About Lawrence

Lawrence Greenspon practises criminal defence and personal injury litigation and is, according to the firm, the only lawyer in Ottawa certified by the Law Society as a specialist in both criminal and civil litigation. On the personal injury side he has represented plaintiffs with spinal cord, traumatic brain and other serious injuries from car accidents, slips and falls, product liability and police misconduct. His criminal defence work has included murder and drug charges, and he represented the first person charged in Canada under the Anti-Terrorism Act. He has appeared before the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, and is a past president of the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa. He is a graduate of the University of Ottawa's law school and has received the Gordon Henderson Award and the Advocates' Society Award of Justice, alongside a long record of community and charitable involvement in Ottawa.

Practice areas

Criminal Defence Personal Injury

Education & credentials

A gold certification seal with a checkmarkCertified SpecialistCriminal Litigation and Civil Litigation (Law Society of Ontario)
Law school
University of Ottawa

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Lawrence Greenspon’s licence and standing in the Law Society of Ontario directory ↗