Frouhar Law defends drivers charged along the Highway 401 corridor, on County Road 2 and on the St. Lawrence River. Our cases are heard at 41 Court House Square. Call 613.238.2000 for a free consultation.
Impaired driving moves on two tracks at once:
You are arrested, taken to the police station, fingerprinted and released on an undertaking. Ninety days is the window that matters. Act inside it.
Tel: 613.238.2000
Most DUI charges fail on procedure, not on whether you had a drink. We build an impaired driving defence out of the officer's notes and timestamps, not your account of the evening.
Our review of a DUI case follows four steps:
That sequence decides whether the file is a trial, a plea, or a Charter application aimed at charges withdrawn.
Every DUI file starts with a stop. Was the detention lawful and reasonable, and were you told why? Section 10(b) gives you the right to counsel without delay, and you must get a real chance to use it before the evidentiary samples.
A breach opens a Charter application asking the court to exclude what followed under section 24(2). Exclude the breath readings, and the over 80 charge usually ends with them.
The Intoxilyzer 8000C produces the numbers the Crown relies on, under conditions.
We request the full disclosure package: maintenance logs, alcohol standard certificates, the technician's notes, the printouts. Blood alcohol concentration is an inference, not a measurement of the moment you drove. Those assumptions can be tested, and near the legal limit the margin does real work.
The consultation is free and confidential. We answer arrest calls on our 24-hour line, including weekends.
Book Your Free ConsultationImpaired driving is a family of offences. The Crown prosecutor often lays two or three together, and they do not stand or fall as a unit.
Our DUI defence lawyers act on:
Over 80 means a blood alcohol concentration at or above 80 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood, within two hours of driving. The readings prove the offence. So the defence lives in how they were obtained.
Impaired operation is the separate charge, proved by observation: driving pattern, speech, coordination. A driver under the legal limit can still face it. A driver over 80 can be acquitted of it.
Refusal carries the same mandatory minimum penalties as excess blood alcohol. A reasonable excuse is narrow, though a defective instrument or a demand without grounds can support one.
Care and control reaches drivers who never moved. Asleep in the driver's seat, keys in your pocket, is enough to found the charge.
Drug-impaired driving now covers cannabis and prescription medication, and it connects to Cannabis Act offences when possession is charged alongside. Impaired boating carries identical Criminal Code consequences, which surprises people every summer on the St. Lawrence and around the Thousand Islands.
Connie D'Angelo has practised criminal law exclusively since 1993 and leads the impaired driving work. Her American DUI Defense Lawyers Association membership makes breathalyzer science and field sobriety test challenges technical ground.
Mash Frouhar prosecuted as an Assistant Crown Attorney first, so the firm knows how a Crown attorney assesses a DUI brief.
The Ontario Court of Justice at 41 Court House Square hears impaired driving matters for Brockville, Gananoque and Prescott. The Superior Court of Justice sits in the same building for indictable matters.
Our office is at 190 O'Connor Street in Ottawa, and our lawyers travel this circuit, including the Kemptville satellite court. We also handle broader criminal charges in Leeds and Grenville when a DUI arrives with other charges.
We defend impaired driving charges throughout Brockville and Eastern Ontario. Call 613.238.2000 or send your disclosure and court date, and we respond the same day.
Schedule Your Free ConsultationThe mission is to ensure access to justice for all, regardless of income or social status, by providing high-quality, affordable legal representation and advice. The goal is to empower people to protect their rights and resolve legal issues efficiently and effectively.
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Yes. The Ministry of Transportation imposes a 90-day administrative suspension at roadside, separate from the criminal case, and impounds your vehicle for seven days. That suspension runs regardless of what happens in court, and cannot be appealed to the trial judge. Your licence plate may be seized on repeat charges.
Fees turn on disclosure volume and whether the matter runs to trial. We explain what a criminal lawyer costs in Ontario and compare hourly billing versus block fees, the arrangement most DUI files suit. A DUI charge is a criminal defence lawyer’s file. The first consultation costs nothing.
Sometimes. A plea to Highway Traffic Act offences such as careless driving and speeding charges avoids the criminal record and the mandatory prohibition. Whether the Crown will agree depends on the readings, the driving, your record, and the strength of the disclosure.
A criminal conviction brings jail time exposure on repeat offences, so charges dropped or reduced charges are the objective, never a promise.
Usually not for administrative appearances. Retained counsel appears for set dates and adjournments; you attend for trial. Retaining a defence lawyer early shortens the criminal justice system’s grip on your year.
