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Douglas James Vanston

Licensed for 10 years

Lawyer at Scranton, PA

200 N Washington Ave, Lackawanna Co Pd's Office, Scranton, PA

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Licensed in Pennsylvania for 10 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 2015

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Lackawanna County Public Defender's Office

200 N Washington Ave, Lackawanna Co Pd's Office, Scranton, PA, 18503-1551

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Douglas James Vanston's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

24 Client Reviews

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Posted by Gino | February 13, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Coke and guns

My brother got himself caught up in some trouble. Back in September of 24. He was lucky enough to get attorney Doug J. Vanston to represent him through the public defenders office. Attorney vanston did excellent work on his case, in a reasonable amount of time. Also he was able to get him off pretty ...lightly on some very serious charges. We are forever grateful for all the hard work the attorney put in. I also highly recommend him !

Posted by Kaiona | January 11, 2026 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

BEST DEFENSE ATTORNEY

Doug Vanston is not only affordable but also willing to help defend till the last! I hired him for a case, and the case was all over the place, but he was able to walk me through it, and bring my family back together for Christmas! He knew what he was doing, and knew the tactics coming in from the DA... & fight against it, if ever needed , I will hire Doug Vanston to be a defense lawyer again in a heart beat!

Posted by Daniel | October 29, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Acts fast

I hired him for termination of probation he filed it same day had hearing under 2 weeks and got the motion granted

Posted by Jose Veras | August 21, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

DUI case

Great lawyer very helpful and hard working person did an excellent job handling my case

Posted by Michael | July 29, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Eager

I hired Doug and he had all my charges dismissed i couldn't have been happier

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