551 Gerrard Street East
Toronto, ONtario
M4M 1X7
richard stern
RICHARD STERN
EMAIL RICHARD
Richard Stern was born and raised in Toronto. After graduating from George S. Henry Secondary School in Don Mills he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1975, majoring in political science and economics. He then attended Osgoode Hall Law School, receiving his LL.B. in 1978. Mr. Stern articled for Edward L. Greenspan Q.C. at Greenspan, Gold & Moldaver, one of Canada’s most esteemed law firms specializing in criminal law. He was called to the bar in 1980 and immediately established his practice as defence counsel focused on the litigation of criminal and quasi-criminal matters, both trial and appellate proceedings.
Mr. Stern has appeared at all levels of court on a wide range of matters including homicides, drug trafficking, criminal conspiracies, sexual offences, drinking and driving offences, fraudulent activity and domestic disputes. He regularly appears in the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice, primarily in the Greater Toronto Area but also in other southern and central Ontario jurisdictions. He has argued appeals in both the Court of Appeal for Ontario and before the Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Stern and his long-time legal assistant, Joan Shanahan (licenced as a paralegal by the Law Society of Ontario), have maintained their offices at 551 Gerrard Street East since 1992.
Mr. Stern has been designated as a Certified Specialist in criminal law by the Law Society of Upper Canada. For more than 40 years he has represented individuals in the criminal courts of Ontario, establishing a reputation for achieving success, even in the most difficult and challenging of cases. He has taught, designed and chaired many educational programs on criminal law, advocacy and procedure for the Law Society, the Advocate’s Society, Legal Aid Ontario and Osgoode Hall Law School’s Professional Development program. He also works extensively with Legal Aid Ontario as a member of various committees drawing on his considerable experience in defending lengthy and serious criminal proceedings.
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551 Gerrard Street East
Toronto, ONtario
M4M 1X7