Lawspec PC
3 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 794 handling Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
About Lawspec PC
LAWSPEC Professional Corporation is a litigation firm in downtown Toronto, with its office at Carlton on the Park near College subway station. Partner Dragi Zekavica earned a B.A. in Constitutional History from Carleton University in 1973 and an L.L.B. from Queen's University's Faculty of Law in 1976, articled with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, and joined the Law Society of Ontario in 1978. Zekavica now has over four decades of experience in criminal trials and appeals, concentrating on Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and Extradition Act matters, and has appeared before courts up to and including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Zekavica mentored partner Elina Marinosyan for a decade before the two founded LAWSPEC PC together. Marinosyan earned an L.L.B. in 2007 and an L.L.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2021, has also appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada, and practices criminal and civil litigation as well as immigration law. Marinosyan speaks Armenian and Russian. Partner Elen Gasparyan came to the firm from the Ontario Court of Justice, pro bono legal services, and a civil litigation firm, and focuses on civil litigation. The firm's two licensed paralegals, Alina Khakimova and Pavan Bassi, handle summary conviction, small claims, landlord and tenant, and provincial offences matters, adding Hindi and Punjabi to the languages spoken at the firm.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Dragi Zekavica has established precedent setting cases on the effect of duress on the striking of guilty pleas and on the specificity of apartment numbers in search warrants for multi unit buildings.
- Zekavica has argued a case of double jeopardy before the Supreme Court of Canada, involving an inmate who was tried at a provincial detention centre and then charged with the same offence at the Ontario Court of Justice.
- Zekavica is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the Toronto Lawyers Association, and Canadian-Serbian Professionals in Law.
In the community
- Partners Elina Marinosyan and Elen Gasparyan served as Co-Chairs of the Ontario Chapter of the Armenian Bar Association from 2023 to 2025.
Lawyers 3
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1978 · median 48 years in practice 1 of 3 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen's University 2 of 3 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- Armenian, Russian
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
LAWSPEC PC's office is in Carlton on the Park, a mixed use building at the corner of Carlton and Jarvis Streets that overlooks Allan Gardens. The building sits in the Cabbagetown-South St. James Town area, with a streetcar stop at its doorstep and College subway station within walking distance. It's a downtown address rather than a suburban one, which fits a litigation practice built around court appearances across the Toronto region.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of law does LAWSPEC PC handle?
- The firm focuses on criminal defence and appeals, civil litigation, and immigration law, including civil matters like motor vehicle accident claims, real estate disputes, and estate litigation.
- I've been charged with an offence in Toronto, can LAWSPEC PC represent me?
- Yes. Partner Dragi Zekavica has over four decades of experience defending Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and Extradition Act matters, and the firm's paralegals handle summary conviction offences too.
- Can LAWSPEC PC help with an immigration matter?
- Yes. Partner Elina Marinosyan practices immigration law alongside criminal and civil litigation, and speaks Armenian and Russian.
- I was hurt in a car accident, can LAWSPEC PC help with a claim?
- Yes, the firm's civil litigation practice includes motor vehicle accident claims.
- Do LAWSPEC PC's paralegals handle landlord and tenant or small claims matters?
- Yes. Senior paralegal Pavan Bassi handles small claims court, landlord and tenant disputes, human rights matters, and Provincial Offences Act and Highway Traffic Act matters, and licensed paralegal Alina Khakimova handles summary conviction offences and provincial and federal tribunal matters.
- Where is LAWSPEC PC located and when is the office open?
- The office is at 120 Carlton Street, Suite 410, in downtown Toronto, in the Carlton on the Park building near College subway station. It's open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Where to find them
120 Carlton Street, Suite 410, Toronto, ON M5A 4K2 · 647-968-1293
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