Ryan Handlarski @RHDefence Twitter profile

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 months

@MarinaMedvin Seven million brothers and sisters in Israel. No one will ever understand the love we have for each other.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Everyone always asks the defence lawyer how they feel about defending someone who may be guilty, but no one ever asks this question the other way about. No one ever asks the Crown how they feel about prosecuting people who may be innocent.

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Ryan Handlarski

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4 years

@StatCan_eng If you purchased a home between the ages of 25 and 34, did you purchase it with:

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Your grandparents were right about saving money. They just had no idea how the government would create circumstances that make saving in the bank impossible. Solution: #Bitcoin . Saving money in a safe place where it will grow over time is a human right.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

A great rule in life that I learned when I got out of law school: be happy about other people’s successes. Life is not a zero sum game and their successes are not your failures. This rule has made me a much happier person.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

As a criminal defence lawyer, it is my view that alcohol is one of the more harmful substances. The rule should be not to drink it at all with exceptions for in moderation on special occasions. But better not to drink it at all. So much crime is underpinned by alcohol consumption

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

My client who was evicted from her home got charged with an address breach of her conditions. Poverty is criminalized all the time. The criminal justice system becomes not just a trap, but an abyss for people who come from economic deprivation.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

My client was just found NOT GUILTY of first-degree murder. I wouldn’t trade being a defence lawyer for anything in the world. How was your day?

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

My youth client, who is black and was arrested on firearms charges, just had his charges withdrawn 18 months later when it was discovered that the “firearm” in question was an Airsoft gun (not illegal). There is no way this was not known at the time of his arrest. I am not amused

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

The headlines should read: “Lawyers who graduated thirty years ago with no debt, who own mortgage-free houses that went up 2000% in value with cottages in tow are opposed to the 25% cut in @LawSocietyLSO fees.”

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

10 months

This page of the Fiat standard by @saifedean is the one that summarizes one of the biggest problems we face as a species - money is not correlated with value in a Fiat world. A lot of the people who are financially successful create no value at all, but find themselves close to…

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

6 months

@JordynTilchen They also don’t care about people of colour who are being killed along with Jews. A lot of Thais, Nepalese and other nationalities were murdered in the Hamas attack. We must never forget them either.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

My client was just acquitted of sexual assault following a trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The judge found beyond a reasonable doubt that my client DID NOT sexually assault the complainant. I would not trade being a defence lawyer for anything in the world.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 months

I loved this country growing up. I feel tremendous fidelity to the country I grew up in. I no longer feel this way. I want no part of the “post-national” country created by our current rulers and I wonder how many people feel the same way I do. I’m also not sure it can be fixed.

Andrew Coyne 🇺🇦🇮🇱

@acoyne

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My latest, on Canadian decline: Once we were among the richest nations on Earth. No longer. Country after country has passed us by, and more are sure to follow

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Ryan Handlarski

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2 years

I cannot believe how many defence lawyers are becoming Crowns lately. A strong defence bar is vital to the functioning of the justice system. A weakened, inexperienced, beleaguered defence bar is not a sign of a justice system that is working.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

My client was released today after a 4 day bail hearing in Lindsay. I will be paid for 2 hours of my time on Legal Aid. I did it because I so badly want the system to work. Gutting Legal Aid is the way to ensure people rot in jail. That is the real objective of gutting Legal Aid.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

Just remember that when the police bust an illegal pot shop, they are acting as the apparatus of people the government made millionaires through a lottery and the millionaires that could afford to buy into that licence. It sounds more like the mafia than a government.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

10 months

Perhaps the most interesting insight in the Fiat Standard by @saifedean is that obesity is not a sign of abundance, but rather a sign of poverty. In order to hide the effects of inflation on food prices, the government tells you to eat a “balanced” diet with food full of highly…

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

Most criminal lawyers would make more money if we refused to take Legal Aid. We take Legal Aid because we believe that every person charged has the right to a good defence and so badly want to fulfill that role. The cuts to Legal Aid are an attack on that idea.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

11 months

Walking 10,000 steps per day and lifting weights since I started following @FitFounder has made me a much more effective defence lawyer.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

Imagine what a sex assault trial will be like in 2030 when the clerics of the #MeToo movement are appointed judges. The presumption of innocence will be a complete joke and the defence lawyer won’t be able to say a damn thing.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

To those senior lawyers who have reached out to me and said they don’t need a cut to their @LawSocietyLSO fees, please take the savings from the proposed 25% cut and give it to your young associates. They need it a lot more than the LSO.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

7 months

Putting aside the Middle East, how can it be that student groups at a Canadian university refer to this country as “so-called Canada”? Who is going to confront this problem? This country was such a wonderful place to grow up. What happened? Who ruined it?

Anthony Koch

@Anthony__Koch

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York University Student Unions praise Hamas terrorists’ actions as “necessary” and condemn “so-called Canada” and “so-called” Israel as fundamentally illegitimate “settler-colonial states”. “From Turtle Island to Palestine […] these events serve as a reminder that resistance…

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Ryan Handlarski

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3 years

Today marks 10 years since I started practicing criminal defence on my own. It has been a wild, amazing ride that I am so grateful for. There are too many people to thank, but I am incredibly grateful to have shared the ups and downs with my amazing wife Adi, who got me a cake.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

Check out my article in @CanLawMag ‘A Mindset of Scarcity’ with thanks to @jenniferchanlaw for meeting w me, @AndrewYang for the inspiration and @joerogan . That podcast had a huge impact on me. If only I were American so I could be in the #YangGang

A mindset of scarcity

Providing newly minted lawyers with a universal basic income would help their entrepreneurial spirits flourish, argues Ryan Handlarski

www.canadianlawyermag.com

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

Good morning #lawtwitter . I am hiring a 0-3 year associate for my busy criminal defence practice. Interested candidates should send me their cover e-mail, resume and transcripts to ryan @rhcriminaldefence .com.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

The Identification of Criminals Act should be renamed the Identification of Accused Persons Act. I should not have to apply on behalf of my clients for purging of photographs and fingerprints after acquittals or the withdrawal of charges. They should be purged automatically.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 months

@MarkLazerus He’s such a mensch!

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

10 months

@vincentdonofrio @ATRightMovies Nobody will ever forget your performance in that movie. Your stare was far scarier and for more chilling than the Wolfman or any other movie I’ve seen.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

When I started my career, Eddie Greenspan told me that we are like doctors and cannot refuse to treat somebody on the basis of the disease that they have. We can refuse to represent them for other reasons, but not because of what they are charged with. I never forgot the lesson.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I just received a second deposition of my grandfather Jakub Handlarski, which I am going to post for the purpose of #Holocaust education and to honour the members of my family who died who were previously nameless

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

The marihuana lottery created a few millionaires at the expense of the thousands of people that had the potential to make a living as #Cannabis entrepreneurs. The policy of “legalization” is a disgrace. The government has no right to privilege the few at the expense of the many.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

I have noticed in my career that some of the absolute best and brightest lawyers and judges are actually very soft spoken. Sometimes, I find that this has a much greater advocacy effect on me than a lawyer who is bombastic and theatrical.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Before Dr. Robert Malone said #MassPsychosis , Lord Sumption referred to “collective hysteria”. It’s been obvious for a very long time. It is also obvious that many want the crisis-like circumstances to continue forever

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

1 year

I appeared in three Zoom courts today all from home and want to take a moment to say how grateful I am for our justice system and how it has adapted. Defence lawyers, Crowns, Judges, administrative staff and many others behind the scenes. We made it work and we should be proud!

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

6 months

Whatever you are going through right now, the absolute worst use of your time is to argue with people on the internet.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

Opinion: We are infectious disease experts. It's time to lift the COVID-19 lockdowns . End the madness.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Today marks 11 years since I started my own firm in criminal defence. Defending the accused is the only thing I could ever do. I am so happy to have @TrevorJLau as an associate and @TeixeiraLauren_ as a returning summer student. There is more big news coming this year.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

My client was just acquitted by a jury in Brampton of importing cocaine. I wouldn’t trade being a defence lawyer for anything in the world #DefenceLawyersGetHugs

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

On one day in my life, I crossed into east Jerusalem and met Palestinians. I was expecting them to hate me, but they welcomed me with warmth and hospitality. It was one of the best days of my life because it showed me how amazing peace would feel. I refuse to be enemies #Peace

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

All new sexual assault laws and mandatory training for judges are based on the false premise that when a person is acquitted of sexual assault, something has gone wrong. Many scholars and politicians believe that if a person is charged with sexual assault, they must be guilty.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

6 years

@globalnews There should be a process to strip citizenship from someone that voluntarily leaves the country to fight for an enemy terrorist organization. Also, for someone to do this and then cry about wanting to come “home” is perhaps the most disingenuous thing I have ever seen.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

Spending time in courts and seeing a lot of people struggling with mental health and economic challenges makes a person realize how much of life is almost like a lottery. If you grow up in a stable home and family and are healthy, you start life so far ahead of so many others

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

The best part of my job is helping people restore their freedom and reputation. When someone takes the time to review, it is an added perk. Most don’t because they want to just forget about the ordeal. Glad I could assist doctor.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

@FilippoTortu That was one of the most spectacular performances ever in a relay race. Congratulazioni! I cannot believe what you just did. What a time to have the race of your life!! No one will ever forget.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

My client’s charge of second-degree murder was just withdrawn at 2201 Finch in Toronto. That’s not something that happens every day.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

I was very disappointed to read about politicians, yet again, weighing in on the appropriateness of Justice Copeland’s decision to grant bail to the accused who is charged with first degree murder of Officer Jeffrey Northup. A criminal case is not a political issue. Keep out.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

Doing a bail hearing today for a client in custody at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay remotely in my car. It is especially difficult for me to predict how this is going to go because I rely in bail hearings so much on my good looks.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

New firm. New firm pic. Website updates coming soon. For now, check out our group photo with ⁦ @legalanalyst ⁩ ⁦ @TrevorJLau ⁩ and ⁦ @TeixeiraLauren_ ⁩. Very grateful to get to spend my days working with this team!

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

6 months

A poppy is not a political symbol. It’s a symbol to remember people who picked up guns and fought wars overseas to save the lives of millions of people. This cannot become a political issue. Many of the soldiers lost their lives. They must be remembered and cherished forever.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Enjoy life. Treat everyone with kindness and try to make them feel special when you see them. Try to look at the positive side in life. Set goals and look at obstacles as things to overcome. Try to see the good in everyone you meet. Raj Vijan left one hell of a legacy 💔

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

How can #BrendanDassey still be in jail? They interrogated a cognitively challenged kid at 16 years old without an adult present and got a false confession out of him. That was 17 years ago. The American justice system is a complete sham and disgrace #FreeBrendanDassey @JButing

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

Today marks ten years that I have been a lawyer. I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone. I wish I could go back in time to my 21 year old self and tell him to stop worrying and enjoy life. Life comes at you in phases. Make sure you enjoy them.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

In the Jewish tradition, may your memory be for a blessing. Thank you again to Professor Jan Grabowski for bringing this history to light @McKayMSmith @AuschwitzMuseum @yadvashem

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

@dorbar @AlicjaMiaa @JackPosobiec @mitchellreports My grandparents survived the war by being hidden by poor Polish farmers who risked their own and their family’s lives to hide them from the Nazis. War is hell and people do terrible things, but Poland is a victim of the Nazis who resisted bravely and should be remembered that way

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

I am very pleased to announce that the always engaging @legalanalyst has joined my firm as Senior Counsel. Steven has decades of experience defending criminal charges and I am so happy that he has decided to bring his expertise to my firm. Welcome Steven!

Steven Skurka

Learn more about Steven's practice today

a-list.lawandstyle.ca

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

A criminal trial, especially a lengthy and hard fought one, takes something from a defence lawyer. Nobody has any idea what we go through and sacrifice to do this job.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I wanted to wish @kwetoday all the best in starting her practice in Sault Ste Marie. There are still so many places in Ontario where there are incredible opportunities for lawyers. We pretend like they don’t exist in Toronto. Congratulations Naomi!

Indigenous lawyer comes home to launch law practice in Algoma District

Garden River First Nation's Naomi Sayers was working a high-profile job for Hydro One in Toronto. Then, she wanted something more

www.sootoday.com

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

Nobody has been charged for misappropriating $11 million worth of funds. But keep prosecuting and jailing poor people who traffic $50 worth of drugs.

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

3 years

#Breaking : Ontario bureaucrat fired in the wake of alleged COVID-19 fraud sues for wrongful dismissal and seeks $5M in damages.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

My client was just ordered released on bail on a charge of second degree murder. There is no feeling in the world quite like securing freedom.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

There is something VERY strange going on. It’s not just that their actions are not in line with what they preach. It is that their actions are not in line with the presence of a deadly virus.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

I have never had so many cases of domestic assault since I started practicing. For many of these cases, I am also seeing marriages and families implode. If you have managed to keep your marriage and family together throughout this time period, you should be feeling very grateful.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

Thank you for exposing yourself @jweisber . People of conscience who remember the horror of 9/11, or can imagine it, can respond morally by refusing to take any course taught by this revolting human being.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

It should be an option for a sentencing judge to have a criminal record expire after a certain period of time. Give people light at the end of the tunnel and incentives not to reoffend.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

My client was just acquitted of dangerous driving, failure to remain at the scene of an accident and failure to provide a breath sample after a four-day Zoom trial at Old City Hall. I never get tired of hearing the words NOT GUILTY.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

To me, the strangest aspect of the minimum wage for articling debate is that the law schools escape without a mention as if they bear no responsibility for this state of affairs.

Law Society of Ontario defers vote on eliminating mandatory minimum wage for articling students

Around 10-15 per cent of articling placements are unpaid or paid below the minimum wage: report

www.lawtimesnews.com

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Why can’t politicians say: “I respectfully disagree with the decision, but accept it. The independence of the judiciary is a core democratic value. The @SCC_eng has ruled that the law violates the Charter. We move on as one country with faith in our institutions.”

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

Anyone who has practiced criminal defence for more than twenty years is my hero.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

My client was just released on bail on a charge of first degree murder. Some days as a defence lawyer are better than others.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

A lot of commentary about the @SCC_eng decision in #bissonnette is very unfortunate. It is simply not true that most of the offenders will ever be released. But crushing any hope of release violates the Charter. The Court has spoken. We are a nation and a people of laws.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

I do not understand how the threshold for disclosure of public sector employees is still $100,000, the same since it began in 1996. $100,000 is not what it used to be. Accounting for inflation, it would be $180,000, which would be a much more suitable threshold.

Toronto Star

@TorontoStar

2 years

NEW: Ontario’s annual Sunshine List of public servants earning six figures has ballooned to a record 244,188, the provincial government says.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I hope more law students who are in massive debt entering a terrible job market will come around to my point that the “wellness” movement is a complete con. The last thing a student needs is a wellness counselor telling them how to breathe as they move back in with their parents.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I found out yesterday that the person who interviewed me for my first job in criminal defence and gave me a shot passed away. I feel very sad that I did not get to say goodbye. If I had the chance I would have said thank you. That first job meant so much to me and so did he.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

My client just pled guilty to the offence of careless driving under the HTA and had his charges of impaired driving and over 80 withdrawn. The best three two-word terms when practicing criminal defence are (in order): 1) not guilty, 2) peace bond, 3) careless driving.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

Today my in custody client at College Park told me there was no kosher food for lunch. Incensed, I hopped in a cab to King David and brought it back to him, but was told by officers that they do in fact have kosher sandwiches and he ate two of them. My clients often make me laugh

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

My client’s charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and trafficking marijuana as part of a marijuana dispensary project were withdrawn in Superior Court today. Someone that posed absolutely no threat to anyone ever gets to live his life in peace.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

Instead of making judges do sexual assault training, politicians should be made to do training to teach them that courts should be free of political interference, that a criminal trial is not a political issue and that weighing in on the correctness of a verdict is a disgrace.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

Check out my son's book that he wrote during the pandemic, which is collaboration between my 8-year old son and a fantastic 10-year old artist, named Yehuda Zee. Lockdowns were not easy for him, but I hope he will find joy in reading and writing forever.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

1 year

Criminal lawyers have hilarious speech patterns. I just caught myself telling one of the normal people that “I just finished a homicide.” It’s the only job I could ever do.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

7 months

Today a grade 8 student sent me an email to answer questions about criminal law and I was delighted to respond! I became interested in criminal law in grade 8 when I watched the OJ Simpson trial and Barry Scheck’s cross-examination of Dennis Fung. Don’t be afraid to reach out to…

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

My client’s trial for possession of a loaded, prohibited firearm was just declared a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict after three days of deliberation. As I’ve always said in criminal defence, if you live to fight another day, you win.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

This thread by @elizaorlins is amazing. I would also like to give a Canadian shout out to Alan Gold who did a lot of work challenging junk science and was right every time. Reading the Gouge Inquiry is essential reading for every criminal lawyer.

Eliza Orlins

@elizaorlins

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I want to talk about how junk science ruins innocent lives. The criminal legal system is overwhelmed by junk science. IT IS AN OUTRAGE. If you're not deeply disturbed by what's going on, I need you to pay close attention. Let me explain. 🧵/x

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Ryan Handlarski

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2 years

My client was just found NOT GUILTY by a jury in Newmarket of sexual assault. I wouldn’t trade being a defence lawyer for anything in the world! #CriminalLaw #DefenceLawyer #DefenceThatNeverRests .

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

Today I tried to get creative when I caught up with a friend who told me he hopes golf courses are not impacted by the lockdown in spring. I told him that I had the same concern about my lawn bowling club. He didn’t seem interested, but I went on about it for another 10 minutes.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

Check out my article in @LawTimes with a thank you to the many lawyers I admire for doing things that are new @gsjameson @CamilleLabchuk @JackLloydLawyer @CarymaRules @A_Grinhaus @AEnenajor @SeanRobichaud @SDiGiuseppeLaw @Gerald_Chan_law @Nader_Hasan_law

Law is not a tournament

My favourite metaphor that I have ever heard to describe the law student experience from before law school to landing a job at a firm is from Peter Thiel, founder of eBay and one of the first...

www.lawtimesnews.com

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

“Social media made you all way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting punched in the face for it.” @MikeTyson

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I want to thank @ADodek and @uocommonlaw for creating the program for my two remote student interns this summer. Both students were very helpful to my practice. As always, I am very grateful to my alma mater for giving me the foundation to a very interesting and fulfilling career

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

The one thing we need more of is legal podcasts. Lawyers are the most interesting people in the world.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I am so pleased that I am accepting 2 internship students from @uocommonlaw this summer. The internships will be paid, flexible so students can explore their creative ideas and can be done remotely. This is a great opportunity for lawyers and there is still time to get involved.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

6 years

As criminal lawyers running trials on serious charges (Crown and defence), we are the heavyweight boxers of lawyers. It is a very hard job. It is becoming harder and harder because of the opinions of golfers, bowlers and croquet players on how best to prepare for a fight.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I am in day 7 of a jury trial. Every evening is spent researching legal issues that come up and preparing for the next day in court. It is stressful and exhausting. It is the only life that I could live.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

2 years

A return to the office is not a punishment for me. Going to the office forces me to get up in the morning, get ready and be disciplined. It allows me to speak to my colleagues. It gives me separation between my home life so that I can get work done. The net positive is huge.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

My client was arrested tonight and sounded like she was in terrible shape. I have lost two clients to opioid addiction and can’t bear being a witness to its destructive power. It is a horrible addiction. It is a pandemic.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

I am in court in Oshawa watching the video remands with an accused asking to speak to duty counsel. The JP told him he could speak for a short time because of a busy list and lots of counsel who need to get out. The accused replied: “I need to get out too.” #CriminalLawyerHumour

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

Yesterday I got Zoom bombed during the @Keep6ixorg event for saying that wealth is a factor in getting bail. If the family of accused can afford home security and electronic monitoring, it makes the plan of release more secure.That is a fact.Anyone who says life is fair is lying.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

4 years

My client’s charge of possession of cocaine was withdrawn today in Brampton. One of the silver linings of the pandemic is an assessment of whether people need to be criminalized for possessing drugs for personal use. Hopefully the answer is no from now until forever.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

5 years

My client was just found not guilty of sexual assault after a four-day trial in Newmarket. I wouldn’t trade being a defence lawyer for anything in the world.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

People not involved in the criminal justice system cannot imagine what Parliament has done to sexual assault trials. It takes three days of court time to get judicial approval to ask the witness one or two questions.

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Ryan Handlarski

@RHDefence

3 years

I have not been able to speak to my client at the Central North Correctional Centre for four days. Please give people in jail who have are presumed innocent and stripped of almost everything better access to the phone.

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