Baratz Law
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Accepts Legal AidFree consultationVirtual appointmentsAbout Baratz Law
Baratz Law is a criminal defence practice with more than 20 years of experience in criminal law, and Avi Baratz has been practising law for over 20 years. The charges it handles cover a wide spread, from assault and bail hearings to drug cases, fraud and impaired driving.
Avi Baratz holds a B.A. Honours in Philosophy from York University, earned magna cum laude, and an LL.B. from the University of Windsor, and was called to the Ontario bar in 2005. Baratz belongs to the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the Advocates' Society, the Canadian Bar Association and the Family Lawyers' Association, and is sworn and enrolled as a solicitor of the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Superior Court of Justice.
Getting help is straightforward: the first consultation is free and confidential, and the phone line is available 24/7. For clients who can't afford a retainer, Avi Baratz will also work out a modest payment plan.
Practice areas
Assault and domestic assault
Over the past 20 years Avi Baratz has represented hundreds of people charged with assault, and has wide experience defending people accused of domestic assault and related offences across the Greater Toronto Area, Brampton included.
Bail hearings
Avi Baratz has won bail releases for hundreds of accused people, both in the Greater Toronto Area and elsewhere in Ontario.
Impaired and dangerous driving
Avi Baratz has defended many clients facing driving charges in criminal courts around Ontario. In impaired driving files, the outcome can hinge on procedure, timing, testing and small points in the evidence.
Drug charges
Avi Baratz acts for people accused of drug offences, in the Greater Toronto Area and across Southern Ontario.
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Legal aidHow Baratz Law works
On impaired driving charges, Baratz Law looks at every file from the defence side first, going through the police conduct, the testing and the paperwork, and commits to explaining a client's options in plain terms without legal jargon. Starting is simple: a person sends in the basic facts of the charge, and Baratz Law reviews them and follows up to talk through the next step.
Baratz Law has also written plain-language articles on subjects like disclosure in a criminal case, eyewitness identification at trial and whether police can search a home.
Affiliations & connections
- Criminal Lawyers' Association: Avi Baratz is a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association.
- Legal Aid Ontario: Avi Baratz is a member of Legal Aid Ontario, and Baratz Law accepts its certificates for many criminal matters.
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The neighbourhood
Baratz Law works out of Suite 1901 at 5000 Yonge Street, a Class A office building in the heart of North York. The North York Centre subway station on the TTC is about a two-minute walk away, Highway 401 is under five minutes by car, and there's underground parking on site for visitors.
Frequently asked questions
- Can Baratz Law fight a Highway Traffic Act ticket such as stunt or distracted driving?
- Yes. Avi Baratz defends people charged with many kinds of driving offences, and that includes provincial Highway Traffic Act charges such as speeding, distracted, stunt and careless driving.
- Does Baratz Law go to the Toronto bail court on Finch Avenue West?
- Baratz Law's Avi Baratz is a regular at 2201 Finch Avenue West, the courthouse that hears every Ontario Court of Justice bail hearing for the Toronto region, and at the main Ontario Court of Justice courthouse at 10 Armoury Street downtown.
Where to find them
5000 Yonge Street, Suite 1901, Toronto, Ontario M2N 7E9 · 416-937-3777
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