About Us

I’m an experienced criminal lawyer devoted to representing clients in serious trouble who need a good lawyer to work hard, often putting in long hours trying to achieve the best possible results in complex criminal trials appeals, penal or disciplinary litigation, as well as extradition proceedings, inquests and public inquiries. Apart from that, I’m presently director emeritus of Innocence Canada, a non-profit organization that has done so much to identify and seek justice for defendants convicted of crimes they did not commit.

I am proud of my reputation and the quality of work that I strive to maintain.

How We Got Started

Helping people in crisis and speaking out against injustice is what I have been doing for as long as I can recall and it was my hope to do it more effectively as a lawyer. So, I studied law at the University of Alberta before moving to Toronto to article with Greenspan, Rosenberg, and work with Ruby Edwardh. Today I practice in association with Lockyer, Zaduk, Zeeh and the other excellent lawyers of Barristers Chambers.

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We handle appeals in serious criminal cases.
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Trials, Appeals, Inquests and Public Inquiries.
Justice by Criminal Defence Lawyer
Fighting for the vulnerable, oppressed and wrongly accused.
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Daniel from Criminal Defence Lawyer Answered this on July 24, 2018
I am retained from time to time as a criminal defence lawyer to prevent miscarriages of justice or find post-trial justice for the wrongly accused in circumstances where the colleagues that came before me treated the accused like a contestant in a beauty pageant. Of course it’s pleasant to... (more) I am retained from time to time as a criminal defence lawyer to prevent miscarriages of justice or find post-trial justice for the wrongly accused in circumstances where the colleagues that came before me treated the accused like a contestant in a beauty pageant. Of course it’s pleasant to advocate for a likeable client, but the difficult client will frequently present with important issues and s/he is entitled to no less justice than the attractive client.

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Daniel from Criminal Defence Lawyer Answered this on February 27, 2018
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