About Shore & Johnston, Barristers-at-Law
Shore & Johnston, Barristers-at-Law is an Ottawa criminal defence firm with fifty years of practice under the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and related legislation. Its lawyers act at the bail stage, on guilty pleas and sentencing, in judge-alone and jury trials, and on appeal. The practice includes domestic offences, sexual assault, impaired driving, homicide and drug offences. It also covers theft and fraud, weapons and firearms offences, and youth cases under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The firm represents people in regulatory matters, from Highway Traffic Act prosecutions to the Canadian Lobbying Act, and in cases involving mental health or defendants of Aboriginal heritage. The lawyers named are Leonard Shore and Michael A. Johnston. A free consultation is offered. Rated 5.0 from 118 Google reviews, 117 of them five stars.
Services and details
Takes criminal defence cases
YesImpaired and driving offences
YesAssault charges
YesDomestic charges
YesSexual offences
YesDrug offences
YesTheft, fraud and property
YesWeapons and firearms
YesHomicide and serious violence
YesYouth charges
YesBail hearings
YesCriminal appeals and Charter applications
YesFree consultation
Yes
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Contact
- (613) 233-7747
- 141 Laurier Ave W Ste 600, Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3
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Hours
- Monday
- 9AM-5PM
- Tuesday
- 9AM-5PM
- Wednesday
- 9AM-5PM
- Thursday
- 9AM-5PM
- Friday
- 9AM-5PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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