Hicks Adams is proud to announce that its founding partner, Christopher D. Hicks, has been recognized for the 7th year in a row by The Best Lawyers in Canada™ for Criminal Defence.

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Christopher D. Hicks: Recognized Since 2021 for Criminal Defence

Christopher D. Hicks is one of the founding partners of Hicks Adams. He has practiced criminal law for more than 25 years, with a particular focus on jury trials and appeals involving serious offences under the Criminal Code. Since 2021, he has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada™ for his exceptional work in Criminal Defence.

Throughout his career, Christopher has acted in numerous jury trials, regularly argued conviction and sentence appeals before the Court of Appeal, and appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada more than a dozen times. He has also been frequently recognized by Post City Magazine as one of Toronto’s leading criminal defence lawyers.

Hicks Adams: Leading Criminal Defence Lawyers in Toronto

Congratulations to Christopher for his well-deserved, continued recognition by The Best Lawyers in Canada™!

Hicks Adams is a well-established Canadian criminal defence firm that combines substantial resources with its lawyers’ experience to represent clients facing a wide range of criminal charges, from relatively minor allegations to the most serious offences, including driving under the influence (DUI), murder and manslaughter, assault, drug offences, and youth criminal justice matters. Based in downtown Toronto, our lawyers are prepared to travel wherever needed. To discuss your criminal law matter, please contact us online or call 416-975-1700 today.