I got a DUI and assault on an officer in Brampton Ontario however I live in Montreal, Quebec it is my first offence and

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Customer: Hi I got a DUI and assault on an officer in Brampton Ontario however I live in Montreal, Quebec it is my first offence and I am in need of some legal advice Should I get a lawyer in Ontario or can it be a lawyer from montreal?
JA: Have any charges been filed? If so, when is the next court date?
Customer: My court hearing was supposed to be on May 22nd but due to Covid it did not occur I never got a letter in the mail however, when I called the court they are the ones that told me it has been postponed and I see they will only be opening July 6th as of now
JA: Have you talked to a lawyer about this yet?
Customer: No
JA: Anything else you want the Lawyer to know before I connect you?
Customer: no But I mean how does this work? A lawyer will contact me? when? how much is it>?
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Good afternoon

You will need to retain a lawyer in Ontario as the processes are quite different between Ontario and Quebec. It would also be quite costly to have a lawyer travel from Montreal to Brampton, even if you found a lawyer who was also licensed in Ontario.

The Ontario Court of Justice has been adjourning matters during Covid 10 weeks at a time, so if your court date was May 22, it would have been adjourned to July 31.

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