Kerlan McLean.

From the other side of the file.

Before becoming a paralegal, I spent thirteen years as a police officer — work that gave me a firsthand understanding of how charges are investigated, how evidence is gathered, and how the courts operate from the other side of the file. That insight has shaped my approach to defence work ever since: what thirteen years of policing means for your disclosure.

I have been a defence paralegal since 2002 and was licensed by the Law Society of Ontario in 2008, making me one of the first paralegals licensed in Ontario when the profession came under formal regulation.

I work every file personally from the first call. Where geography or a scheduling conflict makes it impossible for me to appear, an associate paralegal or agent may attend in my place — only with your consent, and the term is set out in the retainer agreement before you sign it. A court date never slips because two appearances landed on the same morning, and you are never handed to someone else without knowing about it first.

Whether you’re facing a criminal charge, fighting a ticket, navigating a tenancy dispute, or pursuing a small claim — straightforward advice and dedicated representation.