Fair Michael
- Takes criminal defence cases
Criminal lawyers in Ontario who work from Stratford include a firm that has dropped its general practice to concentrate on criminal defence, a criminal-only firm and several full service law offices where criminal law is one practice area among many. Stratford is in the geographic area of Perth, and this page carries five practices, one of them based in St. Marys.
Two criminal courthouses in Stratford are on the Province's court register for Perth. Stratford Courthouse at 100 St. Patrick St. lists criminal, criminal youth, family and small claims court types. Stratford (Perth County) Courthouse at 1 Huron St. lists civil, criminal, family and small claims. Both are in the city.
Michael Fair Law Office has served Stratford and the surrounding communities since 1980. It started as a full service general practice and now concentrates on criminal defence. The practice is listed as Fair Michael and is rated 4.6 from 26 reviews. The office practises from Stratford and its approach has moved from handling a broad mix of general matters to criminal defence work.
Van Drunen Criminal Defence does only criminal work, in Stratford and Kitchener, and also serves Woodstock and Goderich. Clients charged with offences such as homicide, drug charges, sexual assault, impaired driving and domestic assault can retain the firm, and it acts in all youth matters. It is rated 4.9 from 18 reviews.
McDonald, Simon, Stewart & Reidy LLP has practised in Stratford since 1972, with additional offices in London and St. Marys. Criminal law sits alongside business law, real estate, wills and estates, family law and civil litigation, and the firm takes bail hearings and criminal appeals. Its rating is 4.5 from 24 reviews.
Waghorn Stephens Sipos and Poulton Law Professional Corporation is a full service firm in St. Marys that serves Perth County, rated 3.6 from 18 reviews. The Ross Firm Professional Corporation is a Stratford firm whose practice areas run from family law to expropriation, employment, corporate, real estate and wills and estates. It also offers criminal law and steps in on appeals, and it is rated 3.0 from 6 reviews.
Perth County, St. Marys, Kitchener, Woodstock, Goderich and London are the places Stratford lawyers name as where they work. Waterloo, Kitchener, London, Cambridge and Guelph have their own pages.
The Province's court register lists two Stratford courthouses with criminal court: Stratford Courthouse at 100 St. Patrick St. and Stratford (Perth County) Courthouse at 1 Huron St. A lawyer can say which one applies to a charge.
Van Drunen Criminal Defence does criminal law only. It works in Stratford and Kitchener and also serves Woodstock and Goderich. Fair Michael has concentrated on criminal defence after starting as a general practice.
McDonald, Simon, Stewart & Reidy LLP and Van Drunen Criminal Defence both take bail hearings. Both also handle criminal appeals and Charter applications.
Waghorn Stephens Sipos and Poulton Law Professional Corporation is a full service firm based in St. Marys that serves Perth County and takes criminal defence cases. McDonald, Simon, Stewart & Reidy LLP also has an office in St. Marys.
Van Drunen Criminal Defence acts in all youth matters. Its lawyers also take charges such as impaired driving, drug charges and domestic assault.