Julia Kushnir Law
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About Julia Kushnir Law
Julia Kushnir Law is a small, independent criminal defence and appellate firm in downtown Toronto, with an office on University Avenue in the city's courthouse district. It represents clients facing criminal and regulatory charges before the Provincial and Superior Courts and the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and centers its practice on protecting clients' constitutional rights and holding government agencies to the limits of their lawful authority. Julia Kushnir earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Windsor and completed a judicial internship under Justice Dean, then worked at another Toronto criminal defence firm before founding this practice. The firm offers services in English, French and Ukrainian, and Kushnir works directly with clients in French and Ukrainian.
Beyond the caseload, Kushnir teaches and speaks publicly: coaching moot court, training law enforcement in cross-examination technique, guest lecturing on international human rights law, and writing on the war in Ukraine. Kushnir is also a founding member of Canadian Lawyers for Ukraine.
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In the community
- Julia Kushnir is a founding member of Canadian Lawyers for Ukraine and belongs to the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association and the Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada.
- Kushnir's work has included genocide prevention and human rights advocacy tied to Ukraine, along with youth mentoring programs in Canada.
- Kushnir has taught cross-examination to law enforcement professionals at the Osgoode Courtroom Testimony Workshop and co-coached the Yaroslav Mudrij (Kharkiv) Jessup Moot Court Team.
- In the spring of 2025, Kushnir gave a guest lecture on international human rights law and dispute resolution at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law, and spoke on documenting war crimes in Ukraine through the Peacedays Webinar Series.
- Kushnir is credited as an author of a report titled "Seizing Power: Rosatom's Complicity in Occupation, Torture, and Nuclear Safety Breaches at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant."
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439 University Ave Suite 1900, Toronto, ON M5G 1Y8
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