Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, I attended McGill University where I first obtained a Bachelor's degree in Commerce, followed by both Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Common Law (LL.B.) degrees. I completed the Bar Admissions course in Toronto, and articled with the criminal law firm of McGarvey & Logan. Following my call to the Bar in 1998, I worked in association with criminal lawyer David Midanik.
In 2000, I joined the firm of Worsoff, Silver and over the next 10 years, I conducted hundreds of criminal trials and appeals before the Ontario Court of Justice, the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Appeal. I have represented clients all over the province of Ontario and have defended all types of charges under the Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, including Assault, Murder, Sexual Assault, Drug Possession, Trafficking, Production and Importation, Weapons and Robbery charges, Theft and Fraud.
In 2010, I opened my own practice continuing to defence all criminal and drug related charges. I am currently a member of The Law Society of Upper Canada, The Toronto Lawyers' Association, the Criminal Lawyers' Association, The York Region Law Association and the Peel Region Law Association.
he relationship between me and you, as my client, involves more than simply making legal arguments on your behalf. I recognize that when you meet with me, your situation is of utmost importance, and I deal with you and your case with all of the care, respect, dedication and diligence that it requires. When I am dealing with your criminal defence case, you will receive all of my skill, experience, attention and expertise in order to give you a strong defence and obtain the best possible result.
I act as a criminal defence lawyer on behalf of my clients at both the trial level, at the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice for summary conviction and indictable matters, with and without a jury, and at the Appeal level for both summary conviction and indictable matters.
I have represented clients charged with indictable offences in courthouses throughout the Province of Ontario.
I have been practicing exclusively as a criminal defence lawyer since 1998 and have represented clients from all over Ontario in all areas of criminal law, including:
Murder
Assaults, Assaults with a Weapon, Assault Bodily Harm and Aggravated Assault
Sexual Assaults
Domestic Assaults and Criminal Harassment
Impaired Operation/Care and Control, Over 80, Refuse or Fail to Provide Breath Samples
Dangerous Driving, Careless Driving and Highway Traffic Act Offences
Fail to Comply with Recognizances, Fail to Comply with Probation Orders, Fail to Attend Court or Fingerprints
Robbery, Break and Enter, Theft, Possession Stolen Property
Possession and Use Firearm Offences
Trafficking in Firearms
Narcotics Possession, Possession Narcotics for the Purpose of Trafficking, Trafficking Narcotics, Importing Narcotics, Production of Narcotics
Prostitution Offences, Living on the Avails of Prostitution, Procuring, Forcible Confinement, and Bawdy House Offences
Possession, Distribution and Creation of Child Pornography