McCuaig Law

About McCuaig Law

McCuaig Law is a sole practitioner criminal defence firm run by Ian McCuaig from an office at 65 Front Street East in downtown Toronto. The practice covers the full range of criminal proceedings, from bail hearings and trials through to appeals at the Summary Conviction Appeal Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal. McCuaig has defended clients facing charges including murder, sexual assault, hate crimes, weapons offences, threats, criminal harassment, robbery, break and enter, and domestic violence, and has appeared before the Ontario Review Board on Not Criminally Responsible matters. The practice also handles cases in Indigenous Persons Court, including Gladue reports and sentencing circles, and matters requiring psychiatric or psychological assessment.

Before law, McCuaig taught science and math in remote Northern Saskatchewan communities and in the Greater Toronto Area, then spent five years working in digital and online education, earning a master's degree in online learning along the way. McCuaig is a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association and represented the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers before the House of Commons justice committee in December 2014, raising concerns about a bill amending the Statutory Instruments Act. McCuaig Law accepts Legal Aid Ontario certificates.