From his North York office, Jonathan defends impaired driving, over 80 and breath test refusal charges in every courthouse across the Greater Toronto Area. Choose your city below for local information about the courthouse, the police service and how DUI cases usually unfold there.
How GTA DUI cases are organized by region
Ontario handles criminal cases by region, so the communities on this page feed into seven courthouses:
| Region | Communities | Where cases are heard |
|---|---|---|
| City of Toronto | Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke and downtown Toronto | Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto |
| Peel Region | Mississauga, Brampton | Brampton |
| York Region | Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Aurora, Newmarket | Newmarket |
| Halton Region | Oakville, Burlington, Milton | Milton |
| Durham Region | Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa | Oshawa |
| City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| Simcoe County | Barrie | Barrie |
If you were charged downtown or anywhere else in the city of Toronto, start with our main page for a Toronto DUI lawyer.
The same law applies everywhere, but local practice differs
Police lay every impaired driving charge in Ontario under the same Criminal Code provisions, and the same mandatory minimum penalties apply whether you are charged in Oakville or Oshawa. The 90-day roadside licence suspension and 7-day vehicle impoundment also work the same way across the province.
What changes from one courthouse to the next is how busy the court is, how long cases take to reach trial, and how the local Crown office approaches resolution. Those differences can affect strategy, especially when trial delay or early resolution options are in play. That is why our city pages explain local details alongside the charges most often laid in each area, such as over 80, impaired driving and refusing a breath test.
Getting help wherever you were charged
You do not need to visit our office to get started. Most first consultations happen by phone or video, and you can send us your paperwork electronically. If you have just been charged, read what to do in the first 72 hours, then call us for a free, confidential review of your case.