Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers – Ottawa

Michael Johnston

Michael Johnston

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.

Preeminent

Mark Ertel, Bayne Sellar Ertel Macrae
Howard Krongold, AGP LLP

Leading

James Foord, Edelson Foord Law LLP
Solomon Friedman, Friedman Mansour LLP
Michael Johnston, Shore & Johnston
Dominic Lamb, Lamb + O’Brien
Neil Weinstein, Weinstein Law

Recommended

Oliver Abergel, AGP LLP
David Anber, David Anber’s Law Office
Doug Baum, Addelman Baum Gilbert Robinson LLP
Alan Brass, Brass Law Office
Rosalind Conway, Law Office of Rosalind E. Conway
Connie D’Angelo, Frouhar Law
Michael Davies, Davies McMahon LLP
Jon Doody, Bayne Sellar Ertel Macrae
Jolene Hansell, Russomanno Hyslop LLP
James Harbic, Harbic Law
Kimberly Hyslop, Russomanno Hyslop LLP
Ewan Lyttle, Lyttle McGarry Del Greco LLP
Sean May, May Irwin & Associates
Maggie McCann, Lyttle McGarry Del Greco LLP
Michelle O’Doherty, Bayne Sellar Ertel Macrae
Tony Paciocco, Edelson Foord Law LLP
Leonardo Russomanno, Russomanno Hyslop LLP
Mark Sindle, Russomanno Hyslop LLP
Karin Stein, Carroll & Wallace Barristers

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.