20+

COMBINED YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE

2,000+

SUCCESSFUL
CASES & CLIENTS

100+

JUDGES
APPEARED BEFORE

Criminal Defence Services

When facing criminal prosecution throughout Alberta, you want to hire lawyers with experience, up-to-date legal knowledge, and a reputation for fierce advocacy among judges, prosecutors and the police.

Emergency – What do I do?

If you or someone you know has been arrested or charged with a crime, it’s important to contact a criminal defence lawyer right away. They can provide legal guidance and help you navigate the criminal justice system.

About Jeremy Newton

Jeremy has worked his entire career as a criminal lawyer, including over a decade as a Federal Prosecutor. During his time with the Federal Government he worked on hundreds of high profile cases all across Alberta, and trained numerous police and correctional officers. He continues to be sought out by officers for advice. Jeremy was one of the youngest lawyers to lead a case all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, and win.

Awards & Associations

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Our Practice Areas

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Criminal Defence

When facing criminal prosecution throughout Alberta, you want to hire lawyers with experience, up-to-date legal knowledge, and a reputation for fierce advocacy among judges, prosecutors and the police.

Assault

Assault is defined as the intention to apply force to someone else, directly or indirectly, without that person’s consent.

Murder & Manslaughter

The murder rate in Alberta has fluctuated over recent years, with 118 homicide victims in 2021, the last year’s statistics that are available.

Bail

In Canada, even those accused of the most serious offences are entitled to reasonable Bail.

Driving Offences

Driving in Canada is a privilege, requiring compliance with all of the rules of the road.

Financial Crime

Financial crimes are non-violent, economic crimes involving the taking of someone else’s property without a lawful basis and transforming that property for your own or another’s use.

Pardons

A criminal record can haunt you for life, interfering with employment, finding a home, obtaining financing, and professional licencing. In addition, a criminal record can prevent travel abroad, especially to the United States.

Sexual Assault

Sexual assault includes a broad category of offences, ranging from the less serious allegations of non-consensual kissing, caressing, and touching of genitals to the most serious, non-consensual intercourse.

Theft & Robbery

Theft is taking another’s a property without permission. Robbery is theft by force or threat of force.

Weapons Offences

The rate of violent crime has recently increased within Canada, although prosecutions for illegal possession and use of weapons have actually decreased.

“Bulwark has represented me in a few cases and I have been nothing but satisfied with the results!”

What Our Clients Say

Building codes are an essential part of national and Provincial regulation of business and construction.

Bylaw Offences & Building Codes

Courthose

Government regulation comes in many forms, and any successful business or even homeownership requires compliance with a myriad of laws and administrative regulations intended to enhance the health and safety of the entire community.

Courthouses in Alberta

That Jeremy Has Appeared Before

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