Criminal lawyers in Milton
Halton Region matters are heard at 491 Steeles Avenue East in Milton.
Defending charges in Milton
The Milton courthouse at 491 Steeles Avenue East serves Halton Region, which covers Milton, Oakville, Burlington and Halton Hills. Both levels of court sit in the same building, which means a matter that starts in the Ontario Court and moves to the Superior Court does not move address.
Halton Regional Police work a region that is affluent, fast-growing and cut through by the 401 and the 407. A large share of what comes out of it is driving-related: impaired operation, over 80, refusing a sample, and dangerous driving. Those prosecutions are unusually technical. The approved screening device, the timing of the demand, whether the officer had the grounds to make it, and the continuity of the samples are all points where a case can be won.
The other steady stream is domestic. Halton Crowns run a domestic screening process and conditions get imposed on day one, frequently removing somebody from their own house. Those conditions can be varied, and the sooner that is addressed the better.
Milton is roughly 50 minutes from our office, and it is one of the courthouses we cover ourselves rather than through an agent.
- Region
Halton Region
- Courthouse
Milton Courthouse
- Address
491 Steeles Avenue East, Milton, Ontario L9T 1Y7
- Duty counsel
905-864-8616. Free to everyone, whatever you earn.
- Our office
4040 Steeles Avenue West, Suite 35, Vaughan
- Telephone
(416) 645-2888
Where the case is actually heard
The building, and what sits in it.
Halton Region charges are heard here whether they were laid in Milton, Oakville, Burlington or Halton Hills.
The courthouse is Milton Courthouse, at 491 Steeles Avenue East, Milton, Ontario L9T 1Y7. If you have a date there and no lawyer yet, duty counsel are at the building and cost nothing, whatever you earn. They can speak for you on a remand or a bail hearing. They cannot run your trial, which is the part worth thinking about early. Hours, virtual appearance details and the Crown office contacts are published by the court itself: the Ontario Court of Justice listing for this location.
What we defend
The 7 areas most of our trial work sits in.
Drug Offences
Possession, trafficking, importation and production, including fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
- Possession
- Possession for the purpose
- Trafficking
Sexual Offences
Sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation.
- Sexual assault
- Sexual interference
- Invitation to sexual touching
Homicide
Murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, criminal negligence causing death.
- First and second degree murder
- Manslaughter
- Attempted murder
Firearms, Guns & Gangs
Firearms offences, imitation firearms, improper storage, and criminal organization prosecutions.
- Possession of a firearm
- Use in the commission of an offence
- Improper storage
Fraud & Financial Crime
Fraud over and under $5,000, employee and corporate fraud, forensic accounting cases.
- Fraud over / under $5,000
- Employee and corporate fraud
- Forensic accounting evidence
Assault & Domestic
Assault, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault, and domestic matters.
- Assault
- Assault causing bodily harm
- Aggravated assault
Impaired Driving
Impaired operation, over 80, refusing the demand, and impaired causing bodily harm or death.
- Impaired operation
- Over 80
- Refusing the demand
Theft, Break & Enter, Robbery
Theft over and under $5,000, break and enter, robbery, and possession of stolen property.
- Theft over $5,000
- Theft under $5,000
- Break and enter
Internet Offences
Child sexual abuse material, luring, voyeurism, and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
- Possession
- Accessing
- Making and distribution
Questions
Where are Oakville and Burlington charges heard?
At the Milton courthouse, 491 Steeles Avenue East, which serves all of Halton Region.
Can bail conditions keeping me out of my home be changed?
Often, yes. Conditions can be varied on consent or on application, and a condition that removes you from your own home is one of the more common things we move to change early.
Official sources for Milton: Halton Regional Police, Ontario Court of Justice. If you cannot afford counsel, Legal Aid Ontario may be able to help, and the Law Society Referral Service can put you in touch with a lawyer for a free half-hour.
Written and reviewed by Rita Levin, criminal defence lawyer, called to the Ontario bar on 29 May 1998. Law Society of Ontario licence no. 41157R. Last reviewed .
Charged in Milton?
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We are a private practice and our fees reflect the work involved. A serious matter is prepared over months, and we keep our numbers low so each file gets the hours it needs. We will tell you what your case is likely to cost on the first call, before you commit to anything. And if the honest answer is that duty counsel, Legal Aid or another firm would serve you better, we will tell you that instead.