Hintsa Law
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.1 lawyer · Wellington County (Guelph)
One of 50 law firms listed in Guelph, and one of 12 handling Criminal Defence.
About Hintsa Law
Hintsa Law is the criminal defence practice of Ranney Hintsa, a Guelph barrister who defends people charged under the Criminal Code and with drug offences. Clients include adults, young people and Indigenous accused, as well as accused people living with mental disorders.
After a degree at the University of Toronto, Ranney Hintsa worked as a licensed stockbroker and as an information systems analyst, then studied law at Osgoode Hall. Before the call to the Bar came a stint at the Crown Law Office (Criminal), where the work came to centre on designing and developing systems to manage the litigation of major criminal files. In representing people facing criminal charges, Ranney Hintsa's approach is creative and draws on several disciplines.
It's been a sole practice since 2004. Ranney Hintsa started out in Toronto, a city of thirty years' residence, and opened the Guelph practice in 2006. From its Guelph base (mail goes to a post office box), the practice now takes on files in Guelph, Wellington County, the Waterloo Region, Milton and other parts of southwestern Ontario.
A first consultation of 15 minutes is free.
Practice areas
Criminal Code charges
Hintsa Law defends charges ranging from murder, attempted murder and manslaughter to assault, sexual assault and robbery. It also takes on property crimes such as theft, break and enter and fraud, large frauds and offences tied to computer technology, weapons and firearm charges, and driving offences including impaired, dangerous and careless driving.
Drug charges
For charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the practice defends possession, possession for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking, and importing or exporting.
Mental health and the criminal courts
Ranney Hintsa acts for accused people with mental disorders on fitness to stand trial and on criminal responsibility, at hearings in court and before the Ontario Review Board.
Good to know
Accessible parking
By appointmentIn the community
- Ranney Hintsa has served on the regional Human Services and Justice Coordinating Committee.
Affiliations & connections
- Criminal Lawyers' Association: Ranney Hintsa is a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association and previously sat on its Mental Health Sub-Committee.
- Wellington Law Association: Ranney Hintsa is a member of the Wellington Law Association.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
In most places, low-income people who are likely to face jail time if convicted can apply for a Legal Aid Certificate, which, if granted, lets them be represented by the lawyer they choose at no cost. Anyone not in custody can make that application at the Legal Aid satellite office in the courthouse where they're due to appear, and in Guelph that's 36 Wyndham Street. Among the supports Hintsa Law points clients toward is Here 24/7, a single entry point for addiction, mental health and crisis services from 11 agencies across Waterloo Wellington.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I reach Hintsa Law in the middle of the night if someone I know has just been arrested?
- Hintsa Law takes arrest calls 24 hours a day at 519-767-5357.
- Why doesn't Hintsa Law post a fee schedule for criminal defence work?
- Hintsa Law treats every case as different, so it doesn't publish a fee schedule and instead tailors each estimate to the client's matter. The first consultation is free and includes a fee estimate, and bringing every document you have about the charge makes that estimate more precise.
- Will Hintsa Law defend a charge in Orangeville, Brampton or Kitchener, not just Guelph?
- Hintsa Law serves Guelph, Kitchener, Milton, Orangeville and Brampton, along with other communities in southwestern Ontario.
Where to find them
P.O. Box 1144, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6N3 · 519-767-5357
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