Criminal Lawyers in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Sexual assault allegations are extremely stigmatizing and may have long-lasting consequences, including registration as a sex offender. Vilkhov Law’s sexual assault lawyers in Richmond Hill have defended multiple cases and are ready to put our experience to work to minimize the charges and restore your reputation.

Among sexual offences, child pornography charges carry the most stigma and are followed by severe penalties, stricter restrictions and intense monitoring for convicted offenders. You will need competent Richmond Hill child porn lawyers from Vilkhov Law to critically assess all the evidence against you in a child pornography charge, build a robust defence strategy and challenge the prosecution’s case.

With zero-tolerance to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Ontario, you can face the risk of domestic assault charges if someone calls the police, even if the other party changes their mind and doesn’t want to press the charges. Vilkhov Law domestic violence lawyers in Richmond Hill can help in obtaining release on bail, analyze all the circumstances in your domestic assault case, negotiate with the Crown on your behalf and build a robust strategy to have charges dropped or dismissed.

Murder and manslaughter offences involve someone’s death and are vigorously prosecuted. With penalties amounting to an automatic life sentence for first-degree murder, you will need our most experienced Richmond Hill murder lawyers to scrutinize the evidence, review the disclosure and work to secure the most favourable outcome under the circumstances.

According to the Criminal Code of Canada, any thing used, designed or intended to threaten, cause injury or death to someone can be considered as a weapon. If you are charged with assault with a weapon, Vilkhov Law criminal lawyers will evaluate the alleged weapon and evidence against you and will put the prosecution’s case to the test.

Impaired driving poses a serious threat to public safety fraught with a criminal penalty and life-altering consequences, such as driving license suspension and criminal record. Vilkhov Law lawyers in Richmond Hill are experienced in defence of those facing first-time and repeat DUI charges for alcohol use, drug use and prescription medication and raise strong defences to have the charges dismissed or reduced.

Fraud and money laundering are financial crimes that are often complicated and involve nuanced defence. Our criminal lawyers in Richmond Hill are well-known for their expertise in scrutinizing evidence in financial crime cases, robust defence strategies and skills in negotiating restitution as well as reduced or dismissed charges.

Since illegal firearms are often used to commit crimes, unauthorized firearm possession is considered as a serious offence which is vigorously prosecuted. If you are charged with illegal firearm possession, you will need the assistance of experienced lawyers to check for any Charter right violations, contest the validity of the search and seizure, examine the evidence against you and secure the most favourable possible outcome.

The Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act outlaws possession, production, sale, trafficking and importation of controlled substances, setting minimum mandatory sentences for many types of drug offences. Vilkhov Law’s criminal lawyers in Richmond Hill will analyze the prosecution’s case and evidence against you, advise on your options and contest your drug charges in court.