‘Ticket Defenders®’ is a trademark coined by Kevin Burrows in 2002 when the company was rebranded. The Firm’s history reaches back to the 1980s to a company called ‘Streetwise Paralegal’ founded by a retired Waterloo Regional Police Officer, Charlie Nagy. As a Firm, we are one of the oldest and most established Ticket Defence Firms in the Province.
In 1999 Kevin Burrows, a former Assistant Crown Attorney, Defence Lawyer, and Traffic Court Prosecutor purchased Streetwise from Charlie, and hired a retired OPP Officer, Jim Wittig to handle the paralegal side of the Firm. Eventually another former Traffic Court Prosecutor would take Jim’s place, when Mr. Wittig moved on to begin his own independent practice. Jim would later become a Provincial Prosecutor.
In 2002, Streetwise purchased another paralegal firm called ‘Ticket Defence’ from Chuck Peltz, a retired Provincial Court Prosecutor who had entered into private practice after retirement from his prosecutorial Position. For a period of time Kevin had a former partner, Ronald Harper, who is no longer associated with Ticket Defenders Professional Corporation and has no relationship to Ticket Defenders*.
Ticket Defenders Professional Corporation is known as one of the big 4 Firms in the Province, and is probably the most prominent Firm in Southwestern Ontario, focusing on the area between Windsor and Toronto, i.e. the Toronto-Windsor corridor. The Firm also has professional relationships with Law Offices and Paralegal companies all across Ontario and can act on behalf of local clients to ensure that their case can be handled effectively wherever the offence may have occurred.
Ticket Defenders* has enjoyed strong growth and success, based on solid professionalism, real court experience, exceptional service, and competitive pricing. We are very proud of our respected industry reputation and our Firm has spawned court staff, other company owners, and Provincial Prosecutors. However, don’t just take our word for it: please, take a moment, and read through some of the testimonials from our clients.
In the Court system it is the Prosecutor who runs the Court. It is the Prosecutor’s task to assign charges as he or she sees fit. Only a Prosecutor can ask for a charge to be withdrawn; only a Prosecutor can agree to plea bargain to a reduced charge and, if the matter proceeds to trial, it is the Prosecutor who asks all the questions, conducts the case and argues the law.
If you proceed to defend your ticket, you will be faced with a Prosecutor who handles Court cases all day, every day. Wouldn’t it make sense to hire a company run by a former Prosecutor in order to help balance the scale? At Ticket Defenders*, our Principal has worked in the Courts since 1989 and has acted as both an Assistant Crown Attorney in the Criminal Courts, and as a Traffic Court Prosecutor in Provincial Offences Court.
We are one of the oldest and most established Ticket Defence Firms in Ontario
Hear what some of our traffic ticket clients are saying:
Theo got me the best results and had my charge withdrawn with no fine to pay. Highly recommend using their services.
Thank you so much to Raima at Ticket Defenders for taking care of me, it was such a worry free experience, so easy! My speeding ticket literally disappeared... so amazed and happy!
Everyone who worked my case was amazing. They literally did the best job and I will never go anywhere but here. They handled Is with care and great knowledge
I called Ticket Defenders for a free consultation less than 24 hours before my trial and I was quickly assisted by Raima Razzaq. She guided me through my options and what she thought the next best steps were. Despite me contacting them extremely late, Raima still made me feel like I had time to make a decision on how to move forward. With it being my first time in a situation like this, Raima answered all my questions with detail and in such a timely matter. I cannot thank Raima enough for making an extremely stressful situation less stressful and in the end helped me achieve the most desired outcome. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I am glad that I chose Ticket Defenders. The team did a great job, thanks to Thea and Rylee. All is good; they are number one in my books.
I could not be happier I went with Ticket Defenders to handle my case. Everyone I spoke to was professional and kind. I was given more insight into the process and felt much more at ease than I had speaking to other firms I had considered. Courtney was able to get my charge completely withdrawn and has eliminated a major stress from an already difficult time.
An awesome and knowledgeable firm to work with the walked me through my speeding ticket options and came up with quick resolution and ultimately got it thrown out thanks Kitchener team
I am very satisfied with the representation I received from Ticket Defenders! They kept me informed all the way....prosecutors kept putting case off for almost a year and a half, before finally withdrawing the charges!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
I am So grateful for the amazing job you did with my situation. You took care of everything and kept me informed throughout the entire process. Today you informed me my charges were dropped. No fine, no points, such a relief! I highlighly recommend your services for potential customers. Thank you again, Miguel
I have nothing but thanks and appreciation for the whole ticket defenders organization for assisting in getting my charges dropped but Amy in particular as she assisted me via phone and emails the whole way. Not only was the price very reasonable but they kept my stress about the whole situation at an absolute minimum with their communication and keeping me updated.
Ticket Defenders® offers a free initial consultation to assist you in navigating the legalities of your case for Ontario related traffic incidents.
* Ticket Defenders® is the registered Canadian Trademark of Ticket Defenders Professional Corporation; no other Firm is legally authorized or entitled to use that phrase in connection with the defence of driving offences in Canada. | Disclaimer: Please note that the content on this site, including our blog, should not be taken as legal advice and viewing or using the website does not create a Solicitor-Client, nor Paralegal-Client, relationship.