RISEN, INCH FRASER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Partner
- Member of the Advocates' Society
Alan is the senior lawyer at this firm. Alan obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from York University. He received his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, and completed his articling for the Crown Attorney's Office in Whitby. Alan was called to the Bar by the Law Society of Ontario in 1978.
Alan practices exclusively in criminal law, and has done so for the past 45 years from the same office located in downtown Oshawa. He has conducted trials throughout Ontario on charges ranging from domestic assault to impaired driving to murder, and various other charges under the Criminal Code and federal statutes. Alan has also argued cases in the Court of Appeal, as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. He has lectured at Osgoode Hall Law School, taught at Durham College, and has been a guest speaker at many legal conferences. He was also the President of Durham Region Law Association, and has been the representative of the local Bar on numerous committees relating to the administration of justice in this region.
Alan is a member of the Advocates' Society, Criminal Lawyers Association, and is certified as a Specialist in Criminal Law by the Law Society of Ontario.
Sean practices exclusively in criminal law, and has done so for the past 27 years. Sean obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from York University. He obtained his Law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Sean was called to the Bar in Ontario by the Law Society of Ontario in 1996.
Sean was attracted to the area of criminal law because he believes it is, arguably, the most challenging and indeed the most interesting field of legal practice. He has conducted many trials, ranging in charges from impaired driving to aggravated assault. Sean has first hand experience at how encompassing the legal profession can become in one's life, and that is why he pursues other interests such as playing squash, weight training and spending time with his adored cats. Sean also has a passion for reading works that are unrelated to criminal law, but which nonetheless examines important issues that are worthy of reflection.
Sean now specializes in criminal law. He is a firm advocate of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as he believes defence lawyers are first and foremost constitutional lawyers since they strive to protect the very rights guaranteed to all Canadians by the Charter.