Leah Shafran Law

About Leah Shafran Law

Leah Shafran Law is a solo criminal defence practice with an office on University Avenue in downtown Toronto, serving clients across the Greater Toronto Area. Shafran founded the firm in 2020 after five years as an associate at a criminal defence firm, having articled with two criminal defence lawyers earlier on. The path to the bar was cross border: an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, then law degrees from both the University of Windsor in Canada and the University of Detroit Mercy in the United States, with a law school internship at the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office in Detroit.

The practice covers indictable and summary criminal matters in the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice, and extends to hearings before the Ontario Review Board and the Parole Board of Canada. Case types range from driving offences, assault, and property crimes up to more serious matters such as murder, manslaughter, and drug and firearms charges. Legal Aid Ontario lists Shafran as a roster lawyer for criminal matters, extremely serious matters, Ontario Review Board work, and Gladue submissions.