Lespérance Avocats
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One of 653 law firms listed in Montréal, and one of 83 handling Criminal Defence.
Accepts Legal Aid
Virtual appointmentsAccepts Legal AidVirtual appointmentsAbout Lespérance Avocats
Lespérance Avocats is a criminal defence firm for people facing charges in Quebec, whether the Crown proceeds summarily or by indictment. It takes legal aid mandates for clients who qualify, and files can be handled in French or English.
Julien Lespérance Hudon founded the firm after several years practising in a partnership, and still leads it. Lespérance Hudon practises nothing but criminal and penal law and appears before both the Court of Québec and the Superior Court. Before law, there were ten years in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, first as an infantryman and later as a psychological operations analyst, and an LL.B. from the University of Sherbrooke.
In Montreal, Marilie Ouellet represents people charged before Quebec courts and has already taken several cases to trial. Claudy Levasseur, a lawyer since February 2026, works out of the Gatineau office, and Margot Boucaut, called to the Quebec Bar in 2025, is focused on growing the firm's reach in Maniwaki, Pontiac and Rapide-Lac.
There are two offices, one in Old Montreal close to the Notre-Dame Basilica and one in Gatineau, plus meetings in Maniwaki by appointment. Clients come from Montreal, Laval and Longueuil, from Gatineau, and from towns such as Maniwaki, Mont-Laurier and Campbell's Bay, and the firm can accept mandates elsewhere in Quebec when a case calls for it. Plenty of files move ahead remotely, by phone, by video and through secure document exchange.
Practice areas
Criminal and penal defence
Julien Lespérance Hudon handles only criminal and penal cases, under the Criminal Code and related provincial statutes, and regularly pleads violent offence files from assault, threats and harassment up to homicide and murder. The firm also defends people charged with fraud or extortion and with weapons offences such as illegal possession and unsafe storage.
Impaired and dangerous driving
Driving files run from impaired driving to dangerous driving, and the defence work centres on challenging the evidence and limiting the hit to a client's licence. The firm takes impaired driving cases in Montreal, Laval, Gatineau and other parts of Quebec.
Sexual offences
Sexual offence cases are handled discreetly, with attention to the accused person's rights through each stage. That includes child pornography charges, whether the allegation is creating, possessing, accessing or distributing the material.
Charter and psychiatric issues
Julien Lespérance Hudon brings constitutional challenges, including section 11(b) Charter applications over unreasonable delay, and has acted in complex cases involving psychiatric assessments and verdicts of not criminally responsible.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Woman-owned
LGBTQ+ friendly
Parking available
Virtual appointments
By appointment
In-person servicesFees & payment
Legal aidHow Lespérance Avocats works
Lespérance Avocats builds a defence on two things at once, a sound legal strategy and a relationship of trust with the client. Lawyers work collaboratively, backed by an administrative team that keeps each file followed up and communication moving, and every client gets personalized electronic follow-ups matched to the court calendar, along with clear explanations at each step.
The firm commits to explaining what a case will cost from the outset, so the bill holds no surprises at the end, and to telling people when it isn't the right firm for their case. Julien Lespérance Hudon's philosophy comes down to one line: "Beyond representation, hope for a better future."
In the community
- Julien Lespérance Hudon mentors lawyers starting out in criminal defence.
- The firm publishes a French and English resource centre on Quebec criminal procedure, including a consultation-prep tool that turns your documents, dates and questions into a summary you can copy, without sending or storing anything.
Lawyers 4
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Languages on the roster
- English, French
Who handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
The Montreal office is at 20 rue Saint-Paul Ouest, suite 203, in Old Montreal, near the Notre-Dame Basilica. Rue Saint-Paul is Montreal's founding street, officially created by the Sulpicians in 1673, and it's still the main commercial street of the old city. Clients from Laval reach the firm through this office too.
In Gatineau, the office on boulevard Gréber serves clients at the Gatineau courthouse on Laurier Street, the main court for the Outaouais, from first appearance and bail through case management, trial and sentencing. It draws clients from every sector of the city, Hull, Aylmer and Buckingham among them, and from nearby municipalities like Chelsea and Cantley.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Lespérance Avocats accept legal aid mandates for criminal charges?
- Lespérance Avocats accepts legal aid mandates when the client is eligible. For anyone who doesn't qualify, the firm commits to setting out the costs of the case at the start.
- I live in Laval. Do I have to come to Old Montreal to start with Lespérance Avocats?
- Lespérance Avocats handles first contact for Laval clients through its Montreal office at 514-700-5212. The team then works out with you whether to meet remotely or at the Montreal office.
- Can I meet a Lespérance Avocats lawyer in Maniwaki instead of travelling to Gatineau?
- Lespérance Avocats meets clients by appointment at 171 Notre-Dame Street in Maniwaki, and the case is managed from its main office on boulevard Gréber in Gatineau. Appointments are booked at 819-410-8874.
- Can I tell Lespérance Avocats up front that I'd rather work in English?
- Lespérance Avocats provides its services in French and English, and you can say which you prefer when you first get in touch.
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