Gilbert Barristers & Solicitors

About Gilbert Barristers & Solicitors

Gilbert Barristers & Solicitors is a small criminal defence firm with its office on Elm Street in downtown Toronto. Its practice centres on criminal defence, covering charges from assault and domestic assault to sexual assault, drug offences, impaired driving and other driving offences, weapons charges, and bail hearings. The firm also takes on provincial regulatory offences, employment law matters such as wrongful dismissal, and criminal appeals, and its lawyers appear at bail reviews in the Superior Court of Justice when circumstances change.

The firm's site describes its lawyers as including former federal and provincial Crown prosecutors, and says the team works with outside private investigators, expert witnesses, and former police staff on cases. Since the pandemic, it notes that most criminal court appearances proceed by Zoom video link, which lets the firm represent clients at courthouses across Ontario in addition to Toronto. It offers a free consultation and several payment options, including payment plans, e-transfer, and block fee arrangements, saying it tries to keep its services available to clients in difficult financial circumstances.