Phillips Lawrence G Law Firm
- Takes criminal defence cases
Fort Frances is in Rainy River, a district where the courthouses are far apart, and the criminal lawyers here work across that distance. Fort Frances Courthouse, 333 Church St., sits in town and hears civil, criminal, criminal youth, family and small claims matters. Rainy River Courthouse, in the Royal Canadian Legion at 130 Atwood Ave., is 88 km away, and Atikokan Courthouse, 108-124 Mark Street, is 130 km away. Both of those hear criminal and criminal youth matters.
The criminal lawyers in Ontario listed for Fort Frances run general practices. Phillips Lawrence G Law Firm, also known as Lawrence Phillips Law Office, combines criminal defence with real estate, prenuptial agreements, commercial transactions and immigration work. It has 5.0 from 5 Google reviews.
Judson Howie LLP has offices in Fort Frances and Toronto. The firm practises primarily in criminal defence, family law, child protection law and civil litigation, and it accepts legal aid. In criminal matters it represents people charged before the Ontario Court of Justice. The rating is 3.9 from 7 reviews.
Duty counsel, a lawyer at the courthouse for that day, can advise people who qualify and have no lawyer. Thunder Bay is the nearest page with its own list of lawyers.
Three courthouses in Rainy River are on the Province's register. Fort Frances Courthouse is at 333 Church St. in town. Rainy River Courthouse is 88 km away and Atikokan Courthouse is 130 km away. All three list criminal court.
Judson Howie LLP accepts legal aid and takes criminal defence cases from its Fort Frances office. It also practises in family law, child protection law and civil litigation.
Phillips Lawrence G Law Firm and Judson Howie LLP both take criminal defence cases. The first also handles real estate and immigration work. The second also handles family law and civil litigation.