Criminal Lawyers in Oshawa, ON

Oshawa has its own criminal courthouse and a field of criminal lawyers in Ontario who work it from offices around Bond Street and across Durham. This page carries 18 of them. Many are criminal defence firms that also reach into Whitby, Ajax, Pickering and Bowmanville, while others are family law or personal injury offices that take criminal files as one service among several. Whitby and Ajax have their own pages for people looking in the next town.

The Province's court register lists one criminal courthouse in Durham for this area: the Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel S. Sharpe, DSO, MP Courthouse at 150 Bond Street East in Oshawa. It carries civil, criminal, criminal youth, family and small claims courts. That is the courthouse on the register for the area.

Criminal defence is the whole practice at several offices. Smart | Criminal Law, led by Jeffrey Smart, acts for people in Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Ajax, Pickering and Bowmanville, and is rated 4.6 from 143 reviews. AR Law, also called Arvin Ross Law Office, serves Durham Region, York, Peel and Halton and pays particular attention to impaired driving, including marijuana related DUI and refusing a breath sample; it is rated 5.0 from 80 reviews. Jacula Law is a firm of criminal defence lawyers rated 4.7 from 47 reviews. Barrison & Manitius, rated 4.3 from 53 reviews, acts at every stage from bail hearings to trial and takes weapons offences, assault, fraud, drug offences and impaired driving.

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Criminal Lawyers in Oshawa

Aitken Robertson

4.6(187 reviews on Google)

25 Ritson Rd N, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(905) 725-3564

Smart | Criminal Law

4.6(143 reviews on Google)

39 Bond St E #4, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(905) 438-1529

Kelly Greenway Bruce

4.5(133 reviews on Google)

114 King, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(905) 723-2278

AR Law

5.0(80 reviews on Google)

50 Richmond St E Suite 119, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(647) 576-2454

Simeson Law

4.8(41 reviews on Google)

100 Bond St E, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(905) 579-5302

Barrison & Manitius

4.3(53 reviews on Google)

201 Bond St E, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(905) 404-1947

Richter Grewal LLP

3.9(23 reviews on Google)

57 Division St, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(866) 655-4647

EVANS, MITCHELL-GILL

5.0(5 reviews on Google)

Executive Centre, 419 King St W Ste 203 & 203A, Oshawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(905) 433-1200

Criminal Lawyers in Oshawa by charge

Aitken Robertson, rated 4.6 from 187 reviews, is the most reviewed criminal firm on the page. Its founder, Richard Aitken, has nearly 40 years of experience, Philip Stiles is a former Crown attorney, and paralegal Jami Sanftleben acts for clients charged with provincial offences including traffic tickets. O'Brien, Balka, Khehra & Guile is a group of criminal, civil litigation and personal injury lawyers with criminal defence as the larger part of the work, taking murder and other homicide cases, sexual assault, impaired driving and drug matters. Richter Grewal LLP, rated 3.9 from 23 reviews, has handled jury trials and appeals at the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Other offices treat criminal law as one service in a wider practice. Kelly Greenway Bruce has offices in Oshawa and Lindsay, has practised personal injury law for over 50 years and also does criminal defence, family, corporate and real estate law; it is rated 4.5 from 133 reviews. Evans, Mitchell-Gill splits its work between personal injury and civil cases and criminal defence, with a second office in Pickering. Nolan Persaud, on Stevenson Road South, is a general practice built mainly on family law, real estate and wills. Alibhai Law Professional Corporation is a Durham Region family law firm that lists criminal law among its services. Gobin & Leyenson LLP mainly represents residential landlords.

Four Oshawa offices say they work with legal aid clients: Aitken Robertson, Barrison & Manitius, Richter Grewal LLP and Pillarstone Law Practice, which takes Legal Aid clients alongside private ones. Youth charges are listed by Aitken Robertson, Barrison & Manitius and Richter Grewal LLP. Sola's Law Professional Corporation and Immigration Law Office handles summary conviction and indictable matters alongside immigration, business and family work.

Common questions about criminal lawyers in Oshawa

Where is the criminal courthouse in Oshawa?

The Province's register lists the Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel S. Sharpe, DSO, MP Courthouse at 150 Bond Street East in Oshawa. It carries civil, criminal, criminal youth, family and small claims courts. Notices from the court name the location of each appearance.

Which Oshawa criminal lawyers accept legal aid?

Aitken Robertson, Barrison & Manitius, Richter Grewal LLP and Pillarstone Law Practice all say they accept legal aid. Pillarstone also takes private clients. Legal Aid Ontario can pay a lawyer for people who qualify and are charged with a crime that could mean jail.

Who takes youth charges in Oshawa?

Aitken Robertson, Barrison & Manitius and Richter Grewal LLP list youth charges. A young person under the Youth Criminal Justice Act is someone 12 or older and under 18. Legal Aid Ontario may pay for a lawyer for a person aged 12 to 17 charged under that Act, if they qualify.

Who in Oshawa handles impaired driving charges?

AR Law gives particular attention to impaired driving, including marijuana related DUI and refusing a breath sample. Smart | Criminal Law concentrates on impaired driving, sexual assault and domestic assault. Barrison & Manitius also lists impaired driving.

Which Oshawa lawyers take homicide cases or appeals?

O'Brien, Balka, Khehra & Guile takes murder and other homicide cases and criminal appeals. Richter Grewal LLP lists murder charges and has handled appeals at the Ontario Court of Appeal. Sola's Law Professional Corporation and Immigration Law Office also lists criminal appeals and Charter applications.

Is there an Oshawa lawyer with a second office in Pickering or Lindsay?

Evans, Mitchell-Gill has a second office in Pickering and acts for clients in Oshawa, Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and across Durham Region. Kelly Greenway Bruce has offices in Oshawa and Lindsay and lists impaired driving, domestic charges, sexual offences and serious violence among its criminal work.

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