Smart | Criminal Law
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One of 86 law firms listed in Oshawa, and one of 16 handling Criminal Defence.
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Smart | Criminal Law is a small criminal defence firm registered as Jeffrey Smart Legal Services Professional Corporation, based at 39 Bond Street East in Oshawa. It serves Durham Region, including Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Brooklin and Bowmanville, and its lawyers also appear at the Cobourg, Lindsay and Peterborough courthouses.
Jeffrey Smart, the firm's owner, studied law at the University of Buckingham in England and started on the other side of the courtroom, working as a Provincial and Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Kawartha Lakes and Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General before returning to the family firm and moving into criminal defence. A second lawyer at the firm previously practiced criminal defence in Toronto, handling bail hearings, preliminary inquiries and trials. Both lawyers are members of the Durham Region Law Association and the Criminal Lawyers Association and are licensed as notaries public in Ontario.
The team, which also includes paralegals and a law clerk, defends people charged with impaired driving, dangerous driving, assault, domestic assault, theft, fraud, drug and sexual offence charges, and handles youth matters under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The firm offers a free initial consultation before any retainer agreement is signed.
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- A lawyer at the firm previously volunteered with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa, assisting women facing criminal charges, before joining Smart | Criminal Law.
- One of the firm's paralegals has volunteered as a youth leader and mental health advocate.
- Another team member has taught French to elementary school students and has a passion for educating youth, bringing a distinct perspective to interacting with clients facing Youth Criminal Justice Act charges.
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39 Bond St E, Unit #4, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 1B2 · 905-438-1529
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