Biesbroek Law
Established 2019 · Waterloo Region
One of 105 law firms listed in Kitchener, and one of 27 handling Criminal Defence.
About Biesbroek Law
Biesbroek Law is a sole practitioner criminal defence practice in downtown Kitchener, Ontario. The firm works in three connected areas: criminal defence for charges under the Criminal Code, quasi-criminal matters covering regulatory, bylaw, and traffic offences, and administrative law such as landlord and tenant disputes and benefits claims before tribunals. In practice that means bail hearings, pre-trial negotiation, trials, sentencing, and appeals, plus help clearing an old record through a record suspension.
Sean Biesbroek founded the practice in 2019. The road there ran through Osgoode Hall Law School, a call to the Ontario bar in 2016, articling at a Toronto litigation firm, and time spent working with criminal lawyers at a criminal law firm in the city. The firm frames its work around protecting a person's rights when their liberty or interests are at stake against the state, and it accepts Legal Aid Ontario certificates. Sean Biesbroek is a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association. The firm also keeps a short blog that explains criminal procedure in plain language, with early posts covering the basics, like what a plea actually is.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Biesbroek Law opened in 2019 as a sole practitioner criminal defence practice.
- Sean Biesbroek graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in 2016.
- The firm is on the Legal Aid Ontario roster and accepts legal aid certificates in criminal and administrative tribunal matters.
- Sean Biesbroek is a member of the Criminal Lawyers' Association.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Free parkingLawyers
No individual lawyers listed on the firm site.
The neighbourhood
The office sits on College Street in Kitchener's Civic Centre neighbourhood, one of the city's four heritage conservation districts. Civic Centre is linked to several key periods in Kitchener's development, and it holds many buildings associated with community leaders. The setting is convenient for the work: the Waterloo Region Courthouse on Frederick Street, where the area's criminal and bail matters are heard, is close by in the same part of downtown.
Frequently asked questions
- I've been charged with a criminal offence in Kitchener. Can Biesbroek Law represent me?
- Yes. Criminal defence for charges under the Criminal Code is the firm's main focus, and it handles matters from the bail hearing through trial, sentencing, and appeals.
- Does Biesbroek Law take Legal Aid cases?
- Yes. The firm is on the Legal Aid Ontario roster and accepts legal aid certificates for criminal and administrative tribunal matters, so it's worth mentioning a certificate when you call.
- I got a traffic or bylaw ticket rather than a criminal charge. Is that something the firm handles?
- Yes. Alongside Criminal Code work, the firm takes on quasi-criminal matters, which include regulatory, bylaw, and traffic offences.
- Can the firm help with a landlord and tenant or a benefits dispute?
- Yes. Its administrative practice covers tribunal matters such as enforcing landlord and tenant rights and benefits disputes.
- I have an old criminal record. Can the firm help me clear it?
- Yes. The firm assists with criminal record suspensions, the process for clearing an old record.
- How long has Biesbroek Law been open, and who runs it?
- Sean Biesbroek founded the firm in 2019, and it's a sole practitioner practice, so you deal with the same lawyer throughout. Sean was called to the Ontario bar in 2016 after Osgoode Hall Law School.
Where to find them
42 College St, Kitchener, ON N2H 5A1 · 519-749-3375
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