The Law Firm of Ted Yoannou

Fort Erie Criminal Lawyers

Criminal defence in Fort Erie and the border region

The Law Firm of Ted Yoannou takes clients facing criminal charges and driving offences in Fort Erie, Ridgeway, Crystal Beach, and the Lake Erie shoreline communities. Ted Yoannou has been a criminal defence lawyer since 1993 and appears at both the Fort Erie and St. Catharines courthouses for Niagara South clients.

Toronto Office

2078 Avenue Road, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5M 4A6

416-486-2200

North York Office

1000 Finch Avenue West, Suite 600
North York, ON M3J 2V5

416-650-1011

Fort Erie communities we cover

Fort Erie, including the Peace Bridge border crossing area
Ridgeway and Crystal Beach
Stevensville and Bertie Township
Lake Erie shoreline communities

Fort Erie Courthouse

Fort Erie Courthouse:
200 Jarvis Street
Fort Erie, ON L2A 2S7

Fort Erie has a local Ontario Court of Justice courthouse at 200 Jarvis Street. Superior Court of Justice matters for this area are heard at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines (59 Church Street).

Charges we handle

Fort Erie’s proximity to the U.S. border generates drug, weapons, and importation charges. The Queen Elizabeth Way and the Peace Bridge corridor also see impaired driving enforcement. We take cases involving:

Assault, domestic assault, and sexual assault
Drug possession, trafficking, and cross-border importation
Weapons and firearms offences
Theft, break and enter, and fraud
DUI, over 80, impaired driving, and refuse breath sample
Youth criminal justice matters
Record suspensions and U.S. waivers (important for cross-border travel)

Fort Erie Legal News

Break and Entry Incidents in Fort Erie

October 2013 saw a series of break and enter incidents in the Fort Erie area. Niagara Regional Police reported successful arrests in connection with the incidents. Under Section 348 of the Criminal Code of Canada, break and enter into a dwelling-house is a serious indictable offence carrying up to life imprisonment; break and enter into a place other than a dwelling carries up to ten years. A successful defence often hinges on whether the accused had permission to enter, whether they were lawfully present, and how the word “place” is defined under the Criminal Code. which includes dwelling-houses, other structures, vehicles, trailers, and even enclosures for fur-bearing animals. Anyone charged with break and enter in Fort Erie or Niagara Region should consult a criminal defence lawyer immediately.

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