Pennypacker Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 455 handling Criminal Defence.
Accepts Legal Aid
Accepts Legal AidAbout Pennypacker Law
Pennypacker Law is a small criminal, regulatory, and privacy law practice based in downtown Toronto, with its office on University Avenue in the city's financial core. The firm is led by Susan Pennypacker, called to the bar in 2004, and it's now practising under the Pennypacker Law name after operating for years as SPBarristers. The work covers criminal defence and jury trials, bail hearings, and appeals, with Susan Pennypacker having appeared at all levels of court in Ontario.
The firm also represents professionals in discipline and licensing matters before regulatory bodies such as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario College of Teachers, and the Ontario Securities Commission, and it advises on privacy compliance, breach response, and access to information matters. Its Legal Aid Ontario roster includes Gladue and Ontario Review Board matters alongside extremely serious criminal cases. Pennypacker is a founding member of R.A.C.E., a group working on barriers facing racialized accused persons and the criminal defence bar in Toronto, and belongs to the Toronto, Peel, and Hamilton Lawyers' Associations.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Susan Pennypacker was called to the bar in 2004 and has practised criminal, regulatory, and privacy law in Toronto for more than two decades.
- The firm previously operated as SPBarristers before adopting the Pennypacker Law name.
- Membership includes the Law Society of Ontario, the Toronto Lawyers' Association, the Peel Lawyers' Association, and the Hamilton Lawyers' Association.
In the community
- Pennypacker is a founding member of R.A.C.E. (Rights Advocacy Coalition for Equality), a Toronto organization working to reduce barriers to justice for racialized accused persons and support the criminal defence bar.
- Pennypacker has organized, spoken at, and presented Continuing Legal Education programs for other lawyers.
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Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentFees & payment
Legal aidWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office sits at 55 University Avenue, in Toronto's financial core near University and Wellington. University Avenue is the city's ceremonial boulevard, and running north from there it becomes the address for Osgoode Hall, home to the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and the Toronto courthouse at 361 University Avenue where the Superior Court of Justice sits. For a firm built around criminal trials and appeals, that's the same stretch of downtown where the actual hearings happen.
Frequently asked questions
- I was just arrested. Can Pennypacker Law get me a bail hearing quickly?
- Bail hearings are one of the firm's core services. The team prepares a plan for release and presents the case for release, with 24/7 availability for urgent criminal matters.
- I'm a regulated professional facing a College complaint or discipline hearing, does the firm handle that?
- Yes. Pennypacker Law represents professionals before regulatory and licensing bodies including the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario College of Teachers, the College of Nurses of Ontario, and the Ontario Securities Commission.
- Can Pennypacker Law take my case to the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada?
- Pennypacker Law is primarily a trial practice, and for appeals the firm helps clients find the right appeal lawyer for their case. Susan Pennypacker has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario.
- My organization had a privacy breach. Does the firm advise on that?
- The firm's litigation support practice offers guidance on privacy compliance, breach response, and access to information matters.
- How long has Pennypacker Law's principal been practising criminal law?
- Susan Pennypacker was called to the bar in 2004 and has practised criminal, regulatory, and privacy law for more than two decades.
- Where is Pennypacker Law located and how do I reach the firm?
- The office is at 55 University Avenue, Suite 1100, in downtown Toronto. The firm can be reached by phone or through its website contact form, and offers a confidential initial consultation.
Where to find them
55 University Ave, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON M5J 2H7 · 416-934-9099
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