Posner Craig Stein LLP is a Toronto criminal law firm representing individuals and organizations in serious criminal matters, investigations, trials, and appeals. Our lawyers bring disciplined preparation, strategic judgment, and measured advocacy to high-stakes cases across Ontario.
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Top Criminal Law Boutiques by Canadian Lawyer for 2024-2025
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Posner Craig Stein LLP is a Toronto criminal law firm representing individuals and organizations in complex criminal matters. Our lawyers act for clients facing serious criminal charges, investigations, trial litigation, sentencing matters, and appeals across Ontario.
PCS is also known for its professionalism and discretion in matters that require sensitivity.
Our lawyers defend serious criminal allegations across a wide range of practice areas. The sections below highlight the matters most closely connected to our Toronto criminal-law practice.
Sexual assault cases can involve complex credibility issues, digital evidence, and serious long-term consequences. These matters require careful preparation and measured advocacy.
Impaired driving cases are often technical and evidence-driven, involving testing, police procedure, timelines, and Charter issues.
Murder and manslaughter cases demand experienced trial counsel, disciplined preparation, and close attention to complex evidence and witness testimony.
A bail hearing can determine whether you remain in custody while your case proceeds. Preparation and a clear release plan can be critical.
If police have contacted you or indicated that you are under investigation, early legal advice can help protect your rights and guide your next steps.
Where proper grounds exist, a criminal appeal may challenge a conviction, sentence, or legal error made during the original proceeding.
Explore our full range of criminal defence services and learn how Posner Craig Stein approaches serious charges of all kinds.
Our reputation reflects the consistency of our work and the confidence clients place in us. Posner Craig Stein has been recognized by Canadian Lawyer as one of Canada’s Top Criminal Law Boutiques for 2024–2025.
Our lawyers combine extensive courtroom experience with careful preparation, clear communication, and strategic judgment in serious criminal matters.
Posner Craig Stein brings decades of courtroom experience as a criminal law firm in Toronto to each case. These numbers reflect the depth and scope of our practice.
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Posner Craig Stein also represents regulated professionals and organizations facing professional discipline, licensing, and regulatory matters.
Our professional discipline lawyers advise clients through investigations, complaints, hearings, and related proceedings where professional standing and reputation may be at risk.
We act for clients across a range of regulated professions and industries, including:
When facing a criminal charge, investigation, appeal, or regulatory proceeding, the decisions made early in the process can have lasting consequences. Clients retain Posner Craig Stein because they want clear advice, careful preparation, and experienced representation throughout their case.
Clients who retain a criminal defence lawyer in Toronto often face decisions with lasting legal and personal consequences. At Posner Craig Stein, we provide guidance that is grounded in experience and informed by the specifics of each case. Our strategic approach to legal services reflects the complexity of the issues and the seriousness of what’s at stake.
Effective representation begins with preparation. Our lawyers carefully review the evidence, identify strengths and weaknesses in the case, develop legal arguments, and prepare clients for interviews, hearings, and court appearances.
Posner Craig Stein represents clients at trials, sentencing hearings, appeals, and regulatory proceedings. We appear regularly before courts and tribunals across Ontario, advocating for clients in serious and complex matters.
Many legal matters involve sensitive personal, professional, and reputational concerns. We approach every file with professionalism, clear communication, and an understanding of what is at stake for the individuals and organizations we represent.
Our team works collaboratively to assess risk, prepare carefully, and provide clear strategic advice at each stage of a case.
Costs depend on the seriousness of the charge, the amount of evidence, the number of court appearances required, and whether the case proceeds to trial. Lawyers typically provide either a block fee or an hourly rate.
PCS offers transparent discussions about fees at the outset so clients understand the scope of the work before deciding how to proceed.
As early as possible. Early advice helps avoid mistakes, protects your rights, and shapes the direction of the case. Speaking with a lawyer before talking to police or investigators is critical.
Bring any documents you have received, such as release papers, notices, letters from regulators, or court paperwork. If you have information about witnesses, timelines, or related materials, that can also be helpful. Your lawyer will guide you through what is relevant.
You should get legal advice before speaking to the police. Even if you believe you can explain the situation, anything you say may become part of the evidence in the case.
Not always. For many appearances, your lawyer can attend on your behalf. Your lawyer will tell you when your presence is legally required, such as for a plea, trial, or sentencing.
An appeal reviews whether legal errors affected the result of your case. It is not a new trial with new witnesses. The focus is on written argument, legal analysis, and the trial record. Experienced appellate counsel is essential because appeals follow strict rules and timelines.
After you are charged, you may be released with conditions or held for a bail hearing. Your case will then move through court appearances, disclosure review, resolution discussions, and, if necessary, trial preparation.
It depends on the charge. Some offences carry real jail risk even for first-time offenders, while others may be resolved through withdrawals, discharges, probation, or diversion programs.
Sentencing is highly fact-specific, and legal representation can significantly influence the available outcomes.
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