Rees Dyck Rogala Law Offices

 
Rees Dyck Rogala Law Offices
 

Tom Rees and I are pleased to announce that Joshua Rogala is now a partner at our firm. The new firm name is Rees Dyck Rogala Law Offices. Josh has worked closely with Tom Rees for years, originally starting as an articling student and then remaining with the firm as an associate. You can visit our firm website by clicking here.

Josh works on all sort of cases ranging from domestic assaults to firebombing and murder cases. He has a strong attention to detail and works diligently on his clients. In addition to criminal charges, he also represents clients who want to maintain or set aside Protection Orders in Manitoba. You can visit his website by clicking here.

 
Joshua Rogala, B.A., J.D.
 

About the author

Michael Dyck is a partner at Rees Dyck Rogala Law Offices. He represents clients primarily from Winnipeg, Steinbach, and rural Manitoba. He has extensive experience helping people charged with criminal offences and focuses on building legal strategy with clients. To read more of his articles, please visit his partner's website TomRees.ca.

Winnipeg Police Testing Body Cameras

The Winnipeg Police Service is looking at testing body cameras on 800 officers but it is not clear when this will begin. Click here to read the article on the Winnipeg Free Press. It will be a pilot program that will determine what sort of policies and rules should be in place around the use of body cameras with police officers in the city. Some policing agencies in the United States have already tested the idea of each officer wearing a small camera and then video recording interactions with citizens.

As a criminal lawyer, I would encourage this program to move forward. It would ensure police officers are following the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and be on their best behaviour. It would also help protect the police from false accusations of excessive force or inappropriate conduct. Everyone typically acts better when they know they are being watched, it is called the Hawthorne Effect. It would help me get to the bottom of cases quicker because I could show my clients the video and then confirm their version of events.

About the author

Michael Dyck is a partner at Rees & Dyck Criminal Defence. He represents clients primarily from Winnipeg, Steinbach, and rural Manitoba. He has extensive experience helping people charged with criminal offences and focuses on building legal strategy with clients. To read more of his articles, please visit his partner's website TomRees.ca.

Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court - Back On

It was earlier in the Spring of 2014 that the Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court was in jeopardy. There were issues around funding and somehow I was thrust into the spotlight. First, James Turner interviewed me for a story he was writing about it, and then I appeared on national tv for Canada AM. I was thrilled to be part of the news that was bringing this attention to the public.

I was absolutely thrilled when I found out that funding issues have been sorted and the program will be able to continue.  Here's a link to the Winnipeg Free Press Story:  Provincial court for drug addiction to be reborn.

I have worked with the Crown Attorneys, paralegals, counsellors, and staff with the Drug Treatment Court and I am not only impressed by their credentials, but by their passion for what they are doing. Helping people overcome addictions issues which was the root cause of their criminal offending. Their recidivism rate is SIGNIFICANTLY better than offenders who are simply sentenced to jail and the cost of the program per applicant is also SIGNIFICANTLY less than the cost to house an offender in custody. I love Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court and am very pleased it is back on!

About the author

Michael Dyck is a partner at Rees & Dyck Criminal Defence. He represents clients primarily from Winnipeg, Steinbach, and rural Manitoba. He has extensive experience helping people charged with criminal offences and focuses on building legal strategy with clients. To read more of his articles, please visit his partner's website TomRees.ca.