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Samantha Bondoux.

Criminal defence lawyer. Trial and appellate counsel at every level of court in Ontario.

Samantha is a criminal defence lawyer whose practice spans criminal trials and complex appeals. She appears regularly at every level of court in Ontario, serving as trial counsel in the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Justice, and as appellate counsel at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Samantha represents individuals against a wide spectrum of charges including domestic assault, sexual assault, fraud, and impaired driving offences.

Practice

Samantha has particular experience defending sexual assault allegations. She has secured withdrawals and acquittals in these high-stakes, legally complex cases, and has overturned sexual assault convictions at the Court of Appeal for Ontario. Samantha is a “go-to” resource for other lawyers on the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (“SOIRA”) and frequently assists individuals in avoiding or seeking removal from the registry. She often presents education seminars to other defence counsel on legal developments in this area of practice at legal conferences.

Court sketch of Samantha Bondoux in court

How she works

Insists on fairness and decency for every client.

Experience

Samantha brings a perspective informed by her background within the justice system. Before joining Daniel Brown Law LLP, she worked for the Ministry of the Attorney General at the Crown Law Office — Criminal (Toronto), where she worked on complex criminal appeals including appeals of serious offences of sexual assault, drug trafficking, and first-degree murder. She understands the inner workings of the prosecution, which helps her anticipate Crown strategies and negotiate results for her clients. Samantha also worked within the courts as a judicial law clerk at the Court of Appeal for Ontario for Justices Simmons, Trotter, and Paciocco — experience that gave her a close understanding of how judges decide cases and how to craft an effective legal argument.

Education

Samantha graduated with the Silver Medal (second highest standing) from Queen’s University Faculty of Law. Her commitment to defending the vulnerable began at the Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, where she secured parole for an individual who had been repeatedly denied release for nearly 30 years. Samantha also holds a certificate in international law focusing on international criminal law, and a Bachelor of Science from McGill University.

Approach

Samantha is driven by the belief that the criminal justice system is often unfairly stacked against the accused. She insists on fairness and decency for every client, and works to dismantle the prosecution’s case and secure a withdrawal or an acquittal.

Recognition

Samantha’s cases have been featured in the Toronto Star, CBC, and the Ottawa Citizen — see the firm’s media coverage.

Samantha has been recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada for criminal defence.

Samantha is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Criminal Lawyers’ Association. She speaks English, French, and intermediate Russian.

Credentials

Courts: Ontario Court of Justice; Superior Court of Justice; Court of Appeal for Ontario
Previously: Crown Law Office — Criminal, Ministry of the Attorney General (Toronto); judicial law clerk, Court of Appeal for Ontario
Education: Queen’s University Faculty of Law (Silver Medal); certificate in international law; Bachelor of Science, McGill University
Memberships: Law Society of Ontario; Criminal Lawyers’ Association
Languages: English, French, intermediate Russian
Recognition: Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, criminal defence

Teaching and media

Education seminars for defence counsel at legal conferences (SOIRA)
Cases featured in the Toronto Star, CBC and the Ottawa Citizen

Samantha defends every kind of criminal charge

Here are some of the charges we defend most often. We also defend charges not listed here.

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The strength of the whole firm, on every case

Samantha is one of 17 criminal defence lawyers at Daniel Brown Law. Every client has the firm’s collective trial and appeal experience behind them, in courthouses across Ontario.