Three decades of fierce advocacy — built on honest counsel.
A small Hamilton firm with a province-wide reputation, founded on the conviction that every client deserves a barrister who will fight for them like family.
Windsor Law
Kim Edward, Barrister.
Born and raised in Toronto, with a brief stint in Scotland. A committed "Geek" through her early school years — Math Club, History Canada, Reach for the Top — and a writer for newspapers and performer in dramas and orchestras. Those pursuits gave her the attention to detail, creativity, and flair for drama that anyone would want in their Criminal Defence Counsel.
She studied Literature at Victoria College, University of Toronto, with a semester at Université de Strasbourg completing a minor in French. From there she went to Law School in Windsor — a hardworking, honest city she still credits with shaping her practice.
As a law student, Kim argued a Supreme Court entrapment case in moot competition — telling the judge, who happened to be the very Supreme Court Justice who had written the decision, that he was wrong. He recommended her for Top Advocate, and she won. She was not intimidated then. She is not intimidated now.
Kim was headhunted by Macleod Dixon in Calgary, became a corporate lawyer with Air Canada, and then found her way into criminal law — first with Jim Child, then Dean Paquette & Associates, before founding her own practice. She has been called to the Bar since 1985, and has lived in Hamilton since 1988 — the same year she defended her first murder case.
Today Kim is a mother of four grown children and a G-Mama to a granddaughter. She has successfully defended 28 murder cases since 1988, and she remains, in her own words, fearless.
How we practise law.
Three principles guide every file, every meeting, every closing argument.
Professional
Leading-quality representation, every case. Detailed preparation, thoughtful strategy, and the courtroom craft that only decades of trial work can build.
Focused
We work in criminal law and nothing else. When you retain Kim, you get a barrister whose entire career has been spent in the rooms where your case will be decided.
Serious
We take every case seriously, because we know how much is on the line. Whether it's a youth matter or a first-degree murder, you'll get the same level of effort and care.
Client Satisfaction
Years at the Bar
Murder Cases Defended
A small firm. A big bench.
Kim is supported by a tight team of legal professionals and one very good office dog. Together, they make sure no client falls through the cracks.
Kim Edward
Lead counsel. Called to the Bar in 1985. Trial advocate across every level of the Ontario courts.
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Coordinates disclosure, witness intake, and court scheduling. Your first point of contact at the firm.
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Manages client communications, file preparation, and the day-to-day operations that keep the firm moving.
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Quiet listener, unwavering supporter, occasional desk visitor. The unofficial best part of any consultation.
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From Strasbourg to the steps of the courthouse.
A short timeline of a long career.
University of Toronto · Victoria College
Degree in Literature; semester at Université de Strasbourg completing a minor in French. (Also: chaired the legendary Rocky Horror Night at Ainslie Hall that drew the police — and then had them stay.)
Called to the Bar of Ontario
After three years at Windsor Law — and a Top Advocate award in provincial moot competition — Kim is called to the Bar and begins her legal career.
First Murder Case · Moves to Hamilton
Kim defends her first murder case in 1988 — the same year she settles in Hamilton, the city she still calls home.
Macleod Dixon → Air Canada → Criminal Law
Headhunted by Macleod Dixon in Calgary, then corporate counsel at Air Canada. But the courtroom called, and Kim joined the criminal practice of Jim Child.
Dean Paquette & Associates · Own Practice
After almost three years with one of Southern Ontario's prominent criminal firms, Kim launches her own practice in Hamilton.
Kim Edward Law
A boutique criminal defence practice serving Hamilton and all of Ontario — with a track record of 28 successful murder defences, ongoing Charter litigation, and a steady stream of clients who chose Kim because she fights.