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Ramiya Kanagaratnam
Ramiya Kanagaratnam
2021-05-15
Ines Gavran was the first lawyer I contacted after my first criminal offence and after speaking to several other lawyers for multiple opinions, I realized that I felt the most reassured by Ms. Gavran. She made me feel comfortable throughout the process and provided me with updates throughout. I was charged in December and thanks to my amazing lawyer, it was dropped in under 5 months! I’m so grateful I found her!
Mame-Abena Kwarten
Mame-Abena Kwarten
2021-04-28
Ines is a very strong, kind, focused and hard working individual who has done everything in her power to fight the case given to her! I highly recommend Ms. Gavran.
Mohanned Khalil
Mohanned Khalil
2021-04-13
Strong, honest & smart lawyer that will fight for you to the end !
Eric Hansen
Eric Hansen
2021-02-10
Ines is a hard working individual who plans, articulates and executes her profession to the highest level. During my time working with her, no matter the time, she would communicate whenever she was available. I remember it was very late at night and nevertheless, took the time to call and understand what I was going through. Immediately, she understood what she had to do and even went far to diffuse the situation. As a lawyer, she is someone who you can rely on and have 100% trust in. She's not in it for money. She's in it to give the best results to her clients and this has happened for me. Thank you, Ines!
Honest
Honest
2020-12-25
Excelente abogada. Muy inteligente y sympatica. Me recomenda
Alexandra Jack
Alexandra Jack
2020-12-11
She is everything that I ever needed in a lawyer. Always professional, timely, understands the situation, and she really directed me in the right direction. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE MS. GAVRAN! A true blessing in my life.
Thamara Mendez
Thamara Mendez
2020-06-27
When conducting some research about Criminal defence in Canada for an assignment with my daughter, We were referred to Ms.Gavran to provide her expertise. Ms.Gavran, was thorough, knowledgeable, professional and really helped my daughter and I gain a better understanding to court proceedings, case law, withdrawals vs. Stay of charges in criminal matters and what the process is in terms of getting prints and photos destroyed when a full withdrawal is granted. Ms. Gavran was a pleasure to work with and I would 100% refer her to anyone should they be facing criminal charges. She’s hard working, reliable and she has my utmost confidence.
Wilfred & Noreen Rosario
Wilfred & Noreen Rosario
2019-12-23
Talking to Ms. Gavran I was not sure she would get me a discharge. She looked quite young so I was a bit skeptical. But the way she prepared the case and laid down how I should conduct myself and how to answer the questions from the prosecutor and the Judge it was amazing. She made me feel very comfortable and the end was as she had predicted. I would recommend her anytime. Thanks for helping me Ms. Gavran. I am a free man because of you!! Wilfred
Caroline Muir
Caroline Muir
2019-10-31
Would highly recommend. Very much a knowledgeable grounded lawyer that I would trust to represent me an win.
Blake Durbin
Blake Durbin
2019-09-26
Supportive and kind amongst a killer instinct. I felt confident from the start that this was going to end up in my favor in spite of the circumstances - and she came through for me with flying colours. It was a difficult time and I recieved so much support that I was left without worry. Worth every penny spent. I highly recommend Gavran Criminal Defence.

CRIMINAL LAWYER TORONTO

TORONTO | BRAMPTON | NEWMARKET | NORTH YORK | OSHAWA | RICHMOND HILL | MILTON | MISSISSAUGA | OAKVILLE

Being charged and convicted of a crime will leave a long-lasting, devastating impact on your life, profession, reputation, health, liberty and security. An individual found guilty of a criminal offence under Canadian criminal law often faces imprisonment and/or deportation. If you are charged with a criminal offence, it is highly recommended if not essential that you immediately seek representation from a result-driven, trustworthy, and skilled criminal defence lawyer from a respected criminal law firm to provide you with the best defence for your case.

Ms. Gavran provides personalized representation to individuals charged with any criminal and quasi-criminal offence, at all levels of court, in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area and offers legal advice in English, French, Serbian and Croatian language.

Financial Crimes

Robbery & Armed Robbery

Impaired Driving & Over 80

Drug Offences

Domestic & Sexual Assault

Violent Crimes & Murder

Bail & Bail Review

Appeals

CRIMINAL LAWYER TORONTO

TORONTO | BRAMPTON | NEWMARKET | NORTH YORK | OSHAWA | RICHMOND HILL | MILTON | MISSISSAUGA | OAKVILLE

Being charged and convicted of a crime will leave a long-lasting, devastating impact on your life, profession, reputation, health, liberty and security. An individual found guilty of a criminal offence under Canadian criminal law often faces imprisonment and/or deportation. If you are charged with a criminal offence, it is highly recommended if not essential that you immediately seek representation from a result-driven, trustworthy, and skilled criminal defence lawyer from a respected criminal law firm to provide you with the best defence for your case.

Ms. Gavran provides personalized representation to individuals charged with any criminal and quasi-criminal offence, at all levels of court, in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area and offers legal advice in English, French, Serbian and Croatian language.

Financial Crimes

Robbery & Armed Robbery

Impaired Driving & Over 80

Drug Offences

Domestic & Sexual Assault

Violent Crimes & Murder

Bail & Bail Review

Appeals

OUR PROMISE

“At Gavran Criminal Defence, we are committed to a persuasive and rigorous criminal law trial advocacy that ensures our clients’ voices are being heard. As fearless criminal defence lawyers, Ms. Gavran relentlessly demand that our clients’ rights be firmly respected and promoted at every step of the criminal justice system.”

Toronto Criminal Defence Lawyer

Ms. Gavran has a proven track record of success. She continuously aims to secure acquittals and withdrawal of criminal charges against her clients. She is always well-prepared and ready to go to trial to fearlessly challenge Crown Attorney’s case.

Among the jury of her peers, Ms. Gavran is known as an authoritative, detail-oriented and result-driven criminal defence lawyer who strives in challenges. She believes in a personalized, persuasive, and vigorous criminal defence of her clients against the State Prosecution, and she uses her criminal trial experience, advocacy and negotiation skills to strategically obtain the best possible result for the clients that she represents. At all times, you will be informed of steps to be taken and the options that are available to you.

Areas Of Practice

While our firm’s primary focus is defending criminal charges falling under the following categories, we do not turn clients away. At Gavran Criminal Defence, we welcome and skillfully represent individuals accused of any criminal offence under the Canadian criminal law:

 

Ms. Gavran has successfully defended a variety of criminal charges and constantly seeks opportunities to strengthen her clients’ cases. She has represented individuals facing from fraud, assault, drug possession and trafficking charges, to providing legal advice to clients charged with 1st degree murder in high profile cases. In addition, Ms. Gavran received an internationally-recognized accreditation relating to anti-money laundering and terrorism financing investigations. As such, she acted as a financial crime compliance consultant to a prominent financial institution in Toronto, Ontario.

At Gavran Criminal Defence, our belief is that an exceptional criminal defence lawyer is one who uses social psychology, creativity, and strategy in addition to extensive criminal law knowledge to get the best result possible.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

From the moment you are arrested, you benefit from a number of rights. These include:

  • The right to be free from arbitrary detention or arrest
  • The right to be informed of the reason for the arrest
  • The right to speak to a lawyer without delay
  • You can choose to make a call to a criminal defence lawyer of your choice, a Legal Aid lawyer or Duty Counsel
  • The right to remain silent
  • The right to be tried within a reasonable time
  • The right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

If any of these constitutional rights have been violated, you have the right to apply to the Court for relief by way of a Charter application, which may result in evidence being excluded or a stay of proceedings being granted in your favour.

YOUR RIGHT TO SILENCE:

Any person who has been arrested or detained by police has the right to remain silent. Except in very limited circumstances, it is not advisable to tell your side of the story to the police. Toronto criminal defence lawyer Ms. Gavran is of strong opinion that it is of uttermost importance that a person charged with a crime exercises this right to remain silent.

Why providing a statement to the police will NOT be helpful to your defence against a criminal charge:

Always remember: it is the police officers’ duty to investigate and to collect evidence against you. They have the duty to interview you about the alleged offence, but you do not have to answer. In fact, you should ascertain your right to silence. While you may very well have evidence that proves your innocence or a reasonable explanation for the situation you are now in, it is best that you first discuss such evidence with a criminal defence attorney in order to ensure that your evidence is strategically presented at the most appropriate time and in the best manner possible. Ms. Gavran has ample experience negotiating with Crown Attorneys to withdraw criminal charges based on evidence overlooked or disregarded by the police.

Freedom

Your right to be free from arbitrary detention or arrest.

Right to be Informed

Your right to be informed of the reason for the arrest.

Right to Silence

Your right to remain silent.

Reasonable Time

Your right to be tried within a reasonable time.

SHOULD YOU PLEAD GUILTY?

When you are accused of committing a crime, you face a variety of decisions that need to be made by you. One of them is whether you wish to plead guilty or whether you want your case to proceed to trial. A plea of guilt means that you admit to committing the criminal offence as it is alleged against you in a document called “synopsis.” If you decide to plead guilty, serious long-term consequences will follow that will permanently impact your life: you will most likely get a criminal record and receive a sentence ranging from a fine to imprisonment. It is strongly recommended that you talk to an experienced criminal defence lawyer as soon as possible and obtain advice prior to making any decisions. At our criminal law firm, we believe in informed decisions.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS?

“The BEST decisions are INFORMED decisions.”

— Ines Gavran, Toronto Criminal Defence lawyer

Serving Toronto, Brampton, Newmarket, North York, Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Milton, Mississauga, and across the GTA.

Legal advice available in English, French, Serbian and Croatian Language.

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