The 2026 listing of leading Ottawa Criminal Defence Lawyers details Ottawa-based solicitors practising within the areas of fcriminal law and white collar ciminal law matters in the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
The 2026 rankings of leading Criminal Defence Lawyers in the Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Ottawa Criminal Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.
Previous editions
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Michael Edelson, Edelson Law
Mark Ertel, Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
Donald Bayne, Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
Leading
Ian Carter, Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
James Foord, Foord & Crawford
Lawrence Greenspon, Greenspon Granger Hill
Howard Krongold, Abergel Goldstein & Partners
Leonard Shore QC, Shore Johnston Hyslop Day
Neil Weinstein, Weinstein Law
Recommended
Oliver Abergel, Abergel Goldstein & Partners
Matthew Day, Shore Johnston Hyslop Day
Eric Granger, Greenspon Granger Hill
Monick Grenier, Grenier Law
Kymberly Hyslop, Shore Johnston Hyslop Day
Michael Johnston, Shore Johnston Hyslop Day
Dominic Lamb, Lamb & O'Brien
Brett McGarry, Lyttle McGarry Del Greco
James McGillivray, Impaired Law
Leo Russomano, Russomano Criminal Law
Michael Spratt, AbergelGoldstein & Partners
Mark Wallace, Carroll & Wallace
2020 edition published November 2020
Preeminent
Donald Bayne, Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
Howard Krongold, Abergel Goldstein & Partners
Leading
Michael Edelson, Edelson Law
Mark Ertel, Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
James Foord, Foord & Crawford
Leonard Shore QC, Shore Johnston Hyslop Day
Recommended
Oliver Abergel, Abergel Goldstein & Partners
Simon Borys, Borys Law
Ian Carter, Bayne Sellar Ertel Carter
Matthew Day, Shore Johnston Hyslop Day
Solomon Friedman, Friedman Mansour
Lawrence Greenspan, Greenspan Granger Hill
Dominic Lamb, Lamb & O'Brien
Anne-Marie McElroy, McElroy Law
Brett McGarry, Lyttle McGarry Del Greco
Mark Wallace, Carroll & Wallace
Neil Weinstein, Weinstein Law