Paul Lewandowski Criminal Defence Lawyer

General information

Paul Lewandowski was called to the bar in 2003. He pursued his undergraduate studies in commerce at Dalhousie University and the University of Wales. He studied law at the University of Ottawa, and won a national first place factum award from the Davies Ward and Beck Securities Moot competition. He also participated in the summer session at Downing College, Cambridge University in England, studying jurisprudence and international commercial litigation. From the outset, it was clear that Mr. Lewandowski belonged in Court.

He began his law career at Beament Green, a high-end civil litigation firm in 2003. He learned that civil litigation provided insufficient court time, and thus the transition to criminal defence was made in 2004. Mr. Lewandowski garnered his experience from within the trenches of the criminal justice system, where he quickly amassed an array of trial victories on cases that other lawyers deemed “unwinnable.” After eight years of practice, Mr. Lewandowski decided to begin his own firm.

Mr. Lewandowski has earned a reputation for being an able and thoroughly prepared lawyer. He is an assertive advocate in court, and respected by Judges and Crowns for his reasonable, practical approach to evidence and the process generally. He has developed status as an advocate unafraid to take difficult cases to trial if it means ensuring justice is done. In this respect, Mr. Lewandowski regularly appears in the Ottawa Sun, Ottawa Citizen and his cases have been followed nationally by CBC. He is currently an associate professor at Algonquin College in criminal law and routinely receives top ratings as a “dynamic, engaging professor.” These skills are equally applied in the courtroom. He was also selected as a speaker at the yearly Defence Counsel Association of Ottawa Conference in 2011.

Clients who are new to the criminal justice system are often shocked to learn that most cases are based on nothing more than the testimony of one or two witnesses. In fact, it is rare for a prosecution to be based on videos, photos, fingerprints, DNA or “CSI” quality evidence. The average case comes down to whom the Judge believes. The only tool at your disposal to prove your innocence is cross-examination. That is a defence lawyer’s tool to discover the truth and unearth the lies. All things being equal, the success of your case will be a direct function of your lawyer’s level of preparation, knowledge of the law, and talent. In this vein Paul Lewandowski has earned a reputation for his deft touch on cross-examination. A recent case involved two separate alleged victims against one client who did not even need to testify: 9 charges, 9 acquittals.

While every case is unique on its facts, what is certain is that no avenue of defence will be left unexamined before his clients are called upon to make their decisions. Mr. Lewandowski realizes that it is your life in his hands. He and his team will provide you with legal advice that is second to none.