. Firms that take criminal defence cases come first, then by Google rating and review count, and any paid placement is marked as paid.