Newman Barristers (formerly Bernstein, Newman & Associates)

Newman Barristers is a Toronto firm, formerly Bernstein, Newman & Associates, that defends criminal and quasi-criminal charges exclusively at the trial level. Its lawyers handle charges ranging from assault to first-degree murder, with drug, firearm and impaired driving cases among them, and they act for young people under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Quasi-criminal work covers provincial, regulatory and administrative charges such as Highway Traffic Act offences. Bail hearings, reviews and variations are handled for accused people and for friends or family seeking release or a change of conditions. The team challenges search warrants and wiretap authorizations and brings Charter applications. It also offers legal advice and guidance for people who are unsure where they stand, and it has defended clients in large, complicated project matters involving organized crime. Rated 5.0 from 10 Google reviews, all 10 of them five stars.