Ian is a partner in a full service Calgary and area Criminal Defence Law Firm, Savage Oykhman. Ian is an active member of the Law Society of Alberta and has defended cases in Alberta and Saskatchewan over the past 27 years. He has practiced exclusively in the area of criminal defence law since 1992. Ian successfully represents more people charged with impaired driving than perhaps any other criminal lawyer in southern Alberta. He is incredibly successful for this clients and has charges withdrawn or a preferable plea bargain for over 80% of this cases. He was one of the three lead lawyers who successfully challenged the Alberta Administrative Licence Suspension program which went to the Supreme Court of Canada, and is currently involved with challenging the provincial laws which suspend people’s licences prior to resolution of a trial. Ian is also the current president of the Alberta Criminal Defence Lawyers Association (http://www.albertacdla.com). more... See more text