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Navigating the Process: How to Drop Domestic Violence Charges in Ontario
If you are charged with domestic abuse, the legal implications can be very significant and influence every part of your life. If you or someone ...
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Why Gender Shouldn’t Determine a Lawyer’s Cases
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Understanding Sexual Misconduct Meaning and Charges by Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Lawyers
In Canada, as in many parts of the world, sexual misconduct allegations are taken extremely seriously. What is sexual misconduct? The term broadly refers to ...
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Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Lawyers: Child Exploitation Charges in Canada – Penalties, Defences & Next Steps
Child exploitation is a grave issue that affects societies worldwide, and Canada is no exception. From online offences to more direct forms of child abuse, ...
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Boris Bytensky LL.B
Partner at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm
Boris Bytensky received his LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School and proceeded to summer, article and associate at a prestigious Bay Street firm before starting his private practice.
Sonya Shikhman LL.B
Partner at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm
Sonya Shikhman holds an Hon B.A. in both History and Law & Society from York University and received her LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Kathryn Doyle J.D.
Partner at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm
Kathryn graduated from the University of Ottawa in 2016 with an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences and returned in 2017 to obtain her Juris Doctor.
Sara Little J.D.
Associate at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm
Sara obtained her Juris Doctor from Windsor Law in 2020 and was called to the bar in 2021
Dylan Gold J.D.
Associate at Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm
A graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School, Dylan was called to the bar in 2025.