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Facing an impaired driving charge? Ontario now has by far the toughest drinking and driving laws in Canada. The potential penalties - fines , perhaps jail, the loss of your licence, perhaps even your ability to maintain your employment, problems crossing US boarder, together with vastly escalating insurance premiums - are but a few of the serious consequences if you are convicted. The stress of facing such a criminal charge may seem insurmountable to you. In these circumstances, you want real answers and real solutions - and you want them NOW!

At Aitken Robertson, we are dedicated to providing aggressive representation to individuals charged with criminal offenses. We do this through our unique team approach to the practice of criminal defence in which both our lawyers play an active role in the firm's cases.

Before a client retains the Aitken Robertson law firm, one lawyer, and usually both lawyers, will meet the client and fully discuss the facts of the case with the client. While no lawyer can ever promise his client a particular result, we will often be able to give the client our initial honest impression of how we would defend his case using our unique team approach.

If retained, we will work with a variety of experts to fully investigate the facts of a client's case. At Aitken Robertson, we firmly believe that an exhaustive investigation by quality experts is often indispensable. A thorough investigation is usually the difference between a guilty verdict and a not-guilty verdict or a non-favourable plea bargain agreement and a favourable plea bargain agreement. During this time, we will also seek out the evidence that will be used in any prosecution. We will diligently review a case to determine whether any issues are present that would require the exclusion of police evidence from a trial or the dismissal of the Crown Attorney's case for legal or technical reasons, and to determine if our client's Charter of Rights and Freedoms were violated.

Significantly, during all stages of the representation, we stay in close contact with our clients and return phone calls promptly. We recognize that effective legal representation also includes a lawyer's role as a counsellor and advisor especially when a client has had no experience with the criminal justice system. In the end, whether it be a lengthy jury trial, the negotiation of a favourable plea bargain agreement or a complicated appeal, the client will know that he has had a dedicated team representing his interests. Each client will receive our individual attention and our best possible defence.

It's not our job to prove you innocent. "Innocence" is a moral determination best left for the clergy and the hereafter. Our job is to attack the Crown Attorney's case on all fronts for the purpose of creating reasonable doubt in the mind of the Judge or Jury - leading to an acquittal.