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Criminal Defence Law Firms in Peel Region, Ontario

161 law firms.

What does a criminal defence lawyer in Peel Region do?

A criminal defence lawyer in Peel Region represents people charged with an offence under the Criminal Code, the federal law that governs criminal matters across Canada. The everyday files are impaired driving, assault, theft and fraud, and drug charges, though the work runs up to the most serious cases. The job is to protect your rights at every stage, from the bail hearing through disclosure, negotiation with the Crown, and trial.

Almost all of Peel's criminal cases are heard in one building, the Brampton (A. Grenville and William Davis) Courthouse at 7755 Hurontario Street. Whether the charge came out of Mississauga, Brampton, or Caledon, that's where the work happens.

How does a criminal charge move through Peel's courts?

Almost every criminal charge starts in the Ontario Court of Justice, and roughly 95 percent are also completed there. In Peel Region that court sits at the Brampton courthouse, alongside the region's family and civil matters.

The most serious cases move up to the Superior Court of Justice, which tries offences such as murder, manslaughter, and aggravated or sexual assault, often before a jury. It sits in the same Brampton building, so a Peel file can stay in one place even as it changes courts. Note the distinction: Mississauga's own courthouse at 950 Burnhamthorpe Road West is a Provincial Offences Court for traffic and bylaw tickets, not Criminal Code charges. A criminal matter from Mississauga still goes to Brampton.

Why does early advice matter after a charge?

Get advice before you say anything to police, and get it before your first court date. In the early days a lawyer can prepare for the bail hearing, request the Crown's disclosure, which is the evidence against you, and start shaping strategy early.

Bail is usually decided in the Ontario Court of Justice soon after an arrest, and the terms set there can follow you for months. If money is tight, Legal Aid Ontario offers duty counsel at the Brampton courthouse and may cover a certificate for a private lawyer, depending on the charge and your income.

How do you choose a criminal defence firm in Peel Region?

Start with someone who has run your specific type of charge and knows the Brampton courthouse and the local Crown's office. Ask how often they're actually in trial rather than only resolving cases, who will handle your file day to day, and what the retainer covers.

Peel firms are spread across Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon, so there's usually one within reach. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Ontario directory. Browse the criminal defence firms in Peel Region below.

Aastha Lawyers is a boutique law firm based in Mississauga, Ontario, serving clients across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Its team of lawyers practises real estate, business and corporate law, civil litigation…

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Abrahim Law

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Abrahim Law is a small law practice in Mississauga, Ontario that handles real estate, landlord-tenant, immigration, criminal, and tax matters, along with wills, trusts and probate. It also offers notary public and doc…

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AEH Criminal Law

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AEH Criminal Law is a criminal defence practice founded by Omar Abou El Hassan, with offices in Ottawa and Mississauga. Abou El Hassan represents clients at every stage of a criminal case, from bail hearings and pre-t…

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Aftermath Law is a criminal defence and family law firm based in Mississauga, serving clients across the Greater Toronto Area and parts of southwestern Ontario. The criminal practice covers bail hearings, assault and …

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Ahluwalia Law Firm Professional Corporation is a multi-disciplinary boutique firm in Brampton serving Peel, the GTA, and the rest of southern Ontario. It covers civil litigation, business and commercial law, estate pl…

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Allalou Law

1 lawyer · Est. 2020

Allalou Law Professional Corporation is a Mississauga, Ontario family law firm founded in 2020 by Soumia Allalou, who also handles criminal defence, wills and estates, and real estate matters. Allalou holds dual Civil…

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Always Law

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Always Law is a Mississauga firm led by lawyer Uzoma Ogbonna, who's licensed by the Law Society of Ontario and the New York State Bar. It focuses on immigration, criminal, and corporate matters along with general lega…

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Anwar Immigration Law Office provides strategic legal representation in criminal defense, civil litigation, immigration, refugee, and real estate matters across Ontario. The firm handles appeals at all levels and judi…

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Ardent Law Professional Corporation is a full-service law firm with offices in Mississauga and Cambridge, Ontario. Its team of lawyers handles real estate, immigration, criminal, family, civil litigation, personal inj…

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Asteria Law

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Asteria Law is a multi-disciplinary law firm with offices in Mississauga and Toronto, serving the Greater Toronto Area. It focuses on criminal law, family law, business law, and civil litigation, and its lawyers appea…

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Aswani K. Datt

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Aswani Datt is a Mississauga-based criminal defence lawyer admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2002, representing clients across Peel and the GTA in cases involving assault, impaired driving, drug offences, and other crimi…

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AzizKhanLaw

1 lawyer · Est. 2000

AzizKhanLaw is a litigation practice based in Mississauga, Ontario, with an additional office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 2000, it handles criminal and civil litigation for clients and insurance companies in Cana…

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Batasar Law

1 lawyer · Est. 1998

Batasar Law is a sole-practitioner criminal defence firm in Brampton, representing clients accused of crimes since 1998. Gary Batasar handles bail hearings, domestic and sexual assault, impaired driving, and dangerous…

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Batish Law

2 lawyers

Batish Law is a criminal and family law firm serving Brampton, Mississauga, and the wider GTA from two offices. Its lawyers handle bail hearings, assault, DUI, and drug charges alongside separation, divorce, and prope…

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Batth Law

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Batth Law is a Brampton, Ontario criminal defence practice led by Supreet Kaur Bath, a barrister, solicitor, and notary public. The firm represents clients on charges including impaired and dangerous driving, assault,…

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Bhangal Law

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Bhangal Law is a criminal defence firm based in Mississauga, run by father-daughter lawyers Avtar Bhangal and Savena Bhangal. The firm handles assault, impaired driving, drug, and theft and fraud cases across Mississa…

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Bhardwaj Law Professional Corporation

2 lawyers · Est. 1996

Bhardwaj Law Professional Corporation has provided criminal, family, immigration, real estate, business, and wills and estates services since 1996. Its head office is in Vaughan with a second office in Brampton, and t…

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Birring Law Professional Corporation is a law firm serving the Greater Toronto Area, including Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton, and Toronto. It practices family law, criminal law, immigration law…

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Brar Tamber Rigby Badham LLP

10 lawyers · Est. 2017

Brar Tamber Rigby Badham LLP is a full-service law firm serving Toronto and Mississauga, founded in 2017. The firm is best known for its personal injury and commercial litigation practices, and it also handles real es…

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Brij Mohan & Associates is a multi-office Canadian law firm founded by Brij Mohan, with locations in Brampton/Toronto, Surrey/Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton. The firm, staffed by about 53 lawyers, paralegals, and le…

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BSA Law

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BSA Law is a Mississauga firm serving Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto, and the wider Greater Toronto Area. It practises immigration law, real estate law, criminal defence, wills and estates, and notary public services.

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Chahal Law Professional Corporation, operating as Chahal Law Office, is a Brampton firm with more than 11 years of experience. It handles real estate transactions, family law, criminal defence, civil and small claims …

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This is a criminal defence law practice in Mississauga, Ontario, run by sole practitioner Charandeep Singh. The practice handles firearms and weapons offences, drug offences, theft and property crimes, violent and sex…

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Chhabra Law Professional Corporation is a law firm with offices in Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, offering family law, criminal defence, real estate, wills and estates, corporate and commercial, and notary service…

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