Upward Youth Advocacy & Legal Services

Upward Youth Advocacy & Legal Services is a Toronto law practice that focuses on youth criminal defence and youth advocacy. It represents young people charged with criminal offences, including assault, criminal harassment, theft, robbery and drug and firearm offences. Failure to comply and failure to appear charges are part of the work too. It also provides legal research and policy or program recommendations to community service providers working with youth and families at risk. The practice states that it accepts Legal Aid certificates as payment so that low income families and disenfranchised communities have access to competent representation, and it takes on pro bono work and community advocacy. Appointments are recommended. Rated 3.0 from 2 Google reviews, one at five stars and one at a single star.