Sankoff Criminal Law

Sankoff Criminal Law is a boutique criminal law firm that specializes in the most difficult kinds of legal cases. We work directly with clients on complex trials and also to prepare and argue their appeals. We also help criminal defence lawyers by preparing legal applications, vetting jury charges and providing strategic advice.

Areas of Practice

At SANKOFF CRIMINAL LAW, we provide the following services.

Criminal Trials

Criminal Appeals

Consulting for Lawyers

Jury Charge Reviews

Professor Sankoff's Criminal Defence Essentials

Meet The Team

There are many capable criminal defence lawyers in Canada. What distinguishes Peter Sankoff is the role he plays within the profession itself. Criminal lawyers across the country regularly turn to Peter when difficult cases raise challenging questions of criminal law, evidence or appellate more>>

Steven Penney is Professor in Residence at Sankoff Criminal Law and assists our lawyers with research and consultation on matters involving criminal procedure. He is not assisting clients directly, and cannot be contacted by the general public for representation, but his expertise is invaluable more>>

Sunna Sahib is a student-at-law who completed her law degree at the University of Alberta, where she also earned her undergraduate degree in Criminology. Since the outset of her academic career, she has been interested in pursuing more>>

Chelsea Parmar is the office manager and legal assistant at Sankoff Criminal Law. She is the one whose friendly voice you will hear when you call Sankoff Criminal Law. Chelsea is an organizational powerhouse and more>>

Caity Palfy is a third year law student at the University of Alberta with a keen interest in all things criminal law. She holds a Bachelor of Science with Specialization in Molecular Genetics from the University of Alberta and brings more>>

Chili Gonzalez is the office dog and mascot at Sankoff Criminal Law. Incredibly passionate about criminal law, animal protection, and any snacks that make their way to the floor, becoming a law-dog was Chili’s life-long dream. more>>