DUI, Impaired Driving, Over 80 charges, Dangerous Driving
Assault, Sexual Assault, Domestic Assault, Aggravated Assault, Murder
Theft, Shoplifting, Fraud, Mischief
Drugs, Possession, Trafficking, Production

Ontario Criminal & DUI Lawyers

  • Arrested?
  • Charged with a Criminal Offence?
  • Charged with an Impaired Driving Offence?
  • Charged with Careless Driving, Speeding/Stunt Driving or Traffic Ticket?
Being arrested is a traumatic experience for everyone involved. It helps to have an experienced Criminal Lawyer at your side as soon as possible...

Kruse Law Firm represents individuals and corporations who have been charged with any criminal or provincial offence. Our lawyers have over 50 years of combined criminal trial experience, and we have earned a reputation as one of the top impaired driving law firms in the province.

Our criminal lawyers have extensive experience and expertise in defending all criminal charges including:
  • Assault
  • Domestic Assault
  • Sexual Assault
  • Criminal Harassment
  • Threathening Charges
  • Theft
  • Shoplifting
  • Fraud
  • Shoplifting
  • Fraud
  • Mischief
  • Narcotic and Drug Offences
  • Firearms and Weapons Charges
  • White Collar Crimes
  • Tax Evasion
  • Occupational Health and Safety Offences
  • Environmental Offences

Our lawyers also have a sub-speciality in the area of criminal driving offences, including:
  • Impaired Driving
  • Over 80
  • DUI
  • Dangerous Driving
  • Careless Driving

Free Consultation Anywhere in Ontario
I firmly believe that I would not have been acquitted if I had not chosen Kruse Law Firm to represent me.
- SS, Mississauga
I was very impressed by the way Kruse Law firm handled my case. Not only did they manage to avoid a criminal record, I did not have to go to jail which was an amazing outcome!
- AM, Toronto
At the end, the Judge believed me over all 3 police officers that testified for the Crown against me despite what I was told by other lawyers. I would strongly recommend Mr. Kruse and his team of lawyers.
- JE, Scarborough
I know that you guys hear that your client's are innocent all the time, but I truly was and I thank you in believing in me.
- GR, Windsor
I was soo grateful and satisfied with the services that KRUSE LAW FIRM provided to me and I would definitely recommend this law firm to anyone.
- AE, Toronto
I was acquitted of all charges! I would recommend Kruse Law Firm to anyone with a criminal charge.
- LP, Kitchener
If you want to win your case, I would highly recommend that you hire Mr. Kruse as I have personally seen first hand that he is the best in the business.
- MZ, Brampton
I was impressed with their professional and caring response to my issue.
-JD, Kitchener


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Michael Kruse, Criminal Defence Attorney
Michael A. Kruse, B. Com., LL.B. is a senior criminal defence lawyer with over 21 years of trial experience practicing in the areas of criminal law and impaired driving law. His practice is focused on defending individuals charged with criminal offences and drinking and driving offences. He attended the University of Western Ontario where he received a Bachelor of Law (1987) and he was called to the Ontario Bar as a Lawyer in 1989.

Upon his call to the Bar, he was an Assistant Crown Attorney with the Ministry of the Attorney General, in Windsor and Toronto for four years. During his employment as a criminal prosecutor, he gained extensive criminal trial experience including prosecuting 20 jury trials in the Superior Court of Justice and hundreds of trials in the Ontario Court of Justice in all areas of criminal law.

Since entering private practice in 1993, Mr. Kruse has earned the respect of the public, his colleagues and judges throughout the province. He is widely known as a savvy, tactical, hard working and skilled criminal trial lawyer. Mr. Kruse has an outstanding track record of winning criminal and impaired driving trials over the last 21 years.

He is a member in good standing of the Law Society of Upper Canada and is a member of the Essex County Law Association and the Ontario Criminal Lawyers Association. He has been a lecturer and instructor for the Ontario Bar Admission Course for several years in the area of Criminal law.