Anser Farooq
Senior Trial Lawyer
Anser Farooq is a Senior Trial Lawyer at Anser Law Professional Corporation. The courtroom is where he excels and feels at home. Trials are his passion and clients are never disappointed at his preparation, determination and desire to succeed.
Anser Farooq graduated with a B.A. (Hons) Degree majoring in Anthropology and minor in Psychology from York University. He was in the Masters’ program at York University with focus on Medical and Psychiatric Anthropology prior to commencing law school.
Anser Farooq obtained his Law degree from the University of Alberta before being called to the Ontario Bar Association in 2002.
After working with a downtown Toronto law firm located at Bay and Richmond, Anser Farooq established Anser Law Professional Corporation.
He has successfully litigated many high-profile cases within all levels of the judicial system including Superior Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Several of the Anser Law Professional Corporation’s high profile cases dealt by Anser Farooq have been referenced on legal databases such as CanLii and WestLaw, In addition to this, there have been numerous references to these matters on various newspaper outlets such as: The Toronto Star, Globe & Mail and the New York Times.
Anser Farooq is fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi. To contact Anser Farooq, please send an email at anser@anserlaw.com
Accomplishments
Notable Cases
Our firm has had many cases referenced on legal case databases, local, national & international newspapers (Mississauga News, The Star, Globe & Mail, The Post, New York Times), YouTube, Wikipedia and various other publications.
We represented two members of the 2006 infamous “Toronto 18” terrorism plot: Ibrahim Aboud and Qayyum Jamal. Both had their charges stayed in April 2008.
In 2007 we represented Ayad Mejid whose charges were dismissed after a judge found that Mejid's rights were violated by investigators. In April 2011, Majid filed a lawsuit against the Government of Canada where he is again being represented by Mr. Farooq.
Mr. Farooq was also counsel for Khurram Sher, who was alleged to have participated in an Ottawa terrorism plot. On October 13, 2010, Sher was released on bail and later acquitted.
At Anser Law Professional Corporation, we provide incomparable service to our clients and are result driven. Our firm is built on strong work ethic with an emphasis that no case is difficult to handle based on our expertise & experience within the legal field.
Anser Farooq
Senior Trial Lawyer
Shivani Balcharan
Managing Lawyer
Arika Sohail
Lawyer
Umar Farooq
Office Manager
18 Years of Experience.
Appointments available in Evenings & on Weekends
Multilingual Staff - We speak English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Family like atmosphere - friendly and approachable.
MATTERS WE DEAL WITH
Anser Law Professional Corporation can advise and represent you in all areas of Criminal, Civil, and Family Law including: