Heighton Law
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One of 102 law firms listed in Kitchener, and one of 23 handling Criminal Defence.
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Free consultationAbout Heighton Law
Heighton Law is a Kitchener criminal defence practice built around trial and appeal work. Trial and appeal advocacy is its specialty, and it's proficient in Charter of Rights issues.
The firm handles impaired driving, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified, and its fraud and theft work runs from minor files to major, complex frauds. Break and enter, robbery and related charges are part of the practice too. If your charge isn't on that list, that doesn't mean the firm hasn't dealt with it before.
Consultations are free, because the firm believes a potential client should be comfortable with the counsel they choose. There's also a toll-free line at 855-747-7338.
Practice areas
Drug charges
Drug work runs from simple possession through trafficking and importing. Since the justice system first began dealing with the fentanyl crisis in 2015, the firm has been helping clients facing those charges and pressing for their fair treatment.
Firearms and weapons
On the weapons side, the firm takes on standalone charges as well as ones tied to drug or robbery allegations.
Criminal appeals
Appeal clients get help with summary conviction appeals, which go to the Superior Court of Justice, and indictable appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Youth charges
Young clients are most often funded by legal aid. The firm has made helping young people come out the other side of the justice system a particular focus, and it's happy to talk through its approach with them free of charge. It also makes a point of speaking with youth clients in a way they understand, so they have an active role in their own defence.
Domestic charges
For domestic matters, the firm has a referral base for all kinds of counselling services where they're needed, and it can help clients of any financial means find a good fit.
Homicide
Homicide files range from criminal negligence causing death up to murder. The firm has experience with both the legal issues in these cases and the media coverage that comes with them.
Sexual offences and luring
Luring charges often bring a Crown request for sweeping limits on Internet use, and those limits can stand in the way of a person's rehabilitation. Whatever the charge, the firm is committed to treating every client with dignity and respect.
Indigenous clients and Gladue
Indigenous heritage isn't a free pass, but it does warrant special consideration from the bail stage right through sentencing. The firm has experience working with the Gladue principles and was involved in the first Indigenous Sentencing Circle held in Waterloo Region.
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Free consultationHow Heighton Law works
Heighton Law is, above all, trial counsel. Every possible defence gets explored before a client is ever advised to consider pleading guilty, and the firm commits to giving a frank assessment of your case and whether it has triable issues.
The Charter guarantees the right to counsel of choice, and real choice means exploring that right until you're at ease with the lawyer you pick. The firm wants the relationship to rest on mutual trust and respect, and if someone doesn't feel it's a fit, it doesn't want them to feel any pressure.
Lawyers
No individual lawyers listed on the firm site.
The neighbourhood
Heighton Law works out of suite 704 at 30 Duke Street West in Kitchener. The same building also houses a ServiceOntario office on its second floor. Kitchener's Waterloo Region Courthouse is at 85 Frederick Street.
Frequently asked questions
- Did Heighton Law move from its old office on Queen Street North?
- Heighton Law moved on July 1, 2020, leaving 30 Queen Street North for 704-30 Duke Street West, directly across the street from the old office.
- Does Heighton Law accept legal aid for a criminal appeal?
- Heighton Law takes both legal aid and flexible cash retainers for its appeal work.
- Has Heighton Law handled appeals of firearms licence revocations under the Firearms Act?
- Heighton Law has represented clients in quasi-criminal proceedings under the Firearms Act, and that work has included appealing licence revocations and refusals.
- Will the firm act for a young person as young as 12?
- Yes. Heighton Law has worked with clients as young as 12 and helped them through a difficult time.
- After a domestic charge, can Heighton Law help me ask for contact with my spouse or children?
- Yes. Repeated bail variations and requests for contact with a spouse or children come up often in domestic matters, and the firm has experience helping clients work through them.
Where to find them
704 - 30 Duke Street West, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3W5 · 519-744-6551
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