Practice Areas

If you are facing a bail hearing, the lawyers at Simmonds and Associates will work to ensure you get the best representation possible.

As advocates of your rights, its important that on your legal journey that both the spirit and the writing in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has not been volated. This may include concerns related to your right to remain silent at the time of arrest; your right to counsel; issues involving unreasonable searches or other matters pertaining to warrants.

If you have been charged with assault, assault with a weapon, aggravated assault or uttering threats, a defence lawyer from Simmonds and Associates will defend you vigorously against any assault-related charges.

An act of domestic violence can take place within a currently married couple; a previously married couple; in common-law relationships; or between girlfriends, boyfriends, and same-sex partners.

If you have been charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for an offence including possession, production, trafficking, importing, or exported drugs, the Lawyers at Simmonds and Associates are ready to take your case.

Charges under the Highway Traffic act, although not ususally as severe as criminal charges can bring penalties which may be very sever. Let our lawyers assist your through the process.

If arrested for driving while suspected of being drunk or high or if arrested for dangerous driving, remember that you have right to hire a lawyer to speak on your behalf.

fraud; harassment; money laundering; identity theft; infringements on intellectual property; pornography; hacking; password trafficking; drug trafficking, or any other act considered to be a cybercrime

The Criminal Code reserves some of the strictest penalties in Canada for convictions of murder and manslaughter. As penalties upon conviction are potentially quite severe, it is essential that your defence is focused and unrelenting.

Your career is important to you and if the body that governs your profession has accused you of violating its regulations, you deserve a vigorous defence.

If you are charged with a property crime, you need an experienced property crimes lawyer in Winnipeg to ensure that you achieve the best possible results in your case. Reputed Property and Break and Enter Lawyers in Winnipeg Our lawyers bring years of experience representing clients in all types property crimes, including: Theft cases Breaking […]

A quasi-criminal offence is an offence not covered by the Criminal Code or the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Such matters could be covered by a federal, provincial, or municipal law.

Robbery is a serious offence. It entails stealing from someone using violence or threats in the course of the theft. The offence may involve a weapon, an imitation weapon, or no weapon at all, and as such, can carry heavy penalties – both monetary and to your freedom – if you’re convicted.  That’s why you […]

Sexual assault; sexual interference; sexual exploitation; voyeurism; child pornography; luring; offences dealing with the sex trade, among others.

Tax evasion; tax fraud; failure to charge and/or remit the Provincial Sales Tax (PST); and failure to charge and/or remit the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Weapons-related charges can include: discharging a firearm; unsafe storage of a firearm; possession of a restricted or prohibited firearm; pointing a firearm; use of a firearm in commission of an offence; assault with a weapon and many other offences

White-collar crimes include crimes committed by individuals against businesses, organizations, or governments—for example: Embezzling money from an employer; expense account fraud; cybercrime; and tax evasion. Corporate crimes such as selling unsafe products, price fixing, and false advertising.

The Youth Criminal Justice Act outlines operations of the criminal justice system as it pertains to those 12–17 years of age who have been charged with a crime