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Criminal Defence Law Firms in York Region, Ontario

130 law firms.

What does a criminal defence lawyer in York Region do?

A criminal defence lawyer in York Region represents people charged with an offence under the Criminal Code, the federal law that governs criminal matters across Canada. The everyday files are impaired driving, assault, theft and fraud, and drug charges, though the work reaches the most serious cases too. The job is to protect your rights at every step, from the bail hearing through disclosure, negotiation with the Crown, and trial if it comes to that.

Most charges in the region start at the Newmarket Courthouse at 50 Eagle Street West. Whether the charge came out of Vaughan, Markham, or Richmond Hill, that's the building where the work happens.

How does a criminal charge move through York Region's courts?

Almost every criminal charge starts in the Ontario Court of Justice, and most are completed there as well. In York Region that court sits in Newmarket, alongside the area's family and civil matters.

The most serious cases move up to the Superior Court of Justice, which tries offences such as murder, manslaughter, and aggravated or sexual assault, often before a jury. It sits in the same Newmarket building, so a York Region file can stay in one place even as it changes courts. This is the region's own court. A charge laid in Aurora or Richmond Hill is dealt with here, not at a Toronto courthouse.

Why does early advice matter after a charge?

Get advice before you say anything to police, and get it before your first court date. In those first days a lawyer can prepare for the bail hearing, request the Crown's disclosure, which is the evidence against you, and begin shaping a strategy.

Bail is usually decided in the Ontario Court of Justice soon after an arrest, and the conditions set there can follow you for months. If money is tight, Legal Aid Ontario provides duty counsel at the courthouse and may cover a certificate for a private lawyer, depending on the charge and your income.

How do you choose a criminal defence firm in York Region?

Start with someone who has run your specific type of charge and knows the Newmarket courthouse and the local Crown's office. Ask how often they're actually in trial rather than only resolving cases, who will handle your file day to day, and what the retainer covers.

York Region firms are spread across Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, and Aurora, so there's usually one within reach. You can confirm any lawyer's standing on the Law Society of Ontario directory. Browse the criminal defence firms in York Region below.

Abosh Law

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Abosh Law is a solo criminal defence practice owned by Christian Abosh, serving clients across the York, Simcoe-Muskoka, Peel, Toronto, Durham and Halton regions of Ontario. The firm handles the full range of criminal…

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Absolute Law Professional Corporation is a law firm based in Vaughan, Ontario, founded by Maood Bin Tahir. It practices criminal law, immigration law, real estate law, civil and business litigation, family law, condom…

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AEGIS Law is a bilingual (English and Mandarin/Cantonese) firm serving Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, offering full-spectrum legal counsel across civil, corporate, criminal, immigration, and financial matters. …

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Agbakwas LLP is a Concord, Ontario firm (in the Vaughan/Toronto area) practising criminal, family, immigration, and human rights law. It's led by Shedrack C. Agbakwa and Felicitas Nkiru Agbakwa, who take on general pr…

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AIMMS Law Professional Corporation is a Markham, Ontario law firm led by founder Mohammad Ameli. The firm handles criminal law, civil litigation, business law, real estate, immigration, and professional regulatory mat…

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Aitken Robertson

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Aitken Robertson is a criminal defence firm that covers charges across Ontario, including impaired driving, domestic assault, drug and sex offences, and provincial and highway traffic matters. The firm was built aroun…

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Algie, Katz & Respicio is a small barristers and solicitors firm in Newmarket, Ontario that has served the area for more than two decades, with a focus on criminal and family law. As of its most recent site update, fo…

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Amani Law Office

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Amani Law Office is a Richmond Hill firm founded by Ali Amani, a lawyer licensed to practice in both Ontario and Iran. The firm focuses on immigration, refugee, and real estate matters, and also offers notary public, …

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AMS Mangat Law

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AMS Mangat Law is a full-service law firm in Woodbridge, Ontario, led by founding lawyer Sajid Mahmood. It practices business, criminal, family, civil, real estate, immigration, employment, and wills and estates law, …

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Asare Law Office

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Asare Law Office is a sole-practitioner firm based in Concord, Ontario, focused on immigration and refugee law, family law, labour and employment law, and criminal law. It's led by founder Yaa Asare, who practised law…

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Avenue Law LLP

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Avenue Law LLP is a law firm in Vaughan, Ontario offering corporate and business, real estate, and wills and estates services. The firm emphasizes direct phone access to a lawyer rather than a clerk or assistant, and …

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Ayaz Mehdi Professional Corporation, operating as Mehdi Law, is a boutique law firm based in Markham, Ontario, serving the Greater Toronto Area in person and remotely. The firm practices family law, criminal law, immi…

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AYF Law

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AYF Law is a full-service law firm based in Markham, Ontario that serves the Greater Toronto Area. Its team of lawyers, paralegals, and immigration consultants handles family law, criminal law, wills and estates, real…

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Baker Doodnauth

2 lawyers

Baker Doodnauth is a family and civil law firm based in Newmarket, Ontario, practising in association rather than partnership. It serves clients across Newmarket, Richmond Hill and York Region in family law, civil lit…

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BG Laws

1 lawyer

BG Laws is a Woodbridge, Ontario law practice led by Harmanjeet Singh Bal, Barrister and Solicitor, offering advice in real estate, criminal defence, and immigration matters.

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Bhardwaj Law Professional Corporation

2 lawyers · Est. 1996

Bhardwaj Law Professional Corporation has provided criminal, family, immigration, real estate, business, and wills and estates services since 1996. Its head office is in Vaughan with a second office in Brampton, and t…

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Boggs & Levin

2 lawyers

Boggs & Levin is a Woodbridge, Ontario law firm focused on criminal defence, with additional experience in financial litigation and family law and divorce matters. The firm has handled cases involving drug offences, s…

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Boyd Cumming Law Office

1 lawyer · Est. 1987

Boyd Cumming Law Office is a sole-practitioner firm in Newmarket, Ontario, handling general practice, real estate, wills and estates, criminal law, and civil litigation. It's been in business since 1987.

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Bozai Law

5 lawyers · Est. 2013

Bozai Law is a Markham, Ontario law firm that has been in existence since 2013, most recently rebranding as Bozai Law PC. It serves clients across the Greater Toronto Area in family law, real estate law, criminal law,…

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BPR Litigation Lawyers is an association of Ontario litigation lawyers based in Vaughan, with satellite offices serving Toronto, Markham, Oakville, Barrie, Peel, York, and Durham regions. It handles civil, commercial,…

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BSG LLP

5 lawyers · Est. 2025

BSG LLP (Beshay George Soliman LLP) is a full-service law firm based in North York, serving clients across the York Region and the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 2025 by Andro George, Kiro Soliman, and Samuel Beshay…

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Chakra Law Professional Corporation is a Markham, Ontario criminal defence practice led by Gokul Kamaraj, called to the bar in 2016. The firm represents clients in bail hearings, first appearances, trial matters and s…

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Christopher J. Hanson Law Office

1 lawyer · Est. 1998

Christopher J. Hanson Law Office is a sole-practitioner criminal law firm based in the Thornhill/Markham area, serving the Greater Toronto Area, York Region, Brampton, Barrie, and Oshawa. Chris Hanson has practiced cr…

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Costa Law Firm

2 lawyers · Est. 1993

Costa Law Firm is a full-service firm in Toronto that's served clients since 1993, with its main focus on criminal defence. Founded by David Costa, it also handles family, immigration, real estate, wills and estates, …

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