72/100LFR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 358 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Criminal Defense Lawyers in East York, ON: 2026 rankings
515 criminal defense lawyers ranked by LFR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Highest LFR Score in East York: Charitsis Law, LFR Score 72/100; 5.0★ from 358 Google reviews; open 24/7.
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Open 24 hours (per Google): Sadro Law Group, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 515.
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Most-reviewed: NextLaw, 907 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 515 ranked; ranked #3.
Rankings can't be bought. Lawyers can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
515 East York criminal defense lawyers are ranked here by LFR Score, from nine published factors. 194 are open 24/7, 259 open Saturdays and 241 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 515 rated law firms.
Top 10 criminal defense lawyers in East York at a glance
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Notable for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charitsis Law | 72 | 5.0★ (358) | East York | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Top score |
| 2 | Sadro Law Group | 72 | 4.9★ (453) | East York | Open 24 hrs (Google) | Open 24 hours |
| 3 | NextLaw | 72 | 5.0★ (907) | Toronto, 7 km away | Sat · Sun | Most reviews |
| 4 | Arif Hussain, Barrister & Solicitor | 71 | 4.9★ (419) | Scarborough, 6 km away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 5 | Citadel Law | 71 | 5.0★ (216) | Toronto, 5 km away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 6 | Donich Law | 71 | 5.0★ (207) | Toronto, 6 km away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 7 | Motevalli Law Group | 71 | 4.9★ (259) | Toronto, 6 km away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 8 | Neuberger & Partners LLP | 71 | 4.8★ (233) | East York | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 9 | Pyzer | 71 | 4.9★ (175) | East York | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
| 10 | Kazandji Law Criminal and Family Lawyers | 70 | 4.9★ (423) | North York, 15 km away | Open 24 hrs (Google) | — |
All 515 criminal defense lawyers in East York, in rank order
Ordered by LFR Score, a 0–100 score from nine published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked by our published LFR Score from public data, not by payment; a rank is not an endorsement or a prediction of results.
Based in East York
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 453 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#3 NextLaw
Based in Toronto, 7 km away
72/100LFR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 907 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Scarborough, 6 km away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 419 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#5 Citadel Law
Based in Toronto, 5 km away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 216 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#6 Donich Law
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 207 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 259 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in East York
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 233 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#9 Pyzer
Based in East York
71/100LFR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 175 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in North York, 15 km away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 423 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 159 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#12 Shaffie Law
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 203 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#13 What The Law
Based in Richmond Hill, 18 km away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.7★ from 881 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in East York
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#15 Michael Juskey
Based in Toronto, 7 km away
70/100LFR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 200 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.8★ from 202 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#17 JAKE SHEN
Based in Markham, 18 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 242 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 4 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 140 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#20 Norton Law PC
Based in Toronto, 7 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 106 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 7 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 94 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
#22 Vadim Paskarou
Based in East York
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 6 of 9 factors; bar status, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 6 km away
69/100LFR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Etobicoke, 20 km away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 236 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Based in Toronto, 7 km away
68/100LFR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and practice area focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Criminal justice attorney”.
Based on 7 of 9 factors; bar status and recency not yet collected.
Criminal defense lawyers ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in LFR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 515 ranked criminal defense lawyers here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | LFR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Zamani Law - Toronto Criminal Lawyer | 68 | 4.9★ (80) | 6 km |
| 27 | Daley, Byers | 68 | 4.9★ (67) | 6 km |
| 28 | J. Kuang Law - 华人律师事务所 | 68 | 5.0★ (75) | 11 km |
| 29 | Law Office of Deniz Sarikaya | 68 | 4.9★ (68) | 7 km |
| 30 | William Jaksa | 68 | 5.0★ (54) | 7 km |
| 31 | Fedorowicz Law | 68 | 4.9★ (60) | 6 km |
| 32 | Kahlon Law | 68 | 5.0★ (186) | 26 km |
| 33 | Gray Defence | 68 | 5.0★ (104) | 6 km |
| 34 | Andrew Captan - Criminal Lawyer | 68 | 5.0★ (112) | 7 km |
| 35 | De Boyrie Law | 68 | 5.0★ (46) | 6 km |
| 36 | Song Criminal Defence | 68 | 5.0★ (64) | 11 km |
| 37 | David Genis | 68 | 4.8★ (39) | In East York |
| 38 | A. Dhillon Law- Criminal Lawyer | 67 | 5.0★ (201) | 30 km |
| 39 | Aitken Robertson | 67 | 4.8★ (54) | 6 km |
| 40 | AveryLaw | 67 | 4.7★ (40) | In East York |
| 41 | Aswani K. Datt, Criminal Defense Lawyer | 67 | 5.0★ (275) | 36 km |
| 42 | Rishma Visram Gupta | 67 | 4.9★ (42) | 7 km |
| 43 | Lenny Hochberg, Lawyer | 67 | 4.9★ (62) | In East York |
| 44 | Dhindsa Law | 67 | 4.9★ (188) | 28 km |
| 45 | Rudnicki & Company | 67 | 5.0★ (35) | 7 km |
| 46 | Truscello Nair LLP | 67 | 4.9★ (82) | 17 km |
| 47 | Corey Nishio | 67 | 5.0★ (31) | 6 km |
| 48 | Jag Virk Criminal Lawyers Toronto | 67 | 4.8★ (43) | 6 km |
| 49 | Kazandji Law Criminal and Family Lawyers | 67 | 5.0★ (33) | 7 km |
| 50 | Riaz Timol, B.B.A, J.D. | 67 | 5.0★ (33) | 6 km |
Also serving East York
20 more criminal defense lawyers within 48 km that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a practice area we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
How we ranked East York criminal defense lawyers
We scored 515 East York criminal defense lawyers on nine factors, weighted as shown. A law firm is ranked when its practice area is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 9, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Attorney advertising businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In East York data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Bar status | 10% | An active bar or law society record matched to a lawyer at the firm (not measured until a record source is loaded) | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed firm on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly office hours, Saturday, Sunday, and phones answered 24/7 | Measured |
| Practice focus | 15% | How clearly the firm practises this area (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | An office in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The firm has claimed its Law Firms Ranked profile (free and paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Law Firms Ranked reviews | 10% | Verified client reviews collected by Law Firms Ranked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |
How to choose a criminal defense lawyer
- Check the lawyer’s status and any public discipline in the state bar or law society directory.
- Ask how many criminal defense matters the lawyer handles each year, and who at the firm will do the work.
- Get the fee arrangement in writing: hourly, flat or contingency, and which costs are charged on top.
- Ask how and how often the firm will update you, and how fast it answers calls and emails.
- Read recent reviews for how the firm communicated and billed, not only for outcomes.
- Ask whether the lawyer regularly appears in the court where your case is filed.
- Meet more than one firm; many offer a short first consultation, sometimes free.
Questions to ask a criminal defense lawyer
- How would you approach a matter like mine, and what are the realistic options?
- How do you charge, and what will the total likely cost?
- Who will be my main contact, and how quickly do you reply?
- What does the flat fee cover, and what costs extra if the case goes to trial?
- Who will appear with me at each hearing?
- Is there any conflict of interest that would stop you representing me?
Terms explained
- Contingency fee
- A fee that is a share of the money recovered, paid only if there is a recovery. Common in injury cases; not allowed for criminal defense or for securing a divorce.
- Retainer
- Money paid up front and held in a trust account, which the lawyer draws on as fees are earned.
- Flat fee
- One set price for a defined piece of work, such as a will or an uncontested matter.
- Limited-scope representation
- Paying a lawyer for part of a matter only, such as reviewing documents or coaching for one hearing (also called unbundled services).
- Statute of limitations
- The deadline to file a lawsuit or charge. It differs by state or province and by type of claim.
- Good standing
- A lawyer’s status as active and eligible to practise with a state bar or law society.
- Law society
- The body that licenses and disciplines lawyers in a Canadian province or territory.
- Board certification
- Recognition in a field of law by a state program or an organisation accredited for that purpose. Lawyers may only claim it when they hold it, naming the certifying body.
- Attorney–client privilege
- The rule that keeps confidential communications between a client and lawyer, made for legal advice, out of court.
- Conflict check
- The search a firm runs before taking a matter to make sure it does not represent someone on the other side.
- Pro bono
- Legal work done for free, usually for people who cannot afford a lawyer.
- Legal aid
- Publicly funded legal help for people with low incomes, through legal aid offices, public defenders or provincial legal aid plans.
Criminal defense lawyers in East York: frequently asked questions
Which criminal defense lawyer has the highest LFR Score in East York?
By LFR Score, the highest-ranked criminal defense lawyer in East York, ON is Charitsis Law with an LFR Score of 72/100. It has 5.0★ from 358 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Sadro Law Group (#2) and NextLaw (#3) follow. We ranked 515 criminal defense lawyers on nine factors, last updated November 9, 2026.
How many criminal defense lawyers are there in East York?
LawFirmsRanked ranks 515 criminal defense lawyers serving East York, ON. 9 of them are based in East York; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 48 km are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which criminal defense lawyers in East York are open 24/7?
194 ranked criminal defense lawyers in East York post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Charitsis Law (#1), Sadro Law Group (#2) and Arif Hussain, Barrister & Solicitor (#4). Hours come from each law firm's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which criminal defense lawyers in East York work on weekends?
259 of 515 ranked criminal defense lawyers post Saturday hours and 241 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Charitsis Law (#1), Sadro Law Group (#2) and NextLaw (#3). Posted hours are office hours; many firms meet clients by appointment outside them.
What Google rating do East York criminal defense lawyers have?
The median Google rating among 515 rated criminal defense lawyers in East York is 4.9★, with a median of 28 reviews. NextLaw has the most, 907 reviews, and ranks #3. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does LawFirmsRanked rank criminal defense lawyers?
Each criminal defense lawyer gets a 0–100 LFR Score from nine published factors, led by reputation (25%), practice focus (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). A law firm with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only law firms with a confirmed practice area and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do criminal defense lawyers outside East York count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 48 km of the East York city centre, our service radius for criminal defense lawyers. Each listing shows where the law firm is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the LFR Score, so a nearby law firm gets a small edge.
Can criminal defense lawyers pay to rank higher on LawFirmsRanked?
No. The LFR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured law firms may appear above the list, labelled Attorney advertising and showing their honest rank.
How do criminal defense lawyers in East York, ON charge?
Criminal defence lawyers usually charge a block or flat fee per stage, or an hourly rate. If you cannot afford a lawyer, ask your provincial legal aid plan whether you qualify. Ask for the fee arrangement in writing before you agree.
What if I can’t afford a criminal defence lawyer?
Apply to your provincial legal aid plan, which issues certificates to private lawyers or provides staff lawyers if you qualify. Duty counsel can also help at your first court appearance. This is general information, not legal advice.
How is this list of criminal defense lawyers in East York, ON ranked?
By LFR Score only, from public data on reviews, practice focus, office location and hours. Firms labelled “Attorney advertising” paid for that placement; payment never changes a rank, and a rank is not an endorsement.
Does a lawyer need an office in East York?
No, but the lawyer must be licensed in your province (or, for federal matters such as immigration, in some province). A local office makes meetings and court appearances easier, so proximity is one of our factors.
Update log for East York
- November 2026: LFR Scores recalculated for 515 criminal defense lawyers serving East York.
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