Criminal Law Lawyer in Scarborough & Toronto

What's Included

Our criminal law practice covers the full scope of work most clients need:

• Bail hearings and reviews
• Disclosure review and Charter applications
• Set date and judicial pre-trial appearances
• Trial advocacy in OCJ and SCJ
• Sentencing submissions
• Record suspension (pardon) applications
• Appeals

What to Bring

• Promise / undertaking / release order
• Crown disclosure (if received)
• Personal references
• Employment and counselling records

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Criminal Defence Lawyers in Scarborough & Toronto

A criminal charge is one of the most disruptive things that can happen to a person — immediate impacts on bail and travel, downstream impacts on employment, immigration status and family. Our criminal lawyers provide same-day response for new charges at every Toronto-area courthouse, including Old City Hall, College Park, Scarborough (1911 Eglinton East), 2201 Finch West, Newmarket, Brampton and Oshawa.

What to do if you have been charged

1. Be polite, give your name and address, and otherwise exercise your right to silence. You do not have to answer questions.
2. Ask to speak with a lawyer — the police must facilitate that without delay.
3. Do not discuss your charges with anyone other than counsel.
4. Do not contact a co-accused, complainant or witness, especially if you have been placed on conditions not to.

The charges we defend

• Impaired driving and over-80 — including breath samples, drug-impaired driving and refusal charges.
• Domestic assault and intimate-partner violence — including bail variations and reverse-onus releases.
• Assault, mischief and weapons charges.
• Theft, fraud and breach of trust — including white-collar and employment-related allegations.
• Drug offences — possession, possession for the purpose of trafficking, and trafficking.
• Driving suspensions and Highway Traffic Act offences with criminal consequences.

How a criminal file unfolds

From bail to disposition, a criminal file moves through several stages: first appearance, disclosure, Crown pre-trial, judicial pre-trial, and either trial or resolution. We pressure-test the Crown's case at every step — testing the lawfulness of the arrest, the reasonableness of the search, the strength of the identification, the reliability of the breath samples, and the completeness of disclosure. Charter applications and pre-trial motions often produce results that look impossible at the bail stage.

Why getting a lawyer immediately matters

Even a first conviction creates a criminal record that follows you into employment screening, US travel and immigration applications. Many people are eligible for discharge, peace bond, withdrawn-on-counselling or diversionary outcomes that leave no criminal record — but you only get one shot at the first appearance. Call us 24/7 if you or a family member has been charged.