If you or a loved one has been charged with a crime in Winnipeg or anywhere else in Manitoba, the criminal defence law firm of Wolson Roitenberg Robinson Wolson will provide an effective, vigorous, and passionate defence.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson, joined together as WRRW in 2021. Our team reflects a powerful combination of veteran savvy and contemporary perspectives on the practice of criminal law. We share a passion for ingenuity, hard work, and ensuring that the rights of our clients—from all walks of life—are honoured and protected. Always.
We know that being charged with a crime is stressful, disruptive, and even frightening. We will treat you with compassion and respect as we work toward earning your trust and achieving the best possible result for you and your loved ones. Our goal isn’t to make headlines; our goal is to make a difference.
Our team of experienced criminal defence lawyers are here defend you when you’ve been charged with a crime. WRRW understands how stressful this experience can be for you and your family. Take comfort in knowing you’ve got the expert team of WRRW on your side.
If you have been charged with a drug offence in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada—or if your home, vehicle, or person has been searched and you need advice—contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We will defend you vigorously against any charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, including possession, production, trafficking, importing, and exporting.
We will also defend you against any charges under the 2018 Cannabis Act. While marijuana has been de-criminalized in Canada, its sale and use are highly regulated. This area of the law is relatively new and continuously evolving. Our experience will help guide you through an uncertain and ever-changing legal landscape.
If you have been charged with a weapons offence in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We will defend you vigorously against any weapons-related charges including:
If you have been charged with assault, robbery, or any other type of violent crime in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson, are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We will defend you vigorously against any assault-related charges including: assault; assault with a weapon; aggravated assault; or uttering threats.
Were you acting in self-defence? Were you defending another person or your property? Were you acting out of reflex? Were you acting with intent?
We will hold the prosecution to the highest possible standards and explore every possible avenue for your defence. Assault and robbery are very complex areas of law as much can happen in the heat of the moment. It is essential that your defence is thorough and complete.
We take defending your rights very seriously and will develop a deep understanding of the nuances and details of your case.
If you have been charged with fraud or any white-collar crime in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson, are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
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. White-collar crimes also include corporate crimes such as selling unsafe products, price fixing, and false advertising. Tax prosecutions are typically related to tax evasion; tax fraud; failure to charge and/or remit the Provincial Sales Tax (PST); or failure to charge and/or remit the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
We have a keen understanding of fraud, all types of white-collar offenses, and laws enforcing the tax system. We will dig deep to understand the circumstances of your case and hold the Crown to the highest possible prosecutorial standards.
If you have been charged with an Internet-related crime in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We take great pride in staying up to date with changes in technology so that we can deeply understand the charges you are facing.
While technology keeps changing and the law adapts, our commitment to defending and upholding the rights of the accused remains firm and resolute.
If you have been charged with an Internet-related offence related to: 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 or otherwise involving computer technology, we will defend you vigorously and with exceptional knowledge and experience.
If you have been charged with impaired driving or dangerous driving in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
If you have been pulled over by the police because they believed that you were driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol, We will defend you vigorously. We care about your rights and the impact this event could have on your life, your ability to drive in the future, and your criminal record.
If you are arrested for driving while suspected of being drunk or high, or if you are arrested for dangerous driving, remember that you have the right to hire a lawyer to speak on your behalf.
Allegations of driving while impaired or dangerously where an accident was involved may put you in greater jeopardy. An accident may result in property damage, or more serious results that have led to charges of impaired driving or dangerous driving causing bodily harm or death. The consequences of a conviction for these charges can be quite serious. We have the experience to help you through this difficult time and provide you with the best defence possible.
While defending you, we will put the police and prosecution under the highest scrutiny and hold the courts to the highest possible standards.
If you have been charged with a property crime in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We will defend you vigorously if you are charged with a property crime, including: theft; breaking and entering (B&E); vandalism; arson; auto theft; possession of stolen property or proceeds of crime, among others.
It is essential that your rights are protected as the police investigate and as the prosecution tries to prove its case.
While defending you, we will put the police and prosecution under the highest scrutiny and hold the courts to the highest possible standards.
If you are facing a bail hearing, we will work to ensure you get the best decision possible.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
When you have been charged with an offence, a judge can choose to keep you in custody until your case is decided or you can be released on bail. The judge will make that decision at a bail hearing where we will make the best argument possible for your release. Being released on bail often means that you will have to abide by a set of conditions. Those conditions may include you, or someone close to you, providing security to the court that you will respect those conditions.
If you are unhappy with any part of the judge’s bail decision, we can take the matter to a higher court on your behalf, a process known as a bail review.
If you have been charged with domestic assault in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
Domestic violence is a broad and complex umbrella that captures alleged crimes that happen within the framework of personal relationships. 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. Domestic violence allegations also arise between siblings, parents and children, and even extended family.
We will help you get past the inevitable emotion and stress of a domestic matter and help you to focus on the facts, the evidence, and your rights as the accused. That said, we will always be mindful of the delicate nature of the situation in which you find yourself.
If you have been charged with murder or manslaughter in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
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.
Murder can be in the first-degree or the second-degree. First-degree murder is a deliberate, pre-meditated act. Other scenarios that can give rise to a charge of first-degree murder include: contracted killings; a murder that happens while committing, or attempting to commit, a sexual assault; a murder that happens during a hostage taking; and a murder committed in conjunction with other crimes. Second-degree murder is any intentional killing that is not deemed first-degree.
Manslaughter is the charge that is a laid when someone’s culpability in someone’s death cannot be defined as a murder. It is a lesser charge than murder.
We have extensive experience defending homicide cases. We will defend your rights aggressively and hold the Crown to the highest possible prosecutorial standards.
If you have been charged with a sexual offence in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We will defend you vigorously against any charges related to the commission of a sexual offence. Sexual offences include: sexual assault; sexual interference; sexual exploitation; voyeurism; child pornography; luring; and any offences dealing with the sex trade, among others.
In our many years of experience defending clients charged with sexual offences, we have seen cases of misunderstood circumstances, cases of unreliable evidence, and cases where the whole truth hadn’t emerged until trial. In defending you and in protecting your rights, we will hold the Crown to the highest possible prosecutorial standards and ensure your defence is properly put before the court.
If you, or your child, have been charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
The Youth Criminal Justice Act outlines operations of the criminal justice system as it pertains to people 12–17 years of age who have been charged with a crime. We will defend you vigorously and defend your rights.
We are also very well aware how stressful it can be for a family when a child has been charged with a crime. We treat parents and guardians—as well as the charged youth—with compassion, respect, and patience, and are available to answer questions.
If you have been charged with a quasi-criminal offence—including violations of the Highway Traffic Act—in Winnipeg, Manitoba, or anywhere else in Canada, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
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. Under the Highway Traffic Act, for example, this could include speeding offences or driving while uninsured.
For businesses and other organizations, quasi-criminal offences may be related to zoning violations, workplace health and safety issues, and employment standards, among others.
Court processes for these types of offences may be less complicated, or more so, depending on the statute, and the penalties can still be quite severe.
It is essential that you have an effective and passionate defence. We are well-equipped to defend your rights aggressively if you are charged with a quasi-criminal offence.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
As champions of your rights, we hold dear the spirit and letter of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We will file a Charter Application if your rights have been violated at any stage of your interaction with the police and the courts. A Charter Application could be the key to your successful defence.
Charter Applications often involve 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; or whether other rights may have been violated.
We have a great deal of experience in successfully filing and arguing Charter Applications on behalf of our clients.
If you have been accused of misconduct by the college, institute, or association regulating your profession, contact us at any time of day or night.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
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. We will develop a deep understanding of your case, and represent you at any disciplinary hearings or other meetings with your college, institute, or association. We will hold them to the highest possible standards of proof.
An accusation of professional misconduct is serious. Don’t try to address the accusation alone. Call us to advocate on your behalf.
At the conclusion of a case, one party may wish to appeal a court’s decision. Appellate advocacy is quite different from trial advocacy and requires lawyers to prepare a written argument in advance for submission to the court, and present an oral argument to the appeal court.
Our experience includes bringing appeals on behalf of our clients as well as defending appeals brought by the prosecution.
We have many years of experience doing appellate work, both before the Manitoba Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. In fact, our firm includes lawyers who have been invited by a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada to sit on the Supreme Court Advocacy Institute and be available to help prepare lawyers for upcoming appearances before the highest court in the land.
Richard Wolson, Evan Roitenberg, Laura Robinson, and Daniel Wolson are skilled and compassionate lawyers who care about you and your rights and will work diligently to achieve the best possible results for you.
We are gathered on Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and the Red River Métis. Acknowledging this truth is a small but important step in building relationships with Indigenous communities.
