About Johannesson Criminal Law

Johannesson Criminal Law is a sole-practitioner criminal defence firm based in Parry Sound, Ontario. Riali Johannesson holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English and Law from Carleton University and a law degree from Queen's University Law School in Kingston, and was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada (now the Law Society of Ontario) in 1999. Early training happened in Toronto, including articling at the firm of Hughes, Amys and further work under criminal law mentor Mary J. Hall, before the practice moved from downtown Toronto to Parry Sound in 2015.

The firm now appears regularly in the Parry Sound and Sundridge courts and represents clients from across Ontario. Cases span the Criminal Code of Canada and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, from breach of the peace matters to multiple-count murder trials, building on years of experience with serious violent crime and guns and gangs prosecutions from the Toronto and GTA years. Johannesson is Vice-President of the Parry Sound Law Association and an active member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association and Women in Canadian Criminal Defence (WICCD).

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  • The firm describes a particular focus on Indigenous clients in the Parry Sound and Sundridge region, with an emphasis on healing and reconciliation through the criminal justice system.
  • Parry Sound District includes Wasauksing First Nation, located on Parry Island on the south side of Parry Sound.

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2 William Street, Parry Sound, ON · 705-774-3922

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