Practice Areas

Defence for simple assault charges involving the intentional application of force without consent or threats to apply force, including allegations arising from altercations, domestic disputes, workplace incidents, and bar fights.

Defence for domestic assault charges involving allegations of physical violence, threats, or harmful conduct against a current or former spouse, common-law partner, or dating partner.

Criminal defence for assault causing bodily harm, a mid-range assault charge involving injuries more serious than transient harm but not rising to the level of wounding, maiming, or disfigurement.

Strategic defence for aggravated assault charges involving conduct that wounds, maims, disfigures, or endangers the life of another person.

Defence for assault with a weapon charges involving carrying, using, or threatening to use a weapon or imitation weapon while committing an assault.

Defence for armed robbery charges involving theft while armed with an offensive weapon, imitation weapon, or firearm, including robberies of convenience stores, banks, and other commercial establishments using knives, guns, or other weapons.

Defence for forcible confinement charges involving unlawfully confining, imprisoning, or forcibly seizing another person, including allegations arising in the context of domestic disputes, robberies, or other violent offences.

Defence for kidnapping charges involving the unlawful taking and confinement of a person against their will, including allegations of holding for ransom, transporting out of Canada, or offences connected to criminal organizations.

Defence for criminal harassment charges involving repeated following, unwanted communications, watching or besetting, and threatening conduct that causes fear for safety.

Criminal defence for uttering threats charges, including threats to cause death or bodily harm, threats to damage or destroy property, and threats to kill or injure animals.