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Connie was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1993 and has practiced exclusively in the area of criminal law. She has over thirty years of experience in the successful defence of some of the highest profile cases in Canada and Ontario, often navigating intense media and scrutiny relating to these clients. These cases include politicians, police officers, athletes, celebrities, and regulated professionals.
Connie has exceptional experience in the preparation and defence of drinking and driving cases (DUI), motor vehicle fatalities, homicides, drug offences, sexual offences, offences of violence, white collar crime, breach of trust and obstruction of justice, property offences, representing police officers charged criminally and/or with disciplinary offences under the Police Services Act, at disciplinary hearings, and advising police officers in the course of investigations conducted by the Special Investigations Unit, as well as large complex cases.
Due to Connie’s unique experience in representing police officers, she is well-versed in the areas of police/law enforcement training, investigative protocols and procedures.
By devising creative, innovative, and often precedent setting legal arguments, she provides unparalleled service to her clients in both English and Italian.
Connie completed a Bachelor of Social Science, Concentration Criminology, at the University of Ottawa and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1988. She then enrolled in the Common Law program at the University of Ottawa and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1991. Since her call to the Bar in 1993, Connie has also completed the Foundations of Judicial Competencies Certificate Program with the Ontario Bar Association in 2021.
Connie is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario, the Criminal Lawyers Association, the Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa and the American DUI Defense Lawyers Association.