Criminal Defence Lawyers in Cornwall, Ottawa & Eastern Ontario
Being charged with a criminal offence is stressful, disruptive, and often overwhelming. A conviction can affect your liberty, your employment, your family, your reputation, and your future.
At Langevin Law, we defend people charged with criminal offences across Cornwall, Ottawa, Brockville, Kingston, and throughout Eastern Ontario. We provide direct advice, careful preparation, and strong courtroom advocacy at every stage of the case.
Our role is simple: protect your rights, challenge the Crown’s case, and work toward the best possible result.
Criminal Charges We Defend
- Assault
- Domestic assault
- Sexual assault
- Impaired driving
- Drug offences
- Firearms and weapons offences
- Bail hearings and bail reviews
- Breaches of release orders, probation, and conditional sentences
- Theft, fraud, and property offences
- Robbery
- Criminal harassment
- Youth criminal charges
- Serious indictable offences
Whether the charge is minor or serious, we approach every case with preparation, discretion, and attention to detail.
Why Choose Langevin Law
Criminal defence requires judgment, preparation, and courtroom experience. We do not take a one-size-fits-all approach. Every case turns on its own facts, evidence, witnesses, legal issues, and client priorities.
We carefully review disclosure, identify weaknesses in the Crown’s case, consider Charter issues, prepare witnesses where necessary, and build a strategy aimed at achieving the strongest possible outcome.
That may mean negotiating a withdrawal, resolving the case without a criminal record, conducting a preliminary inquiry, bringing a Charter application, or taking the matter to trial.
Protecting Your Rights
The police and Crown must follow the law. In many cases, important issues arise around detention, arrest, search and seizure, right to counsel, statements to police, identification evidence, credibility, disclosure, delay, or the admissibility of evidence.
We examine these issues carefully. Where your rights have been breached, we can bring the appropriate application and ask the court for a remedy, including exclusion of evidence or a stay of proceedings where justified.
Bail Hearings
When someone is arrested and held for bail, the first priority is getting them released from custody. We assist clients and families with bail hearings, surety preparation, release plans, bail variations, and bail reviews.
A strong bail plan can make a significant difference. We work quickly to identify the concerns raised by the Crown and present a practical plan that addresses risk, supervision, housing, treatment, employment, and community support.
Domestic Assault Charges
Domestic assault allegations are treated seriously by the police and Crown. These cases often involve no-contact conditions, family disruption, housing issues, parenting concerns, and pressure to resolve the matter quickly.
We help clients understand their options, challenge weak allegations where appropriate, and work toward practical outcomes that protect both the client’s legal interests and their ability to move forward.
Sexual Assault Charges
Sexual assault allegations carry serious consequences. These cases require careful preparation, sensitivity, and a detailed understanding of the law surrounding consent, credibility, prior sexual history evidence, records applications, disclosure, and trial procedure.
We defend sexual assault charges with discretion, preparation, and a focus on the evidence.
Impaired Driving Charges
Impaired driving and over 80 charges can lead to licence suspensions, fines, driving prohibitions, increased insurance costs, and a criminal record.
We review the investigation closely, including the traffic stop, breath demand, right to counsel, timing, testing procedure, officer notes, and any available video. Where there are problems with the investigation, we pursue them.
Youth Criminal Charges
Young people charged with criminal offences are dealt with under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Youth cases require a different approach, with a focus on rehabilitation, proportionality, and avoiding unnecessary long-term consequences.
We represent young people and their families in bail hearings, guilty pleas, trials, sentencing, and diversion-related matters.
Our Approach
From the first meeting, we focus on giving you a clear understanding of the case against you and the options available.
We will explain:
- What the Crown must prove
- The strengths and weaknesses of the case
- Possible defences
- Potential outcomes
- Whether resolution or trial makes sense
- What steps need to be taken next
You should not be left guessing about your case. We provide clear advice and strong advocacy.
Speak With a Criminal Defence Lawyer
If you have been charged with a criminal offence, or if someone close to you has been arrested, contact Langevin Law as soon as possible.
Early legal advice can make a major difference.
Langevin Law represents clients in Cornwall, Ottawa, Brockville, Kingston, and throughout Eastern Ontario.