Top Best Criminal Defense Lawyers | 15137 Available

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What does a Criminal Defense lawyer in your area do?

A Criminal Defense lawyer helps clients pursue compensation for injuries, medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages related to Criminal Defense cases in your area.

How much does a Criminal Defense lawyer cost in your area?

Most Criminal Defense lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they only get paid if they win the case. Fees are usually a percentage of the settlement or verdict.

When should I hire a Criminal Defense lawyer in your area?

You should contact a Criminal Defense lawyer as soon as possible after the incident to protect evidence, meet legal deadlines, and improve your chances of receiving compensation.

How do I choose the best Criminal Defense lawyer in your area?

Look for attorneys with experience handling Criminal Defense cases, strong client reviews, and a track record of successful settlements or verdicts.


15137 Criminal Defense Lawyers Found

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
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Location: Webster 01570
Firm: Lake Shore Legal, LLC

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Avvo Rating: Rated 4.9 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.3 out of 5
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Location: Charlton 01507
Firm: The Law Offices of Ginger B. Kelly

Client Review: I was totally astonished with the information she had assembled and how helpful it was in helping me to make the right decisions. Iv'e known Ginger for over 10 years, and she is of the highest professional and personal integrity. Bio: With over 9 years of experience, Attorney Kelly practices in both Federal and State Courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  Her practice is focused on consumer protection, bankruptcy, debt collection, corporate formation, criminal defense and civil.  Attorney Kelly is deeply passionate about her clients, communities, businesses, conservation and issues involving the environment. To find out more visit

Avvo Rating: Rated 4.5 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5
+1 (508) 232-7045
Location: S. Easton 02375

Joshua D. Werner is the founder and principle attorney of The Law Office of Joshua D. Werner in South Easton, Massachusetts. With more than 30 years of experienced as a Massachusetts lawyer including many years aa a former Assistant District Attorney,  his practice ranges from criminal defense to civil litigation and real estate.  He is an aggressive advocate for his clients who provides comprehensive, personalized legal counsel to individuals and businesses statewide.

Avvo Rating: Rated 4.3 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.7 out of 5
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Location: Taunton 02780
Firm: The Law Office of Alexander M Nesson

Outside of the law, I live in Bristol County with my wife,an art teacher, and son, a high school student.  We have two Bernese Mountain dogs that I enjoy hiking with.  I have been lucky to coach my son's aau basketball team for years and other in the past other sports.. I had Hodgkin's Lympho and have done the PMC ride for Dana Farber for many years.  I also enjoy kayaking and reading.

Avvo Rating: Rated 4.2 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5
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Location: Taunton 02780
Firm: Cohen Cleary, P.C.

Before co-founding Cohen Cleary, P.C., Attorney Cohen worked as associate counsel for a small firm in Plymouth.   Attorney Cohen concentrates her legal practice in the areas of family law, probate and estates, guardianships of minors and incapacitated persons as well as civil litigation. Attorney Cohen is passionate about her work in representing those who are in need of legal representation, and strives to follow our firm’s promise of integrity, commitment and results.. Attorney Cohen is a certified member of the National College of DUI Defense, the criminal defense bar advocate panel and is a co-founder of the Attorneys Representing Children (ARC) program in Bristol and Plymouth Counties. Attorney Cohen is admitted to practice before all Massachusetts courts as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the United States First Circuit of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Attorney Cohen lived in Colorado for 11 years. She attended high school in the Aspen Valley (Roaring Fork) and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. During her undergraduate program, Attorney Cohen volunteered in many programs during which time she began to cultivate the desire to assist people.  She earned her Bachelor’s degreein psychology with a minor in the law. In May of 2008, Attorney Cohen earned her Juris Doctorate degree from University of Massachusetts School of Law at Dartmouth cum laude.. Attorney Cohen is the recipient of the Boston Rising Stars, Top 40 Under 40 Award in 2014.  Additionally, she is the recipient of the Sara Clairman Award for Academic Excellence, the Academic Achievement Award (class rank # 2), and Pro Bono Award honored by the New Center for Legal Advocacy in addition to many other distinguished awards.  Attorney Cohen had the honor of serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Roundtable Symposium Law Journal.  Attorney Cohen is a published author of A Square Peg Into A Round Hole:  Trade Dress Protection of Websites, The Perspective of The Consumer And The Dilemma For The Courts, 3 S. NEW ENG. ROUNDTABLE SYMP. L. J. 137 (2008).

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.2 out of 5
+1 (508) 952-6229
Location: South Easton 02375
Firm: Stephanie A. Sousa, Attorney at Law

I am a conscientious, ethical, and  hard working  attorney who represents people going through bankruptcy, divorce, and other difficult  legal matters.  I  take the time to listen  to your particular problem with professionalism and empathy. It’s important to me that clients feel comfortable and feel part of the legal process. My goal is to make these difficult times as smooth and cost effective as possible, while protecting your rights and providing you with zealous legal representation.  I care about clients and the outcomes of their cases.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
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Location: Malden 02148
Firm: Law Offices of Jamie H. Gorton

Attorney Zahava Stern is committed to straight-forward, effective, and compassionate legal representation.. Before starting law school, Attorney Stern worked as a community organizer, developing skills that she still uses to effectively advocate for her clients. While studying at Northeastern University School of Law, a pretigious law school in Boston, Massachusetts, she volunteered at the Civil Rights & Restorative Justice Clinic and completed externships at the Post-Deportation Human Rights Clinic and world-reknown immigration firm Van Der Hout, Brigagliano, & Nightingale LLC.. After graduating with her Juris Doctor (J.D.) in 2015, Attorney Stern worked with Attorney Susan Church, a prior Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, New England Chapter, before starting her current position as Associate Attorney at the Law Offices of Jamie H. Gorton, in Malden, Massachusetts.. Attorney Stern originally hails from outside New York City and has lived abroad in China, Israel, and Ghana.. Attorney Stern is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, New England Chapter.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: Middleborough 02346
Firm: Law Office of Adam M. Bond

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5
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Location: Malden 02148
Firm: Bookman and Al-Marayati

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: Revere 02151
Firm: Law Offices of James J. Cipoletta

Criminal Law practitioner in federal and state courts for more than 30 years. Concentrating in the defense of complex conspiracy, drug, and other federal offenses. Murder and drug  defense experience in state court.. Represented clients in 14 states and the District of Columbia in both criminal and complex civil litigation.. Former chairman of Zoning Board of Appeals. Additional practice in the area of land use, zoning, administrative and municipal law.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: Cambridge 02141

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Lawyers Rating: Rated 2.3 out of 5
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Location: Boston 02116
Firm: Serpa Law Office

Serpa Law Office- Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer.. This attorney should have a "10" rating on Avvo.  The single disciplinary case regarding a 1998 client is described in the profile section.. Some more recent jury trials:

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.7 out of 5
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Location: Wareham 02571
Firm: Law Office of Attorney Ciaffoni

Attorney Timothy Ciaffoni has been practicing law since 1997. He maintains an area of concentration in probate, family courts, criminal, civil and bankruptcy. While attending the Massachusetts School of Law, Attorney Ciaffoni was a member and an editor of The Law Review and he served as a clinical intern in the land court.  His many years of practical and real life experience, has helped him better serve his clients in the several areas of law which he practices.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.1 out of 5
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Location: Dedham 02026
Firm: Chinman Law

Recent Jury Verdict: Worcester District Court, client charged with OUI 3rd offense, and OAS, Subseq. Client failed the breathalyzer test badly, arresting officer testified that client drove erratically, performed poorly on two Field Sobriety Tests, smelled strongly of alcohol, very slurred speech, glassy eyes, unsteady on feet. The jury deliberated less than an hour: Not Guilty.. Recent disposition: Boston Municipal Court, OUI, state police trooper testified he observed erratic operation, detected physical evidence that client was under the influence (impaired speech, odor of alcohol, poor performance on multiple Field Sobriety Tests). All charges dismissed.. Recent Jury Verdict: Fall River Superior Court, client indicted for multiple counts including Aggravated Child Rape and Forcible Child Rape. Client found Not Guilty of all charges, after two week jury trial.. Recent Jury Verdict: Dedham District Court, client charged with OUI Alcohol. Entire motor vehicle stop and roadside testing recorded on cruiser cam. Jury found client Not Guilty, after deliberating less than half an hour.. Recent Jury Verdict: Suffolk County Superior Court, client was working as a Lyft driver, got into a dispute with hostile passengers who refused to leave the car, two more people associated with hostile passengers arrived on scene, dispute became physical, involving driver against the four other people, one of whom suffered life-threatening neck stab wound during physical altercation, recorded on surveillance camera. Client charged with Assault & Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Causing Serious Bodily Injury (knife stabbing), Assault Dangerous Weapon, and Assault & Battery. Jury found client Not Guilty of all charges.. Recent Jury Verdict: Norfolk County Superior Court, adult client accused of having sex with underage girl on four occasions with a greater than 10-year age difference, charged with four counts of Aggravated Child Rape. Jury found client Not Guilty of all charges.. Recent Jury Verdict: Boston Municipal Court, client accused of getting into a fight in his own residence with someone who did not live there and who reported to the police that a gun was used, charged with Assault Dangerous Weapon (gun) and Illegal Possession of Firearm. Police located firearm in bathroom client was exiting when police arrived. Jury found client Not Guilty of all charges.. Recent Jury Verdict: Brockton District Court, client (driving instructor) charged with Indecent Assault & Battery against driving student. Jury found client Not Guilty.. Recent Jury Verdict: Quincy District Court, client involved in a car accident with another vehicle in Braintree, charged with OUI 3rd Offense. Jury found client Not Guilty.. Recent Jury Verdict: Essex County Superior Court, client, a college student, accused of entering a dorm room and sexually assaulting a sleeping female, charged with Rape. Jury found client Not Guilty.. Recent Disposition: Waltham District Court, client stopped for speeding on Mass Pike, trooper made observations consistent with recent marijuana use, marijuana located in car, client charged with OUI Drugs and Operating to Endanger. Motion to Dismiss allowed, all charges dismissed.. Recent Disposition: Dedham District Court, client accused of hitting another car at highspeed on highway, fleeing the scene, when located by police on a nearby road his car was engulfed in flames, charged with Leaving the Scene of Property Damage and Operation After Suspension. Motion to Dismiss allowed, all charges dismissed.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.8 out of 5
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Location: Westwood 02090
Firm: Eisenstadt Law

Prior to founding the firm of Eisenstadt Law, Attorney Joseph Eisenstadt worked as an Assistant Massachusetts Attorney General and Assistant Suffolk County District Attorney.. As an Assistant Attorney General, he prosecuted white collar, environmental, narcotics, and computer crimes in district and superior courts throughout Massachusetts. Attorney Eisenstadt handled cases from the Environmental Crimes Strike Force, the Public Corruption and Fraud Unit, and the Enterprise and Major Crime Division. His cases included allegations of employee fraud, embezzlement, larceny of electronic data, witness intimidation, organized conspiracies, narcotics trafficking, and violations of the clean air, clean water, and hazardous waste statute. Prior to working as an Assistant Attorney General, Attorney Eisenstadt worked for years as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County in the Municipal and Superior Courts. As a, Assistant District Attorney in the Boston Municipal Court, he handled a caseload including hundreds of misdemeanors and felonies. Attorney Eisenstadt spent several years as a Superior Court prosecutor assigned to the Major Felony and Gang Units. He has handled cases ranging from motor vehicle offenses such as Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol (OUI) to life felonies such as Armed Robbery and Assault with Intent to Murder. Attorney Eisenstadt has years of experience handling all court proceedings including hearings, arraignments, grand jury proceedings, plea negotiations, motions, and trials. Attorney Eisenstadt received his law degree from Emory University where he graduated with high honors. While at Emory, he was awarded numerous honors including the Agnor Scholarship for Academic Merit, the West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, and numerous Dean’s Awards. He was elected to the Order of the Coif upon graduation.. Attorney Eisenstadt has had pieces published in the Massachusetts Law Review and the Boston Herald. He is a member of the Massachusetts State Council of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and was recently named a 2012 Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.2 out of 5
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Location: Medfield 02052
Firm: Law Offices of Paul B. Stanton

Attorney Paul B. Stanton is one of Massachusetts' most dedicated and trusted criminal defense attorneys. With over 25 years of litigation experience, his commitment to your rights and the legal system is simply unshakable. Each member of our support team, from our experienced investigators to our office staff, plays a vital role in ensuring your interests are taken to heart.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 4.2 out of 5
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Location: Dedham 02026
Firm: Elliot Savitz

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.5 out of 5
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Location: Boston 02116
Firm: Donahue, Grolman and Earle

Will Isenberg has been an attorney with the firm of Donahue Grolman & Earle since December 2013. He strongly believes in protecting the constitutional rights of his clients, and practices criminal defense with diligence, rigorous attention to detail, and compassion for those accused of crimes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Lawyers Rating: Rated 3.4 out of 5
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Location: Cambridge 02139
Firm: O'Leary Law Offices

Ryan O'Leary was raised in Andover, Massachusetts. He received his B.A. with a double major in Economics and Political Science from Syracuse University in 2008. He received his J.D. from New England Law in 2012 and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in November of 2012.. While in law school Attorney O'Leary spent a year as a student practitioner with both the Middlesex and Worcester County District Attorney's Offices.  Attorney O'Leary has practical prosecution trial experience and brings that knowledge to his clients.. Attorney O'Leary is currently a member of the Boston Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association.

Avvo Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
Lawyers Rating: Rated 5.0 out of 5
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Location: Quincy 02169
Firm: Durden Law Office, P.C.

Mr. Durden has 19 years of experience in the areas of criminal law, civil litigation, consumer bankruptcy law, real estate litigation, immigration law, estate planning, and tax law.. In his criminal defense practice he has represented hundreds of accused individuals in the District and Superior Courts of Massachusetts from arraignment to trial. He has experience with cases involving homicide, assault to murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking, drug possession, drug distribution, gun possession, 209A violations, larceny, kidnapping, and other criminal violations.. Mr. Durden received his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 2002 where he was a Harry N. Wyatt Scholar and his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics, magna cum laude, from Northeastern University in 1998.. He is admitted to practice in all courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, and the United States Tax Court. He also has experience with cases before the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

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