James X.P. McGillivary

About James X.P. McGillivary

James X.P. McGillivary is a sole practitioner criminal defence practice in Ottawa that focuses exclusively on impaired driving, over 80, and other related Criminal Code driving offences, including charges tied to cannabis. McGillivary has practised criminal law since being called to the Ontario Bar in 1988, after a law degree from Ottawa University Law School, and is routinely invited to lecture on impaired driving law at judicial conferences, defence counsel conferences, law school functions, and media events. The office is on Metcalfe Street in Ottawa's Golden Triangle neighbourhood, and the practice serves clients across Eastern Ontario, including Pembroke, Renfrew, Perth, Brockville, Kemptville, Cornwall, Morrisburg, Alexandria, and L'Orignal.

Scott Turner, a member of the Law Society of Ontario with a background in criminology, has practised criminal defence law alongside McGillivary since 1996 as paralegal and office manager, consulting with clients and handling court appearances ahead of trial across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. The practice is licensed in Ontario only. For a matter in Quebec, it refers clients to a licensed criminal defence lawyer there instead of taking on the file itself. Clients can reach the office by phone or email at any hour, since calls placed on evenings and weekends are forwarded automatically to the firm.