MICHAEL MICHEL

Michael is an associate lawyer at Michel & Associates Law. Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Michael obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Law and Justice from Laurentian University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He then obtained his Juris Doctor from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University, where he completed specializations in Criminal Justice and Aboriginal and Indigenous Law. 

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During law school, Michael was an Academic Peer Mentor, volunteered with Pro Bono Students Dalhousie, and completed a for-credit judicial clerkship at the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. He has received numerous awards and scholarships for his academic achievement, and has been published in the Dalhousie Law Journal, the Manitoba Law Journal, the Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies, and the Criminal Law Quarterly.

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Michael has extensive experience defending individuals facing serious and complex charges both in the Ontario Court of Justice and Superior Court of Ontario. He has successfully represented individuals accused of attempted murder, aggravated assault, robberies, sexual offences, drug trafficking, firearms and weapons offences, large-scale fraud, impaired driving, and more. He also assists as second counsel on homicide files, including first-degree murder. In addition to his trial work, Michael has successfully argued a sentence appeal at the Summary Conviction Appeals Court for Ontario. He looks forward to obtaining the best possible outcome for his clients.

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Michael is a member of the Criminal Lawyers Association, the Sudbury District Law Association, the Sudbury-Manitoulin Human Services & Justice Coordinating Committee, and sits on the Board of Directors at Monarch Recovery Services. In his spare time, Michael also coaches high school students competing in the Hennessy Cup Mock Trial Tournament. 

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His primary areas of practice include: