Daniel Rechtshaffen Criminal Defence

About Daniel Rechtshaffen Criminal Defence

Daniel Rechtshaffen Criminal Defence is a small Toronto criminal law firm founded in 2003 and devoted exclusively to criminal and regulatory law since it opened. Founder Daniel Rechtshaffen graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2002, placing first in that year's Toronto moot court competition and second nationally, and was one of ten students in a class of 258 to receive the Student Honour Award. The practice takes on matters across the spectrum of criminal law, from impaired driving and drug or gun charges to white collar fraud, organized crime prosecutions, and serious personal injury offences such as murder and sexual assault.

The firm runs as an intentionally low volume practice, a structure meant to leave room for thorough preparation on each file rather than a high caseload, with a particular focus on cases involving allegations of police misconduct or racial profiling. When a criminal matter touches on other areas of law, the firm works alongside practitioners in corporate, tax, family, immigration, and entertainment law rather than trying to cover every specialty in house. Outside the practice, the founder is active in Toronto's contemporary art scene and wrote a public legal guide on graffiti and the law for the city's street art community.