About Tony

Tony Paisana is a partner at Peck and Company with an experienced trial and appellate practice, having argued cases at all levels of court including the Supreme Court of Canada. He was co-counsel in R. v. Jordan, the leading authority on unreasonable delay in criminal cases. His practice is predominantly in criminal law, including acting as Crown counsel in special prosecutions involving potential conflicts of interest with the BC Prosecution Service, and he has also represented clients in quasi-criminal matters such as securities prosecutions, workplace fatality investigations, extradition hearings, and forfeiture proceedings. Tony has chaired the Canadian Bar Association's National Criminal Justice Section, is a founding member of the Criminal Defence Advocacy Society, and supervises with the UBC Innocence Project. He is an adjunct professor at the UBC Faculty of Law, where he teaches a course on preventing wrongful convictions.

Practice areas

Criminal Defence

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Tony C. Paisana’s licence and standing in the Law Society of British Columbia directory ↗