Toronto Result-Driven Criminal Defence Lawyer Advocating for Your Best Defence
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” – Martin Luther King, Jr
You have the right to be free from arbitrary detention or arrest.
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You have the right to be informed of the reason for the arrest.
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You have the right to remain silent.
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You have the right to be tried within a reasonable time.
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Ines Gavran
She is a strategic, result-driven and fearless leader. With each and every case, Ms. Gavran relentlessly demands respect of her clients’ most vital constitutional right: the presumption of innocence.
Ines Gavran is a Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer with an advocacy practice in criminal law serving Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. She provides legal services in French, English, Serbian and Croatian language and has provided legal representation to clients across Canada, including Quebec and Alberta.
Ms. Gavran was born in Croatia, Europe. While living in Croatia, Ms. Gavran survived the civil war. Her unparalleled life experience has fostered in Ms. Gavran wisdom well beyond her years and a lifetime devotion to firmly stand for others. Upon her arrival to Canada, Ms. Gavran undertook police studies at La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa, Ontario where she graduated with honors and was awarded for exceptional leadership and overall academic excellence. In order to expand her skills in strategy and tactics, Ms. Gavran joined Siam No.1 Ottawa Division, Canada’s first Muay Thai Academy, where she became one of two female members of the Siam No. 1 Ottawa Muay Thai competitive team and successfully competed across Ontario.
Member of the Law Society of Ontario
Member of the Criminal Lawyers Association
After earning her civil and common law degree at the University of Ottawa, Ms. Gavran completed her articles at one of the largest criminal defence firms in Toronto during which time she made over two thousand court appearances, successfully conducted trials, and obtained withdrawals for the firm’s clients. Ms. Gavran has established trusted professional relationships with legal professionals within the criminal justice system throughout Greater Toronto Area. Ms. Gavran clerked with Justice Real Lapointe at the Quebec Court of Justice, where she worked on criminal and civil cases, and provided legal opinions to the judge. She co-authored “Fearon Case Commentary: Warrantless Cell Phone Searches” published by Criminal Lawyers Association. She also authored several articles published in the Criminal Lawyers Magazine.
Upon being called to the Law Society of Ontario, Ms. Gavran opened her own criminal defence law firm downtown Toronto with view of challenging the current law and vigorously defending and promoting individual rights. Since October 2018, Ms. Gavran has been retained by the Ministry of Attorney General as a per diem Crown Attorney to deal primarily with case management. As such, Ms. Gavran has an in-dept understanding of Crown policies and guidelines.
Ms. Gavran conducted extensive financial crime compliance investigations relating to money laundering and terrorism financing as a consultant to a leading financial institution based in Toronto, ON. As such, she has knowledge of financial compliance regime under the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and provides legal representation to individuals charged with related offences.