Shikhman Barristers
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One of 217 law firms listed in North York, and one of 34 handling Criminal Defence.
About Shikhman Barristers
Shikhman Barristers is a criminal defence firm based in Toronto, with offices in North York and the downtown Financial District. It has served Toronto area clients since 1993, and today it practices under the name of its founder and managing partner, Sonya Shikhman, who studied history and law and society at York University before earning an LL.B. at Osgoode Hall Law School. Its partners bring more than 50 years of combined experience in criminal litigation, and have conducted trials and appeals at every level of court in Ontario as well as at the Supreme Court of Canada.
The practice is almost exclusively criminal defence, covering charges from bail hearings and impaired driving to sexual assault, fraud, and homicide, and it takes cases from clients across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond. Shikhman has argued precedent setting cases, including R. v. Simonelli on unconstitutional delays in bail hearings, and teaches trial advocacy at Osgoode Hall Law School. The firm also runs an ongoing student law program that brings on law students, articling students, and paralegals to work alongside its lawyers, and it bills most matters on a flat block fee rather than by the hour, so clients know the cost of a trial before it starts.
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In the community
- Sonya Shikhman sits on the inaugural Board of Directors of the Runnymede Society, an organization focused on constitutionalism and fundamental freedoms.
- Sonya Shikhman serves as duty counsel at the Ontario Court of Appeal through its Pro Bono Inmate Appeals Program.
- One of the firm's associates leads the Toronto chapter of the Runnymede Society.
- Another associate previously served as co president of the Osgoode Hall chapter of the Canadian Hispanic Bar Association.
- The firm periodically takes on law students, articling students, and paralegals through its student law program.
- Sonya Shikhman provides regular criminal law commentary to outlets including CTV News, Newstalk 1010, and the Toronto Star.
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- 2022 · median 4 years in practice 1 of 3 lawyers
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- Osgoode Hall Law School 1 of 3 lawyers
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