We are delighted to welcome David Costa to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Costa is the founder of Costa Law and has over 25 years of experience in criminal defence law.David Costa provides an advanced level of advocacy in the field of criminal defence law. He has built a well regarded reputation for his skill and determination in defending clients against the enormous resources of the police and Crown. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Jeffrey Behrendt to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Behrendt is the founder of Behrendt Professional Corporation and has been practicing family law for over 15 years.Jeff noticed recurring issues in many of his family law cases that proved most costly and acrimonious. Many of these issues could have be lessened or avoided had a prenuptial agreement been in place.Jeff uses his legal experience to bring innovation and affordability to his family law practice including prenup agreements. He is well regarded in the legal community for his work as an Ottawa prenuptial agreement lawyer. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Christopher Clermont to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Clermont is an Ottawa employment law lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Baldeep Virk to Top Lawyers™.Ms. Virk is a personal injury lawyer helping injured accident victims and their families in Hamilton, Brampton, Milton and throughout the province of Ontario. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome David Gardiner to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Gardiner is a personal injury lawyer helping accident and injury victims and their families in Ottawa and throughout eastern Ontario. Continue reading …

Remember the television show “Cheers” that took place in the friendly neighborhood bar where “Everybody knows your name?” How many Canadians could reference an individual lawyer by name? Not many is my guess.You may be hot stuff in legal circles but outside your colleagues, friends and family (Your mother is rightfully very proud of you) nobody knows your name or that you are a lawyer that can help them. Continue reading …

As 2017 comes to a close, we take a look back to review the year that was on toplawyerscanada.ca.Once again our year over year traffic is up and we continue to achieve enviable, page one search results, for the vast majority of the lawyers listed with us and the highly competitive search phrases important to their practices. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Matthew Jeffery to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Jeffery is certified as a specialist in Canadian immigration law. He provides legal guidance to clients around the globe that desire an end point destination in Canada for personal or business reasons. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Jag Virk to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Virk is a respected criminal defence lawyer protecting the rights of the criminally accused throughout the greater Toronto area (GTA). Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Howard Yegendorf to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Yegendorf is the Managing Partner and founder of Howard Yegendorf and Associates LLP – A boutique personal injury law firm serving Ontario accident victims through their offices in Ottawa and Toronto.Howard has over 30 years of legal experience and is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation. Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Mihkel Holmberg to Top Lawyers™.Mr. Holmberg is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Holmberg Watson – A leading boutique business law firm in Toronto.Mihkel advises, business owners, entrepreneurs, executives and board members on all facets of business and commercial law. With over 30 years of experience, Mihkel is highly regarded within Toronto’s business and legal communities and acts for a diverse range of clients from privately owned businesses to publicly traded national and multi-national corporations. Continue reading …

Recently the Ontario government made a welcome announcement regarding the strengthening of penalties for some driving offenses under the Highway Traffic Act.Drivers charged with careless driving, distracted driving or impaired driving face significantly greater consequences.If convicted of careless driving causing death or bodily harm – A driver faces a fine of between $2,000 and $50,000, imprisonment of up to two years, license suspension of up to five years and the loss of six demerit points.If convicted of distracted driving you may face fines ranging from $500 to $3,000, depending on whether or not you are a habitual offender, loss of demerit points and license suspension.These changes are reported to make the punishment for these driving infractions the strictest in Canada – But are they tough enough? Continue reading …

We are delighted to welcome Francesca Yaskiel to Top Lawyers™.Ms. Yaskiel has almost three decades of legal experience. As as a criminal defence lawyer, she has built a reputation as a strong, tireless advocate for her clients.Francesca has extensive trial experience, including jury trials and has appeared before all levels of Criminal Courts in Ontario. Having served as an Assistant Crown Attorney, Ms. Yaskiel has insight to the criminal justice system from both a defence and prosecutorial perspective. Continue reading …