Best Law Firms in Canada for Appellate Practice

Daniel Brown Law is a boutique criminal defence firm recognized as one of Canadian Lawyer Magazine’s Top 10 Criminal Law Boutique Firms

While the firm’s clients come from a wide range of occupations and walks of life, many are professionals who find themselves in unfamiliar trouble with the law.

In more than a decade, our lawyers have conducted hundreds of trials and appeals. Daniel Brown and his legal team have appeared at all levels of criminal court and acquired the experience, expertise and personal contacts essential to tailoring a defence that fits your unique set of circumstances.

Our mission is to achieve successful results for your criminal case while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and ethical standards. As a criminal law specialist, Daniel Brown’s extensive knowledge and experience in criminal cases has guided him to successfully defend allegations of murder, impaired driving, sexual assault, domestic assault, fraud, drug trafficking and more. Our firm also boasts the expertise of Mark Halfyard, one of the few criminal law specialists with a legal practice dedicated exclusively to criminal law appeals.

The lawyers at Daniel Brown Law are well known and respected for their in-depth understanding of Canadian criminal law and are frequently consulted by local and national media outlets to provide background and opinions on their own cases or cases currently before the courts.

The criminal lawyers working at Daniel Brown Law also possess vast experience in all areas of criminal law including trials and appeals and have successfully defended individuals charged with nearly every type of criminal offence at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Daniel Brown Law’s criminal defence practice extends to all types of indictable and summary conviction trials and appeals including:

• Drunk Driving offences (DUI, Impaired Driving, Over 80, Refusing to provide a breath sample)
• Domestic Assault
• Sexual Assault
• Assault
• Drug Charges (Possession, Trafficking, Importing, Production)
• Mischief
• Criminal Harassment
• Utter Threats
• Murder, Attempted Murder and Manslaughter
• Bail Hearings and Bail Reviews
• Extradition Matters
• Youth Criminal Justice Act offences
• Victim Support and Assistance issues

Taking complete advantage of the individual skills and talents of our criminal law team, Daniel Brown Law provides legal services to our clients effectively and economically. Our goal is to ensure that you and your matter receive personalized attention.

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