This qualitative research explores the practice of criminal defense lawyers (n=80) when representing people experiencing homelessness, whether through traditional judicial process or diversion/therapeutic justice programs. I will discuss about how they adapt their practices and negotiate with other actors (crown, judges, stakeholders, etc.) to ensure support and promote access to various diversion programs. To do so, I document the way in which lawyers, whether permanent legal aid staff or in private practice, collect and use information related to the socio-economic situation of their client, identify a situation of homelessness (visible or hidden) and adapt their lawyer-client approach. I am also interested in negotiation strategies employed, particularly at bail and sentencing stage, and I seek to understand how lawyers negotiate access and collaborate with support and therapeutic justice programs. Furthermore, I explore the contexts and impacts of their interactions with non-legal stakeholders, such as social workers or justice or community stakeholders. Lastly, I analyze how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped legal representation of people experiencing homelessness.