Criminal Lawyer in Sherwood Park
Clear Legal Guidance When It Matters Most
A criminal allegation can affect your freedom, employment, reputation, family, and future. The decisions you make early may also affect how your case moves forward.
Kurie Moore LLP is a boutique litigation firm based in Sherwood Park. Our Criminal Law lawyers dedicate their practices to criminal defence. You will work with a lawyer who deals with criminal matters every day, not someone dividing their attention across unrelated areas of law.
We represent people facing police investigations, arrests, criminal charges, bail hearings, court appearances, trials, and appeals throughout Sherwood Park, Edmonton, and surrounding Alberta communities.
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Meet Our Lawyers
Dedicated professionals committed to justice and client advocacy.
Kaitlyn Moore
Taylor Clark
Megan Somos (formerly, Charron)
Abena Wiafe
Carmen Boucher
Rochelle Makombe
Skeptical of the Process
Criminal Allegations Bring Questions. Your Lawyer Should Bring Clarity.
You may be searching because police have contacted you. You may have been arrested, released with conditions, or given a date to appear in court. You may also be trying to help a family member who has been charged.
At Kurie Moore LLP, we provide discreet, focused Criminal Law representation for people in Sherwood Park and surrounding Alberta communities. Our role is to identify the legal issues, explain what matters now, protect your rights, and build a defence strategy based on the evidence and circumstances of your case.
You do not need to solve the situation before contacting a lawyer. That is the lawyer’s job.
At this stage, it is common to have more questions than answers:
Critical Timelines
What You Do Early Can Shape What Happens Later
The early stages of a criminal matter are not simply administrative. Statements, release conditions, court dates, and communications with police can all carry legal consequences. Getting advice early can help you avoid making decisions without knowing how they may affect your position.
Speaking With Police
You may feel pressure to explain what happened, correct a misunderstanding, or show that you have nothing to hide. A statement given to police may later become evidence.
Before answering questions about an alleged offence, speak with a lawyer about your rights and the risks connected to giving a statement.
Following Release Conditions
If you have been released, your documents may contain conditions about contact, communication, locations, alcohol, weapons, or other activities.
Those conditions remain in effect until they are changed by the court or otherwise legally addressed. A separate allegation may arise if police believe a condition has been breached.
Attending Court
A first appearance is not usually a trial, but it is still a formal court proceeding. Your next steps may involve obtaining disclosure, addressing bail or release issues, entering a plea at the proper stage, or setting future dates.
Criminal matters in Alberta begin in the Alberta Court of Justice, which handles first appearances, bail hearings, pleas, many trials, and sentencing proceedings.
Protecting More Than the Case
A charge may raise concerns about employment, professional licensing, travel, parenting arrangements, immigration status, or reputation. The possible impact depends on the allegation, the person’s circumstances, and the eventual outcome.
Early advice helps identify which concerns are real, which require immediate attention, and which should not drive rushed decisions.
Areas of Practice
Focused Defence for Criminal Charges and Investigations
Our Criminal Law lawyers assist clients at different stages of the legal process, from an initial police investigation through trial, sentencing, or appeal.
Impaired Driving and DUI
Advice and representation for criminal impaired driving allegations, refusal charges, driving prohibitions, and related proceedings.
Assault
Defence for assault allegations ranging from common assault to more serious charges involving bodily harm, weapons, or other aggravating circumstances.
Domestic Assault Allegations
Representation where an allegation involves a spouse, partner, former partner, or family member. These matters may also affect contact, housing, parenting, and Emergency Protection Order proceedings.
Drug Offences
Defence for possession, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, production, and other allegations under federal drug laws.
Theft, Fraud, and Property Offences
Representation for theft, fraud, possession of stolen property, mischief, break and enter, and related allegations.
Sexual Assault Allegations
Discreet defence representation for sexual assault allegations and related offences. These cases require careful analysis of statements, evidence, credibility, and procedural rights.
Youth Criminal Defence
Representation for young people charged under Canada’s youth justice system, with clear guidance for both the young person and their family.
Bail Hearings and Release Issues
Representation at bail hearings and assistance with release conditions, detention concerns, alleged breaches, and applications to change conditions where appropriate.
Criminal Appeals
Advice on possible appeal grounds following a conviction, sentence, or other appealable decision.
Your charge does not need to fit neatly into one of these categories before you contact us. We can review what has happened and identify the legal issues requiring attention.