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    Souder Forest Tate

    Souder Forest Tate

    5.010 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime
    Bio: I defend criminal cases in Greene County and the surrounding counties of Lawrence, Christian, Taney, Stone, Webster, Polk, Barry, Douglas, Wright, Dade, and Texas. I handle felony and misdemeanor drug cases, DWI & DUI, burglary, stealing and other...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Preston Lee Jones

    Preston Lee Jones

    5.05 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: I practice criminal defense, and immigration law. I represent criminal defendants in cases at the state and federal level involving DWI, assault, drug offenses, theft, and sexual offenses. My expertise encompasses all areas of immigration law, wit...
    Rating:  10
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Kenneth Rader Schwartz

    Kenneth Rader Schwartz

    5.013 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Bio: I put forth effort and special attention into every case, leading to effective, highly personalized representation. When you hire me, you get me. My client's case never gets delegated to a junior associate who graduated law school last year. If yo...
    Rating:  9.0
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    John Derek James

    John Derek James

    5.01 review
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: I graduated from Tulane University in 2005 Summa Cum Laude, with departmental honors in English Literature. I was also admitted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. I graduated from Tulane Law School in 2008, Summa Cum Laude with honors in Trial...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Daniel Allan Juengel

    Daniel Allan Juengel

    5.04 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: I am a criminal trial lawyer with over 25 years of experience. I have defended death penalty cases and tried numerous murder cases and serious sex offenses. I have represented clients throughout the State of Missouri and in federal district court ...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Anthony Michael Totta

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    Anthony Michael Totta

    5.03 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, General Practice, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: I have 22 plus years worth of experience and pride myself in being able to give clients a valid and professional opinion regarding what they can reasonably expect to happen in their case. While no attorney can guarantee an outcome, my experience a...
    Rating:  8.8
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    John Patrick Burnett

    John Patrick Burnett

    5.033 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: I have been practicing law since 1978. From 2002 to 2010 I also served in the Missouri House of Representatives. I helped write the DWI laws that are now in effect in Missouri. I was recognized and given an award by the Missouri Association of Tri...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Christopher Ryan Cole

    Christopher Ryan Cole

    5.08 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: I grew up in Richland on a farm. I believe that growing up where I did, helped shaped me. It taught me how to work and to not take things for granted. After finishing law school, I moved back to Springfield and have lived here since. Outside of pr...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Jarrett Aiken Johnson

    Jarrett Aiken Johnson

    5.0109 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: My name is Jarrett Johnson, and for more than 30 years I’ve devoted my career to representing people whose lives have been turned upside down by injuries, abuse, and other tragedies. My work centers on sexual abuse at religious boarding schools, n...
    Rating:  10
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    John Michael Lynch

    John Michael Lynch

    5.05 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Personal Injury and more
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    Rating:  9.5
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    Christopher John Angles

    Christopher John Angles

    5.01 review
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: The Angles Law Firm, LLC represents clients throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area in an aggressive, yet discrete manner to ensure the best possible results and least possible exposure within the justice system. All lawyers are not created e...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Justin Kent Summary

    Justin Kent Summary

    5.06 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: I have always been interested in practicing criminal law as far back as I can remember. After I graduated law school I went straight into working at the Public Defender's office where I gained experience handling hundreds of criminal cases from si...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Stephen Michael Vighi

    Stephen Michael Vighi

    5.03 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Adoption
    Bio: One of the things that I think is critical to being a quality lawyer is to enjoy what you do. I am very thankful that since I graduated from law school 15 years ago, I have always enjoyed being a lawyer. As a lawyer, I spend lots of hours preparin...
    Rating:  8.9
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    Justin Keith Gelfand

    Justin Keith Gelfand

    5.05 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Tax, White Collar Crime and more
    Bio: Justin Gelfand, a founding partner of Margulis Gelfand, is a former federal prosecutor with extensive experience in high stakes litigation. Justin's clients have included IRS whistleblower/former acting IRS commissioner Gary Shapley, actor Terrenc...
    Rating:  10
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    Benjamin Arens McBride

    Benjamin Arens McBride

    5.01 review
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, DUI & DWI
    Bio: As a lifelong resident of Springfield, Missouri, I look to advance and protect the interests of our local citizens through the practice areas I am involved in and the community organizations that I assist. My goal is to balance the interests of ju...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Michelle Marie Funkenbusch

    Michelle Marie Funkenbusch

    5.02 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: I have been in the legal field for over 27 years & have been a trial lawyer since 1999. I began in a prosecuting attorney's office and now have my own practice where I practice personal injury, worker's compensation, family law, criminal law, and ...
    Rating:  9.5
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    Julie Kristine Huffman McCarver

    Julie Kristine Huffman McCarver

    4.625 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family and more
    Bio: Julie was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Festus R-6 High School, after which she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Missouri and her Law Degree from the University of Kansas. Julie is licensed to practice...
    Rating:  10
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    Josh Peter

    Josh Peter

    5.032 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Josh Peter began his legal career in 2003 when he first volunteered to help at the Public Defender Trial office in Kansas City, Missouri while still in law school. He then spent the next 12 years at the trial office representing thousands of clien...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Shane Paul Cantin

    Shane Paul Cantin

    5.08 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I have 27 years of trial and courtroom experience defending clients who are under investigation, or who are charged with crimes, in state and federal courts throughout Missouri. My office provides experienced and professional service to every client.
    Rating:  8.4
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    Joshua Philip Jones

    Joshua Philip Jones

    5.01 review
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family
    Review: "i met this lawyer as the prosecuting attorney for a charge of marijuana possession that i received. (First offense, no priors) My very expensive lawyer dodged my calls and postponed my case numerous times. But Mr Jones was always helpful and fair ..."
    Rating:  9.5
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