Karen Lau-Po-Hung is a partner at ALPHA Legal Team, where she practices criminal defence. She is a trial lawyer with nearly a decade of experience and a focus on jury trials. Though she has defended nearly every criminal charge known to law, she specializes in complex prosecutions involving allegations of firearms possession and drug trafficking.

Karen’s record speaks for itself. She has won acquittals for clients in a significant number of jury trials including first and second-degree murder prosecutions. She has also won acquittals in judge alone trials, including a first-degree murder. She has argued cases at every level of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. In addition to her heavy caseload, Karen is an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she teaches upper year students in a specialist criminal procedure course and an advocacy course.

There is no case too minor and no charge too serious for Karen. Her approach is the same: identify the weaknesses in the Crown’s case and press the advantage to secure the best result. In minor cases, she is often able to persuade the Crown to withdraw the charge outright, without the need for the stress or expense of a trial. This approach has also yielded successful results in the most serious cases. Karen’s resolute advocacy has resulted in the Crown dropping two separate first-degree murder cases against her clients.

Usually, Karen’s first contact with a client is at the bail stage. After an arrest, it is critical to quickly retain the right counsel to restore your freedom and begin working on your defence. Karen has successfully secured release for clients in hundreds of prior cases and has experience with the most challenging and complicated bail hearings including cases of homicide, drug trafficking and discharge firearm.

Every case is different, and of course Karen cannot guarantee any particular result. To learn more about how she can defend your case, email Karen@alphalegal.ca