DeMelo Heathcote
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.4 lawyers · Established 2014 · Middlesex County (London)
One of 188 law firms listed in London, and one of 29 handling Criminal Defence.
About DeMelo Heathcote
DeMelo Heathcote is a criminal defence firm in London, Ontario, working out of a single office on Colborne Street. Cassandra DeMelo founded the practice in 2014 and built it into a team of lawyers, paralegals, law clerks, and students that now numbers about 14 people. Katie Heathcote joined the firm in partnership in 2022. The firm defends Criminal Code, drug, and provincial or municipal charges, argues appeals up through the Supreme Court of Canada, and offers services in Portuguese, Spanish, and French in addition to English.
DeMelo holds a Juris Doctor and a Master of Laws from Western Law, lectures there, and is working toward a PhD on drug policy reform. DeMelo also worked with Western's Community Legal Services clinic, first as a student and later as Review Counsel. Best Lawyers named DeMelo a 2026 and 2027 honouree for criminal defence, and London Inc. included DeMelo in its 2026 Top 20 Under 40 class. Heathcote, called to the Ontario bar in 2018, trained in both Canadian and American law and has said domestic context cases are among the ones the practice finds most engaging, since the issues involved are rarely as straightforward as they look on paper.
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In the community
- DeMelo worked with Western University's Community Legal Services clinic, a legal aid clinic, first as a student and later as Review Counsel.
- DeMelo lectures at Western Law in addition to practising.
- The Middlesex Law Association gave DeMelo its Access to Justice Award in 2025.
- Heathcote's firm bio lists Big Sister mentoring, part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program that pairs volunteer adults with young people.
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- Languages on the roster
- Portuguese, Spanish
Where to find them
275 Colborne Street, London, ON N6B 2S7
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