Carolyne Kerr Barrister and Solicitor

About Carolyne Kerr Barrister and Solicitor

Carolyne Kerr Barrister and Solicitor is a sole criminal defence practice in Toronto's east end, founded by Carolyne Kerr in 1993. Kerr was called to the Ontario bar in 1988 after earning a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1982, an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1985, a Master's degree in Criminology from Cambridge University in 1987, and a Master of Laws from Duke University in 1991.

Kerr began as duty counsel at Old City Hall, then spent five years as an Assistant Crown Attorney in Toronto, prosecuting Criminal Code matters including homicide, other serious crimes of violence, sexual assault, and fraud. Since setting up an independent practice in 1993, the focus has been on defending people charged with drug offences, violent crimes including sexual assault, and driving offences such as impaired, dangerous, and stunt driving, with appearances at trial and appellate court levels across Ontario.

The practice operates from an office on Gerrard Street East that it shares with several other independent criminal defence lawyers, rather than from a multi-service firm.