Law of Policing

Lawyers at Markson Law act as counsel to the Ontario Provincial Police Association, the Police Association of Ontario, and to police associations in the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario, including the Toronto, Durham, York, Peel, Barrie, Guelph, Peterborough, Niagara and Kingston police associations. Joseph Markson is also counsel to the Toronto Police Service Senior Officers’ Organization and has acted for the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police.

Markson Law has extensive experience acting for officers under investigation for or charged with criminal and Police Services Act offences and for subject and witness officers in investigations by the Ontario Special Investigations Unit. Our lawyers act for officers in coroners’ inquests and before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Ontario Civilian Police Commission. Markson Law regularly provides independent legal advice and appellate opinions to police associations seeking to determine the scope of their duty to represent members and indemnify appeals.

 Lawyers at Markson Law regularly act for police officers and paramedics suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. We have expertise in the relevance of PTSD to criminal and Police Services Act offences and act as counsel for officers in precedent-making PTSD related decisions.