One year ago today, criminal defence lawyer and law partner, Brandon Crawford, spoke to Faces Magazine about his journey into criminal law, and the creation of Edelson Foord Law. You can read Brandon’s interview here: https://facesmag.ca/brandon-crawford-raising-the-bar-for-criminal-defense-in-ottawa/
If the police arrest or detain you, you have the right to counsel, which is guaranteed by s. 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But what does this mean? Right to be informed immediately of your right to counsel Any time police arrest or detain someone they must immediately tell that person about their right to counsel.…
You confirmed your name to a stranger who then gave you a piece of paper with a somewhat familiar word written at the top of the page: subpoena. You’ve been served. What does this paper mean and what are you supposed to do? What is a subpoena? In the context of a criminal cases, a subpoena is a court order…
Canadian Lawyer Magazine has named Edelson Law Barristers one of the top criminal law firms in the country (2022). In October 2021, the Canadian Lawyer team asked lawyers, in-house counsel, and clients from across the country to select the criminal law firms that represent the best in the profession. Survey respondents were asked to rank the top firms from a long list provided;…
Michael Edelson was named the Best Lawyers’ 2021 Ottawa Criminal Defence “Lawyer of the Year”.