Our Areas of Practice

Defence for simple assault charges involving the intentional application of force without consent or threats to apply force, including allegations arising from altercations, domestic disputes, workplace incidents, and bar fights.

Defence for domestic assault charges involving allegations of physical violence, threats, or harmful conduct against a current or former spouse, common-law partner, or dating partner.

Criminal defence for assault causing bodily harm, a mid-range assault charge involving injuries more serious than transient harm but not rising to the level of wounding, maiming, or disfigurement.

Strategic defence for aggravated assault charges involving conduct that wounds, maims, disfigures, or endangers the life of another person.

Defence for assault with a weapon charges involving carrying, using, or threatening to use a weapon or imitation weapon while committing an assault.

Defence for armed robbery charges involving theft while armed with an offensive weapon, imitation weapon, or firearm, including robberies of convenience stores, banks, and other commercial establishments using knives, guns, or other weapons.

Defence for forcible confinement charges involving unlawfully confining, imprisoning, or forcibly seizing another person, including allegations arising in the context of domestic disputes, robberies, or other violent offences.

Defence for kidnapping charges involving the unlawful taking and confinement of a person against their will, including allegations of holding for ransom, transporting out of Canada, or offences connected to criminal organizations.

Defence for criminal harassment charges involving repeated following, unwanted communications, watching or besetting, and threatening conduct that causes fear for safety.

Criminal defence for uttering threats charges, including threats to cause death or bodily harm, threats to damage or destroy property, and threats to kill or injure animals.

Defence for sexual assault charges involving allegations of non-consensual sexual contact, including issues of consent, honest but mistaken belief in consent, identity, and challenges to the credibility of the complainant.

Defence for sexual interference charges involving allegations of touching a person under 16 years of age for a sexual purpose, including issues of mistaken belief in age, identity, and the application of close-in-age exceptions.

Defence for sexual exploitation charges involving sexual touching or incitement of young persons aged 16 or 17 by persons in positions of trust, authority, or exploitative relationships of dependency.

Defence for invitation to sexual touching charges involving allegations of inviting, counselling, or inciting a person under 16 years of age to engage in sexual contact, whether occurring in person, online, or through electronic communications.

Defence for intimate image charges involving the non-consensual publication, distribution, or transmission of intimate photographs or recordings, including allegations commonly referred to as revenge porn or image-based sexual abuse.

Defending voyeurism charges involving secret observation or visual recording of persons with a reasonable expectation of privacy, including hidden camera offences.

Defence for first degree murder charges involving planned and deliberate killings, contract killings, murder of peace officers, or deaths occurring during the commission of offences such as sexual assault, kidnapping, or forcible confinement.

Defence for second degree murder charges involving an intentional killing that was not planned and deliberate, including spontaneous acts committed in the heat of passion or during sudden confrontations without premeditation.

Defence for attempted murder charges requiring proof of specific intent to kill and actions beyond mere preparation toward causing the death of another person.

Defence for manslaughter charges involving culpable homicide resulting from an unlawful act or criminal negligence, including cases where murder charges are reduced through provocation or lack of intent to kill.

Representation for criminal negligence charges involving acts or omissions showing wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of others, including criminal negligence causing death and causing bodily harm.

Defence for impaired driving charges involving operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, driving over 80 mg blood alcohol concentration, refusal to provide breath samples, and impaired driving causing bodily harm or death.

Defence for driving over 80 charges involving operation of a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration equal to or exceeding 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Defence for drug-impaired driving charges involving operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by cannabis, cocaine, opioids, or other controlled substances, including cases based on blood drug concentration or drug recognition evaluations.

Defence for charges involving failure or refusal to comply with a lawful police demand for a breath sample, blood sample, oral fluid sample, or drug recognition evaluation during an impaired driving investigation.

Defence for care and control charges involving being impaired while in a position to operate a motor vehicle, vessel, or other conveyance, even when the vehicle is stationary or not in motion.

Defence for dangerous driving charges involving operation of a motor vehicle, vessel, or aircraft in a manner that constitutes a marked departure from the standard of care expected of a prudent driver.

Defence for failure to stop charges involving leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident without providing identification, offering assistance, or remaining until police arrive, including hit and run allegations causing bodily harm or death.

Defence for drug charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, including possession, trafficking, production, importing, exporting, and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Defence for drug possession charges involving the unlawful possession of controlled substances such as cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, MDMA, and other Schedule I, II, and III drugs.

Defence for drug trafficking charges involving the sale, transfer, transport, delivery, or distribution of controlled substances, including possession for the purpose of trafficking cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other scheduled drugs.

Defence for drug distribution charges involving the sale, transfer, transport, or supply of controlled substances such as cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other scheduled drugs.

Defence for drug production charges involving the manufacturing, synthesizing, cultivating, or harvesting of controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other scheduled drugs.

Defence for drug importing or exporting charges involving the unlawful movement of controlled substances across Canadian borders, including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other scheduled drugs.

Defence for property offences involving allegations of theft, fraud, break and enter, robbery, mischief, arson, possession of stolen property, and other crimes against rights of property under the Criminal Code.

Defence for break and enter charges involving unlawful entry into dwelling houses, commercial properties, and other places with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Defence for robbery charges involving theft accompanied by violence or threats of violence, including muggings, armed robbery with weapons, home invasion robbery, carjacking, and commercial robbery of stores and financial institutions.

Defence for theft charges involving the taking or conversion of property without consent, including shoplifting, theft over and under $5,000, motor vehicle theft, employee theft, embezzlement, and possession of stolen property.

Defence for arson charges involving intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire or explosion to property, including occupied buildings and fraud-related fires.

Defence for credit card offences, including possession of stolen or forged cards, unauthorized use of credit card data, trafficking in cards, and using revoked or cancelled cards.

Defence for possession of stolen property charges, including property obtained by crime over and under $5,000, trafficking in stolen property, and possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Defence for mischief charges involving the wilful destruction, damage, or interference with property, including vandalism, graffiti, damage to vehicles, computer data interference, and mischief causing danger to life.

Representation for weapons and firearms charges, including unauthorized possession, carrying a concealed weapon, possession for a dangerous purpose, and firearm trafficking.

Defence for charges involving possession of prohibited or restricted firearms, prohibited weapons, prohibited devices, or prohibited ammunition without a valid licence or registration certificate.

Defence for carrying a concealed weapon charges involving hidden firearms, knives, prohibited devices, or prohibited ammunition without lawful authorization.

Defence for charges involving the possession of a weapon, imitation weapon, prohibited device, or ammunition for a purpose dangerous to the public peace or for the purpose of committing an offence.

Defence for firearm trafficking charges involving the unlawful manufacturing, transfer, sale, or smuggling of prohibited or restricted firearms, ammunition, and prohibited devices, including possession for the purpose of trafficking.

Defence for fraud charges involving deceit, falsehood, or other fraudulent means to obtain money, property, or services, including mortgage fraud, investment fraud, insurance fraud, identity fraud, and credit card fraud.

Defence for identity theft and fraud charges involving the unlawful obtaining, possession, trafficking, or use of another person’s identity information, including credit card data, social insurance numbers, and other personal identifiers.

Defence for financial crime charges, including money laundering, proceeds of crime, securities fraud, embezzlement, tax evasion, and regulatory offences under federal financial legislation.

Defence for fail to appear charges, including failure to attend court while on a release order, failure to comply with a summons, and failure to surrender to custody.

Defence for failure to comply charges involving breach of bail conditions, release orders, undertakings, or recognizances, including curfew, no-contact, and reporting conditions.

Defence for obstruction of justice charges involving wilful attempts to obstruct, pervert, or defeat the course of justice, including witness tampering, destroying evidence, providing false statements to police, and jury interference.

Defence for obstructing police charges, including resisting arrest, providing false information, interfering with an investigation, and failing to assist an officer.

Representation in peace bond matters, including section 810 recognizances, common law peace bonds, negotiating conditions, and defending against peace bond applications.

Defending bail violation matters, including section 524 revocation hearings, show cause hearings, surety issues, and applications to vary or reinstate release orders.

Defence for conspiracy charges involving agreements between two or more persons to commit indictable or summary conviction offences, including drug trafficking, robbery, fraud, and murder.

Defence for youth aged 12 to 17 under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, including extrajudicial measures, youth justice court proceedings, and privacy protections.

Representation at bail hearings to secure judicial interim release, including show cause hearings, release plans, surety arrangements, and bail reviews.

Representation for criminal appeals challenging convictions or sentences on questions of law, fact, or mixed law and fact before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada.

Representation in extradition proceedings involving requests from foreign states, including bail hearings, committal hearings, ministerial submissions, and appeals challenging surrender orders under the Extradition Act.

Independent legal advice for victims navigating the criminal justice system, including victim impact statements, restitution orders, testimonial aids, and protection measures.