Criminal Lawyers in Ottawa, ON

Ottawa has its own courthouse on the Province's register: the Ottawa Courthouse, at 161 Elgin St., 2nd Fl. It hears civil, criminal, criminal youth, family and small claims matters, and French-language services are available. The page carries 66 criminal lawyers in Ontario with Ottawa addresses, plus one from Kanata, and a number of them work in both official languages and across the Quebec border.

David Anber's Law Office takes cases in Quebec and Ontario and appears regularly in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Gatineau and Kingston. Armoured Suits serves the National Capital Region, Gatineau, Kingston and towns across Eastern Ontario. Dimitri Trofimoff, who practises under the Gotlaw name, serves Ottawa, Kanata, Perth and Lanark County. Shore & Johnston, Barristers-at-Law has fifty years of practice under the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and its lawyers act at the bail stage, on guilty pleas and sentencing, and in judge-alone and jury trials.

French is a working language for several firms. Frouhar Law is a women-owned criminal defence firm serving Ottawa and Eastern Ontario, with assault defence provided in English and French. Reesink Law & Associates handles criminal law and family law, with military law and notary services alongside, and Martin Reesink is fluent in French. Brett McGarry Criminal Law, Bayne Sellar Ertel Macrae and Nicholas St-Pierre also offer service in French.

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Criminal Lawyers in Ottawa

Binny Law

4.8(74 reviews on Google)

1907 Baseline Rd, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Assault charges
  • Domestic charges
(613) 686-1121

Hameed Law

4.8(64 reviews on Google)

43 Florence St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
(613) 627-2974

Frouhar Law

4.7(70 reviews on Google)

190 O'Connor St Ste 700, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 238-2000

Reesink Law

4.8(49 reviews on Google)

400 Dalhousie St Unit 209, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 680-8859

AEH Criminal Law

4.7(51 reviews on Google)

185 Somerset St W #305, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 565-3363

LMS Lawyers LLP

4.1(79 reviews on Google)

190 O'Connor St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 412-9440

Howard and Howard

4.9(38 reviews on Google)

376 Churchill Ave N Ste 302, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(613) 726-1221

Brandon Crawford

5.0(34 reviews on Google)

141 Laurier Ave W Ste 402, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(613) 637-2290

McElroy Law

4.9(27 reviews on Google)

185 Somerset St W #305, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 421-5058

May Irwin & Associates

4.6(32 reviews on Google)

185 Somerset St W #305, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Criminal appeals and Charter applications
(613) 230-6524

James Coulter Law

4.8(25 reviews on Google)

141 Laurier Ave W Fl 6, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 371-3884

Garro Law Group

5.0(19 reviews on Google)

603 March Rd Unit 200 E1, Ottawa (based in Kanata)

  • Takes criminal defence cases
(343) 572-4741

Shukairy Law

4.8(20 reviews on Google)

116 Lisgar St Ste 401, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 421-1589

Edelson Foord Law

4.2(31 reviews on Google)

141 Laurier Ave W Ste 402, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(613) 237-2290

PLPC

4.2(26 reviews on Google)

66 Slater St. #1720, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 866-4155

Helplegal Ottawa

4.3(16 reviews on Google)

2527 Baseline Rd, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
(613) 225-9999

Robinson Law

5.0(8 reviews on Google)

185 Somerset St W, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Assault charges
  • Theft, fraud and property
(613) 323-4939

Arthur Ayers

4.3(10 reviews on Google)

200 Elgin St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(819) 598-1355

Biagio Del Greco

5.0(6 reviews on Google)

200 Cooper St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 562-2223

Ryan E. Durran

5.0(6 reviews on Google)

200 Elgin St Ste 200, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 233-0616

Guertin Ronald G

3.7(9 reviews on Google)

116 Lisgar St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 238-5448

Nicholas St-Pierre

4.2(5 reviews on Google)

180 Metcalfe St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Domestic charges
(613) 233-3793

Michelle O'Doherty

3.4(5 reviews on Google)

200 Elgin St, Ottawa

  • Takes criminal defence cases
  • Impaired and driving offences
  • Assault charges
(613) 604-2188

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Criminal Lawyers in Ottawa by charge

Legal aid is accepted by many Ottawa firms. Grenier Law prepares Gladue reports for clients who qualify for legal aid and handles bail and detention review hearings. Howard and Howard accepts legal aid certificates for domestic assault, sexual assault, impaired driving, drug offences and homicide. AGP LLP does only criminal law and covers every type of crime from theft to murder. Reesink Law is on the Legal Aid criminal panel.

Several practices combine criminal work with something else. Binny Law is a general practice covering immigration, family law, real estate, wills and estates, and criminal law, including break and enter, robbery and young offender matters. LMS Lawyers LLP has offices in Ottawa, Kanata, Almonte and Iqaluit and also handles family law, real estate, civil litigation and corporate law. Hameed Law is a human rights firm established in 2004, and criminal defence is one of its listed services. Brandon Crawford, senior counsel at Edelson Foord Law, practises criminal defence in Ottawa and across Ontario and has 5.0 from 34 reviews.

Beyond Ottawa, firms here name L'Orignal, Kingston, Kanata, Perth, Brockville and Cornwall as places they work, and some also appear in Toronto. Cornwall, Brockville, Kingston, Belleville and Peterborough have their own pages. Dimitri Trofimoff is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Criminal Lawyers' Association, JusticeNet and Legal Aid Ontario, and speaks Russian. AEH Criminal Law is run by Omar, who was called to the bar in 2019, has argued appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal and is fluent in Arabic. Brass Law Office and McElroy Law also accept legal aid, and Home Counsel Legal Services and Northbridge Legal Services list it as well.

Common questions about criminal lawyers in Ottawa

Which courthouse in Ottawa is on the Province's register for criminal matters?

The Ottawa Courthouse, at 161 Elgin St., 2nd Fl., is listed for criminal and criminal youth matters, as well as civil, family and small claims. French-language services are available there.

Which Ottawa lawyers accept legal aid, and what is duty counsel?

Dimitri Trofimoff Lawyer, Grenier Law and Howard and Howard accept legal aid. Duty counsel is a lawyer at the courthouse for that day who can advise on rights, ask to delay a court date, act at a bail hearing, help with a guilty plea and speak at sentencing, for people who qualify and have no lawyer.

Who offers criminal defence in French in Ottawa?

Frouhar Law provides assault defence in English and French and has 4.7 from 70 reviews. Reesink Law has 4.8 from 49 reviews and Martin Reesink is fluent in French. Brett McGarry Criminal Law also lists service in French, with 4.9 from 36 reviews.

Which Ottawa firms also act in Gatineau, Kingston or Eastern Ontario?

David Anber's Law Office appears regularly in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Gatineau and Kingston. Armoured Suits serves the National Capital Region, Gatineau, Kingston and towns across Eastern Ontario. Frouhar Law serves Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.

Who in Ottawa takes homicide and other serious charges?

Shore & Johnston, Barristers-at-Law lists homicide among the matters it takes, along with sexual assault, impaired driving and drug offences. AGP LLP covers every type of crime from theft to murder. Armoured Suits takes murder and manslaughter as well as youth charges.

Criminal Lawyers near Ottawa