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Criminal Lawyers Toronto | BSB Criminal Defence Law Firm
In the firm of Bytensky Shikhman Barristers, our team of criminal lawyers has decades of experience almost exclusively in the practice of criminal law, conducting matters of various complexities in all levels of Court. Provincial Court Trials, Superior Court Trials before a Judge, Superior Court Trials before a Judge and Jury, Summary Conviction Appeals and Appeals to the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada, are all part of our daily practice. We are litigation lawyers, and our experience comes from both our extensive legal knowledge and many years of regular attendance in Court.
In addition to experience, a successful criminal defence requires very detailed preparation and an extremely intimate knowledge of the facts of each case. Our Criminal lawyer Toronto spend an extensive amount of time preparing applications and strategies for each and every case.
A criminal case, however, starts with an arrest and a release. It is important to ensure that an accused person obtains bail on the most optimal conditions possible. Our firm has developed a practice of vigorous litigation in bail court and reviews of bail decisions where necessary.
We understand that bad things happen to good people and we are here to support you, understand you and defend you.
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50+ Years of Experience Between Our Partners
We have the best skilled lawyers with many years of background knowledge and experience. We combine expertise with exceptional care
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We have the best skilled lawyers with many years of background knowledge and experience. We combine expertise with exceptional care
Legal Practice Areas
If you are accused of committing a crime, you will need leading criminal defense law firm in Toronto. We are especially skilled in the following practice areas
Failure to Remain
Dangerous Driving
Criminal Harassment
Breaches of Court Orders
Assault Lawyer
Academic & Professional Tribunals
Appeals Lawyer
Child Pornography & Luring
Domestic Assault
Homicide & Manslaughter
DUI Lawyer / Impaired Driving
White Collar Crime & Fraud Lawyer
Criminal Code Offences
Young Offenders
Property Offences
Why Choose Criminal Toronto Lawyer?
Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Lawyers in Toronto is focused on providing expert representation to individuals and corporations charged with criminal offences since 1975.
The criminal defence lawyers of BSB possess a wealth of experience in the criminal justice system conducting trials and appeals at every level of court in Ontario and at the Supreme Court of Canada. Our criminal lawyers have even been sought out by clients throughout Toronto, Brampton, Mississauga, and the surrounding GTA, as well as outside of Ontario to represent them on cases of particular complexity or importance in other Provinces.
Our criminal law firm includes adults, youths, corporations and victims caught up in the justice system. We also represent clients at sentencing hearings and appeals, on regulatory and provincial offences, and at academic and occupational tribunals. We provide expert support and assistance to lawyers in other fields (such as commercial law, immigration law or family law) when their matters cross over into the criminal realm.
Our criminal lawyers share a passionate commitment to justice, unrivaled professionalism and an irrepressible desire to succeed on your behalf. We personally appear on behalf of our clients at each and every court appearance, allowing you to focus on your work and family, and not on your pending criminal case. We will provide you with regular and detailed updates on the status of your case and will always make ourselves available to answer your questions. The Toronto criminal lawyer of BSB maintain regular contact with our office throughout their busy court days and can often respond to your calls within hours. It is this unparalleled level of service coupled with our extensive legal experience that distinguishes Bytensky Shikhman from other criminal defence law practices.
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Our Criminal Defence Lawyers
Boris Bytensky LL.B
Sonya Shikhman LL.B
Brittany Smith J.D.
Kathryn Doyle J.D.
Featured In The Media
The partners and lawyers at Bytensky Shikhman Barristers are regularly called upon by the media to provide commentary and legal opinion. Mr. Bytensky and Ms. Shikhman are the official legal analysts for CTV News and Newstalk 1010.
Sonya Shikhman at CTV NEWS
Boris Byensky at NewsTalk10101’s The Jerry Agar Show
Our Trial Practice
The lawyers of Bytensky Shikhman Barristers have successfully conducted hundreds of trials. We have extensive experience defending many clients facing a very wide range of criminal charges from allegations as minor as shoplifting to charges as serious as murder. Included within this broad category are various property offences, frauds, drug offences, assaults, domestic assaults, sexual assaults, impaired driving, along with many other types of offences.
In Canada, every charge in the Criminal Code will be prosecuted either summarily or by indictment. Depending on the charge, the prosecution will have discretion about the mode of trial. If the Crown elects to proceed by indictment, the defence then has an option of a mode of trial (trial in the Ontario of Justice, trial in the Superior Court of Justice before a Judge or before a Judge and Jury).
Which mode of trial we recommend for each case will depend on many complex and competing interests. The lawyers at Bytensky Shikhman Barristers have extensive experience with all modes of trial at both levels of court and we will discuss the pros and cons of each choice in great detail with our clients before settling on the particular strategy that is most appropriate for their unique set of circumstances.
Our Appeal Practice
If you have been found guilty of a criminal offence, Bytensky Shikhman Barristers can help you appeal that decision and to attempt to get your conviction overturned. Our team of lawyers have experience with applications for bail pending appeal, summary conviction appeals to the Superior Court of Justice, indictable appeals to the Ontario Court of Appeal, and appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Bytensky Shikhman criminal lawyers are often sought out by other counsel who feel that their clients have been unjustly convicted at the trial level. Our lawyers can also assist you in appeals to reduce your sentence. At the same time, it should be noted that mounting an appeal is a complicated task as the law affords great deference to a decision of a Trial Judge. As such, we will realistically and dispassionately advise our clients of the likely chances of success so that the client can make a fully informed decision if they wish to engage in a significant legal expense of an appeal.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT TIMING: The law places strict time limits on the filing of most types of appeals (often 30 days or less) so you are urged to arrange an appointment with us as soon as possible after a conviction.
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