Christopher J. Hanson Law Office

About Christopher J. Hanson Law Office

Christopher J. Hanson Law Office is a sole practitioner criminal defence practice based in Thornhill, Ontario. Christopher Hanson has practiced criminal law in Ontario since 1998 and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and the International Criminal Bar. The firm handles cases from bail hearing through plea negotiations to trial, covering charges that range from assault and firearms offences to drug charges, robbery, fraud, child pornography cases, and homicide matters including murder, manslaughter, and vehicular offences. On its own site, the firm describes having represented clients on more than ten homicide cases.

The practice places particular emphasis on first-time offenders and youth in conflict with the law, people who are often navigating the criminal justice system for the first time. Hanson is also listed on the Legal Aid Ontario roster, accepting certificates for criminal law, administrative tribunals, extremely serious matters, and Gladue cases involving Indigenous sentencing considerations, and that same listing notes services in English and French. The firm describes its reach as covering the Greater Toronto Area, York Region, Brampton, Barrie, and Oshawa, and it offers a free half hour consultation to prospective clients.