Sara Little is a criminal defence lawyer based in Toronto, Ontario. Sara specializes in appeals and post-verdict applications. If you’ve been convicted of a criminal offence, Sara can assist you whether by bringing a motion to set a side a verdict before sentencing, securing bail pending your appeal, or appealing your conviction and/or sentence. It is important to retain an appeals lawyer as quickly as possible to preserve your right to appeal.

Sara has experience as a summer student, articling student and associate with some of the leading criminal law boutiques in Toronto. Following her articling term, Sara completed a Judicial Clerkship at the Court of Appeal for Ontario where she clerked for some of the top criminal law jurists in the province.

Sara obtained her Juris Doctor from Windsor Law in 2020 where she graduated at the top of her class. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2021. During her time at Windsor Law, Sara competed in both the Gale Cup and Arnup Cup moots. Sara also worked as both a Research and Teaching Assistant for a David Tanovich, a leading Canadian criminal law scholar.

In 2019, Sara founded Little Legal Summaries, a blog providing comprehensive summaries of leading criminal appellate decisions from the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada. Her blog received a Canadian Legal Blog Award in 2019.