Matthew M. Granic Law Office
1 lawyer · Established 2001 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 425 handling Immigration Law.
About Matthew M. Granic Law Office
Matthew M. Granic Law Office is a solo immigration and criminal defence practice at the corner of Gerrard Street East and Pape Avenue in Toronto. Granic earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor Law School in 1999 and has been licensed to practice law in Ontario since 2001, running the office as its sole proprietor and managing client files personally. The practice operates in association with the long established Sharma law office, sharing the same Gerrard Street building. Granic belongs to the Law Society of Ontario, the Toronto Lawyers Association, and the Criminal Lawyers' Association.
The firm concentrates on two connected areas of law. Immigration work covers family, spousal, child, and parental sponsorships, Super Visas, permanent resident card renewals, Express Entry and provincial nominee applications, Labour Market Impact Assessments, work and study permits, immigration appeals, inadmissibility matters, detention reviews, and humanitarian and compassionate applications, with appearances before the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Immigration Appeal Division, and the Federal Court of Canada. On the criminal side, the office defends clients facing criminal and regulatory charges while working to protect their immigration status, appearing in the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice. Client service is offered in English and Spanish, and the office also appears on Legal Aid Ontario's roster of lawyers who accept legal aid certificates.
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Milestones & recognition
- Granic earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor Law School in 1999 and has been licensed to practice law in Ontario since 2001.
- Granic is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Toronto Lawyers Association, and the Criminal Lawyers' Association.
- The firm operates in association with the Sharma law office, described on the firm's site as long established, at the same Gerrard Street East address.
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The neighbourhood
The office sits on Gerrard Street East at Pape Avenue, on a stretch of the street that runs between two of Toronto's long established immigrant commercial districts: East Chinatown, centred between Broadview and Carlaw Avenues to the west, and the South Asian shops and restaurants of the Gerrard India Bazaar between Greenwood and Coxwell Avenues to the east. For a practice built around immigration files and sponsorship applications, working out of a corridor shaped by successive waves of newcomers to the city is a fitting, if unplanned, fit.
The building itself is shared with the Sharma law office, so the address has held more than one legal practice over the years rather than being a single-tenant storefront.
Frequently asked questions
- What areas of law does Matthew M. Granic Law Office handle?
- The firm focuses on two areas: Canadian immigration law (sponsorships, permanent resident applications, work and study permits, appeals, and humanitarian and compassionate applications) and criminal and regulatory defence, including cases where a client's immigration status is also at stake.
- Can the firm help with a family or spousal sponsorship application?
- Yes. The firm's immigration practice includes family, spousal, child, and parental sponsorship applications, along with Super Visas and permanent resident card renewals.
- I'm facing a criminal charge and I'm not a Canadian citizen. Can this office help?
- Handling criminal and regulatory charges while protecting a client's Canadian immigration interests is a core part of the practice, and the firm appears before the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice on these matters.
- Does the office accept Legal Aid Ontario certificates?
- Yes. Matthew Granic is listed on Legal Aid Ontario's roster of lawyers who accept legal aid certificates for criminal and administrative tribunal matters.
- What languages can I be served in?
- The firm's site advertises service in Spanish in addition to English, and Legal Aid Ontario's listing for Granic also names Croatian, Italian, and Serbian.
- Where is the office and who else works out of the same address?
- The office is at 942 Gerrard Street East in Toronto, at the corner of Pape Avenue, and it operates in association with the Sharma law office, which shares the building.
Where to find them
942 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4M 1Z2 · 416-277-9263
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