Greg Janzen

I am a lawyer at Strategic Criminal Defence, a full-service criminal defence law firm, and am based at our Calgary Branch. Like everyone at Strategic Criminal Defence, I practice exclusively in Criminal Defence Law. In this role, I have successfully defended hundreds of individuals and conducted numerous trials in both the Alberta Court of Justice and the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta. Additionally, I am an experienced appellate lawyer, having handled appeals in the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta and the Alberta Court of Appeal.

I am genuinely passionate about the work I do, and am proud to be part of a team-oriented firm that works collectively to ensure that its clients are given the best defence possible. In most cases, I find a way to resolve my client’s matter to his or her satisfaction without the need for a trial, but I am also highly adept at case preparation and courtroom litigation.

I graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2016, specializing in human rights law and criminal law. While in law school I was fortunate to be the recipient of several academic awards and honours, including:

• The Honourable Wallace Nesbitt Memorial Scholarship, and
• The National Association of Japanese Canadians & Roger Sachio Obata C.M. Prize in International Human Rights Law (for highest standing in the course “International Human Rights Law”).

Prior to law school, I obtained a PhD in philosophy from the University of Calgary. In my pre-law career, I was a philosophy professor at Mount Royal University and the University of Calgary, teaching a wide variety of courses at both introductory and advanced levels. I consistently received tremendously positive student evaluations.

I also published extensively, mainly in the philosophy of mind and psychology, but also in ethics. See some of the works I have published here:

• Greg Janzen Philosopher Profile, and
• Works by Greg Janzen.

After law school, I articled at Strategic Criminal Defence, where I have remained to continue providing legal assistance to my community.

After being invited to teach jurisprudence (philosophy of law) at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, I embraced the opportunity to contribute to the Alberta legal community through education. I taught the course for the first time in the winter semester of 2020 and have continued to teach it every winter semester since.

Fortunately, my rates are competitive, and occasionally I even assist those who cannot afford counsel through Legal Aid. Although I represent clients charged with any type of criminal offence, I have a particularly strong focus on:

• Criminal driving offences, including impaired driving and dangerous driving;
• Violent offences, including assault and domestic violence;
• Property crime; and
• Drug offences.

With the support of our Strategic Criminal Defence network of lawyers across the country, there is no file too small or too large for me to handle.

If you have been charged with a criminal offence, contact me for a Free Consultation and give me the opportunity to explain what I can do to help.

• Assaults and Violent Crime
• Sexual Offences
• Possession of Child Pornography and Child Luring
• Fraud
• Drug Offences including Possession and Trafficking
• Theft, Mischief and Property Offences
• Criminal Driving Offences
• Immediate Roadside Sanctions (IRS)
• Animal Cruelty Offences

• Law Society of Alberta
• Calgary Defence Lawyers Association
• Calgary Bar Association

• Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan, with Honours (1998)
• Master of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan (2001)
• PhD in Philosophy from the University of Calgary (2005)
• Juris Doctor (JD) from Osgoode Hall (2016)