Felicia C. O'Hara

About Felicia C. O'Hara

Brockville Law is the solo criminal defence practice of Felicia C. O'Hara, a barrister, solicitor and notary public in Brockville, Ontario. O'Hara opened the practice in March 2011 after several years as an Assistant Crown Attorney in Ottawa, Cornwall and Brockville, prosecuting cases that included assault, impaired driving, sexual assault, weapons offences and domestic violence. That prosecutorial background now informs a defence practice built around drug charges, Highway Traffic Act matters and border related offences, alongside notarizing and commissioning services for the general public.

The path to the bar wasn't a direct one. Born in Durban, South Africa and raised in Nottinghamshire, England, O'Hara moved to Ontario in 1997 and later earned an Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies in Colorado before returning to Ontario to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Sociology at Carleton University. A law degree from Queen's University in Kingston followed, along with articles of clerkship at the Ottawa Crown Attorney's Office. O'Hara is on Legal Aid Ontario's roster for matters including extremely serious charges, Ontario Review Board proceedings and Gladue considerations for Indigenous clients.