Bygrave Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 455 handling Criminal Defence.
About Bygrave Law
Bygrave Law is a solo criminal defence practice run by Daisy Bygrave, with an office on Weston Road in Toronto's Weston neighbourhood. Bygrave earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2000. Before law school, a full athletic scholarship brought Bygrave to Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, where four years on the track and field team included All American honours on the 4x400 metre relay.
After graduating, Bygrave worked in the chambers of a federal district judge in Detroit and at a corporate litigation firm in Washington, D.C., then joined the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia from October 2002 to November 2007, representing clients in cases ranging from murder to misdemeanours. From there, Bygrave moved to the Federal Public Defender's office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, working in both the trial and appellate divisions on cases involving the death penalty and life sentences.
A native of Toronto, Bygrave eventually returned to the city to practice criminal defence, now handling matters that include homicides, complex fraud, domestic assault, and weapons offences. The firm is on Legal Aid Ontario's roster and is approved to take on Extremely Serious Matters certificates as well as Gladue matters, which call for special consideration of an Indigenous accused's background at bail and sentencing.
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Milestones & recognition
- Earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2000.
- Represented clients for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia from October 2002 to November 2007, in cases ranging from murder to misdemeanours.
- Worked in the trial and appellate divisions of the Federal Public Defender's office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, on cases involving the death penalty and life sentences.
- Is on Legal Aid Ontario's roster, approved to take Extremely Serious Matters and Gladue matters certificates.
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The neighbourhood
The office sits on Weston Road in Toronto's Weston neighbourhood, a former town on the Humber River that was named in 1815, incorporated as a village in 1881, became a town in 1914, and was absorbed first into the Borough of York in 1967 and then into Toronto in 1998. Weston Road is still the area's commercial spine, lined with early 20th century buildings, and the bicycle emblems on its streetlights nod to a manufacturing past that included a CCM bicycle factory nearby on Lawrence Avenue.
The address is a few blocks from Weston GO and UP Express station on Weston Road near Lawrence Avenue West, giving clients from across the city and the wider region a direct transit link to a criminal defence practice where court dates and consultations often mean repeat visits.
Frequently asked questions
- What kinds of criminal cases does Bygrave Law handle?
- The firm takes on criminal defence matters ranging from homicides and complex fraud to domestic assault and weapons offences.
- Does Bygrave Law accept Legal Aid certificates?
- Yes. Bygrave Law is on Legal Aid Ontario's roster and is approved to take Extremely Serious Matters certificates.
- Does Bygrave Law handle Gladue matters?
- Yes. The firm is approved by Legal Aid Ontario to take on Gladue matters, which involve special consideration of an Indigenous accused's background and circumstances at bail or sentencing, a principle set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Gladue.
- Where is Bygrave Law located?
- The office is at 1632 Weston Road in Toronto's Weston neighbourhood, a few blocks from Weston GO and UP Express station.
- Has Daisy Bygrave practiced law outside Canada?
- Yes. Before returning to Toronto, Bygrave worked for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia and the Federal Public Defender's office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles.
- How big is Bygrave Law?
- Bygrave Law is a sole practice; Daisy Bygrave is the only lawyer at the firm.
Where to find them
1632 Weston Road, Toronto, ON M9N 1T9 · 416-242-5442
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