Sam Goldstein & Associates

About Sam Goldstein & Associates

Sam Goldstein & Associates is a small criminal defence firm in downtown Toronto with two lawyers on staff. Sam Goldstein has practised criminal law since 1998, starting out as an Assistant Crown Attorney before moving into defence work. Goldstein later served the legal profession directly, working as an adjudicator on the Law Society of Ontario's discipline tribunal and as a Bencher of the Law Society from 2019 to 2023. Goldstein has appeared at every level of court in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

The firm's other lawyer, Angelo Veneziano, holds a graduate degree in political science from McMaster University and a law degree from Windsor law school. Before finishing law school, Veneziano spent five years working for the City of Toronto's Parks and Recreation department, and is fluent in Italian and French in addition to English.

The practice covers the full range of criminal matters, from sexual assault, domestic assault and drug and gun charges to white collar crime and murder and criminal negligence charges. It also handles bail hearings, extraditions, criminal appeals, and professional discipline and regulatory hearings. The office is at 100 Richmond Street West in downtown Toronto.