At 10(B) Criminal Law Center, Mr. Zarabi defends clients against the full force of the criminal justice system. Criminal charges threaten liberty, dignity, and future opportunities. Mr. Zarabi approaches each case with precision and determination — challenging the Crown’s evidence, protecting constitutional rights, and advancing a defence built to secure the best possible outcome.
Impaired Driving & DUI Offences
Impaired driving prosecutions carry lasting consequences: licence suspensions, criminal records, fines, and jail. Mr. Zarabi carefully challenges the stop, demand, and testing procedures, ensuring that no conviction stands on unreliable or unconstitutional grounds.
Drug Offences
From simple possession to large-scale trafficking, production, or conspiracy cases, Mr. Zarabi scrutinizes every step of the investigation. Unlawful searches, defective warrants, and overreaching police conduct are exposed and challenged to protect his clients’ rights.
Domestic Assault & Related Charges
Allegations in domestic contexts often trigger immediate bail conditions and long-term risks to employment, immigration status, and family life. Mr. Zarabi defends individuals against charges of assault, threats, harassment, and breaches of release, while pressing back against weak or exaggerated claims.
Theft, Fraud & Property Crimes
Mr. Zarabi represents clients facing charges ranging from shoplifting and mischief to fraud, forgery, break and enter, robbery, and possession of stolen property. He demands strict proof of intent and credibility, and works to reduce the impact of such allegations on his clients’ futures.
Weapons & Firearms Offences
Weapons prosecutions are aggressively pursued by the Crown. Mr. Zarabi defends against charges involving possession, trafficking, careless storage, carrying concealed weapons, and firearm-related violence by dissecting the legality of searches, seizures, and forensic evidence.
Bail Hearings & Bail Reviews
Securing release is often the turning point in a criminal case. Mr. Zarabi prepares rigorous bail plans, vets sureties, and advocates forcefully for release at first-instance hearings. He also challenges unfair detention orders through bail reviews under sections 520 and 525 of the Criminal Code.
Mental Health & Addiction Court
Many criminal cases are connected to struggles with mental health or substance use. Mr. Zarabi represents clients before mental health and drug treatment courts, working to secure treatment-focused outcomes rather than incarceration. He ensures that clients’ challenges are acknowledged and that alternatives to jail are fully considered.
Indigenous Peoples Court
Indigenous persons often face systemic barriers and unique circumstances that must be brought before the court. Mr. Zarabi advocates within Indigenous Peoples Courts to ensure that Gladue principles are applied meaningfully, promoting fair outcomes that respect both the individual’s rights and their cultural context.
Breaches of Court Orders
Breaches of bail, probation, peace bonds, or recognizances can compound existing matters. Mr. Zarabi ensures that the circumstances are properly considered and works to prevent unnecessary escalation of penalties.
Youth Criminal Justice Matters
Charges under the Youth Criminal Justice Act can alter the course of a young person’s life. Mr. Zarabi defends youth with determination, ensuring that the process is fair and that outcomes promote reintegration and second chances.
White-Collar & Financial Crimes
Fraud, identity theft, embezzlement, money laundering, tax evasion, and other financial crimes demand careful analysis of complex disclosure. Mr. Zarabi dismantles the Crown’s case methodically, exposing weaknesses while advancing clear and forceful defences.
Sexual Offences
Allegations of sexual assault, exploitation, luring, or possession of child pornography carry severe legal and social consequences. Mr. Zarabi forcefully challenges credibility, reliability, and evidentiary shortcuts to ensure that fairness is not lost in the process.
Serious Violent Offences
Mr. Zarabi defends clients facing allegations of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, robbery, kidnapping, home invasion, attempted murder, and homicide. These prosecutions demand detailed preparation and unrelenting advocacy — both of which are at the core of his defence practice.
Other Criminal Matters
Mr. Zarabi also represents clients charged with: