OUR EXPERIENCE
For nearly two decades, our defence lawyers have conducted hundreds of trials and appeals. Daniel Brown and his legal team have appeared at all levels of criminal court and acquired the experience, expertise and personal contacts essential to tailoring a defence that fits your unique set of circumstances.
While the firm’s clients come from a wide range of occupations and walks of life, many are professionals who find themselves in unfamiliar trouble with the law.
We approach every case with the same uncompromising dedication to our client’s best interests and we pride ourselves on achieving the best possible result at the earliest stage of the proceedings. Our clients expect nothing less.
OUR TEAM
Few experiences are as scary and potentially life changing as being confronted with a criminal charge. The outcomes for your personal or professional life can be significant.
If you are charged with a crime, choosing the right criminal law firm to defend you will be the most important choice you will ever make.
At Daniel Brown Law, our team of criminal defence lawyers have one primary goal: to expertly solve your legal problem as quickly, discreetly and efficiently as possible.
However complex or simple the matter, clients receive incisive legal advice, uncompromising professionalism and discretion, and relentless, results-driven advocacy.
The criminal lawyers working at Daniel Brown Law possess vast experience in all areas of criminal law including trials and appeals and have successfully defended individuals charged with nearly every type of criminal offence at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Taking complete advantage of the individual skills and talents of our criminal law team, Daniel Brown Law provides legal services to our clients effectively and economically, leaving no stone unturned. Our goal is to ensure that you and your matter receive personalized attention at all stages of your case.
Our mission is to achieve successful results for your criminal case while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and ethical standards.
Daniel Brown Law’s criminal defence practice extends to all types of indictable and summary conviction trials and appeal.
OUR TEAM
If you are charged with a crime, choosing the right criminal law firm to defend you will be the most important choice you will ever make.
At Daniel Brown Law, our team of criminal defence lawyers have one primary goal: to expertly solve your legal problem as quickly, discreetly and efficiently as possible.
However complex or simple the matter, clients receive incisive legal advice, uncompromising professionalism and discretion, and relentless, results-driven advocacy.
CRIMINAL DEFENCE
Our lawyers are experienced in providing superior legal counsel to individuals facing criminal accusations including the most serious offences under the Criminal Code.
We defend a wide range of criminal charges including:
CRIMINAL DEFENCE
Our lawyers are experienced in providing superior legal counsel to individuals facing criminal accusations including the most serious offences under the Criminal Code.
We defend a wide range of criminal charges including:

CRIMINAL APPEAL LAWYERS
Daniel Brown Law is recognized as one of Canada’s leading appellate litigation firms.
Collectively, our team of appeal lawyers have argued hundreds of criminal cases at all levels of appeal courts in Ontario including the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.


CRIMINAL APPEAL LAWYERS
Daniel Brown Law is recognized as one of Canada’s leading criminal appeal litigation firms. We maintain a large and varied appellate practice encompassing both criminal and administrative appeals in Ontario.
Our team of criminal appeal lawyers include former judicial appeal clerks who possess insider knowledge about what it takes to win an appeal and experienced appellate lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada for Appellate Law and Criminal Defence excellence.
Collectively, our criminal appeal lawyers have litigated hundreds of cases at all levels of appeal courts in Ontario including the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Our firm has successfully argued some of the most significant, challenging and precedent-setting criminal law appeals in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario. We offer unparalleled practical experience to our appellate clients and have earned the trust and respect of the courts at all levels.
Learn more about criminal law appeals including how to apply for an appeal bail, how to defend against an appeal initiated by the Crown Attorney and how to appeal a Provincial Offences Act conviction.
OUR FIRM IN THE NEWS
The lawyers at Daniel Brown Law are well known and respected for their in-depth understanding of Canadian criminal law issues and are frequently consulted by local and national media outlets to provide background and opinions on their own cases or cases currently before the courts.

AWARD WINNING LAWYERS
As a criminal law specialist, Daniel Brown’s extensive knowledge and experience in criminal cases has guided him to successfully defend allegations of murder, impaired driving, sexual assault, domestic assault, fraud, drug trafficking and more.
In 2021, Daniel was voted the Toronto Star’s Readers’ Choice Diamond Award Winner in the category of Best Lawyer. Daniel Brown Law was also voted the 2020 Diamond Award Winner in the category of Best Legal Services.
Our firm also boasts the expertise of Mark Halfyard, one of the few criminal law specialists with a legal practice dedicated exclusively to criminal law appeals.
Both Daniel Brown and Mark Halfyard have also been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada.
AWARD WINNING LAWYERS
As a criminal law specialist, Daniel Brown’s extensive knowledge and experience in criminal cases has guided him to successfully defend allegations of murder, impaired driving, sexual assault, domestic assault, fraud, drug trafficking and more.
In 2020, Daniel was voted the Toronto Star’s Readers’ Choice Diamond Award Winner in the category of Best Lawyer. Daniel Brown Law was also voted the 2020 Diamond Award Winner in the category of Best Legal Services.
Our firm also boasts the expertise of Mark Halfyard, one of the few criminal law specialists with a legal practice dedicated exclusively to criminal law appeals.
Both Daniel Brown and Mark Halfyard have also been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada.



OUR LATEST BLOG POSTS
SCC Upholds Bill C51’s Sexual Offence Regime as Constitutional
Thursday morning, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated decision regarding the constitutionality of the Bill C-51 Amendments. In R v. J.J. ,the majority decision upheld the amendments as constitutional in their entirety, while at the same time...
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Daniel Brown Law Welcomes Two New Lawyers
Daniel Brown Law LLP is thrilled to announce the addition of two lawyers to the firm. Hilary Dudding has joined our team as a partner and James Bray has joined us as an associate. Over the last two decades, Hilary has defended almost every type of criminal charge from...
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