
Areas of Practice

Criminal Law
Mr. Arends focuses his legal practice solely on the defense of individuals charged with criminal offenses. During his 30+ year legal career, Mr. Arends has defended thousands of cases involving a broad range of criminal charges including:
- Drug charges (possession, trafficking, production, & importation)
- Alcohol related charges
- Assault, assault causing bodily harm, & aggravated assault
- Sexual assault
- Domestic violence related charges
- Criminal harassment
- Uttering threats
- Home invasion
- Kidnapping
- Break & enter
- Unlawful confinement
- Firearms & weapons charges
- Criminal negligence causing bodily harm / death
- Motor vehicle related charges
- Robbery
- Theft & theft from an employer
- Fraud, forgery, personation, & money laundering offences
- Possession of stolen property / proceeds of crime
- Mischief
- Breach of release / probation / conditional sentence order (CSO)

Vancouver Island Courthouses
Arends Law Office is located in Nanaimo, B.C. on Vancouver Island, and serves clients throughout Vancouver Island including the Provincial Courts located at:
as well as the Supreme Courts located at: