Daniel Joseph Dodson

Daniel Joseph Dodson

4.5
Rating: 9.7

Licensed for 38 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Jefferson City, MO
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket

315 Marshall St, Jefferson City, MO

About Daniel

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Missouri for 38 years

State: Missouri

Acquired: 1987

Good Standing, Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Daniel Joseph Dodson

315 Marshall St, Jefferson City, MO, 65101-3316

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Daniel Joseph Dodson's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.5 /5.0

16 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Recommendation

Posted by LuAnn | June 17, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Lifesaver

Dan represented my (x) husband & myself back in 1996. My husband was charged with attempted murder & I was charged with a class C felony. These charges were not true. We lived in a small town in NE Missouri. The case was big news there. Things looked bleak. The day of our preliminary hearing ne...rves were frazzled. I don’t remember the details other than Dan presented a precedent to the Judge & next thing we knew all the charges were dropped. The alleged victim eventually admitted he shot himself. We were wildly impressed with Dan.

Posted by Cynthia | November 02, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Unsatisfactory

We hired this attorney to represent my son. Mr. Dodson was not available to update my family, nor my incarcerated son. He ignored my emails spoke very sparsely , maybe 2 times to me and other son, that was putting up an enormous amount of money. We had no idea what he spent it on. My incarcerated s...on has just been literally in limbo and has had a mental breakdown. After a yr we asked him to pls send some of my son's money back and we would hv to get someone else. He sent 2/3 of the money back but all the pain and mental agony we went through was and is unrelenting. No, I do not recommend this attorney...we do not hv money to help my son and pray for God's mercy

Daniel Dodson

Replied last March 18, 2024

Please see my response to Cynthia's similar complaint posted on March 8, 2024. I would add that they have a pretty good idea of "what I spent it on" based on my itemized bill. She is correct that I returned more than two-thirds of the fee.

Posted by Jamie | October 26, 2021 | Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Wish I started here...

I was referred to another attorney initially to help with what I understood was a fairly simple legal matter to address. Unfortunately, the previous attorney disappeared after receiving payment not understanding where the legal matter concluded. I contacted Daniel Dodson's office and at first, it d...id take a few attempts to get a response from Nancy in his office. Once active communication was established, Nancy and Dan were able to provide quick guidance to resolve the issue. Without hesitation, if there are future needs for legal assistance, my first contact will be to Dan's office as they were very helpful in helping to resolve the case. As a bonus, they also helped direct me to resolving my issue with the previous attorney. I strongly recommend anyone in need of legal assistance to work with Dan's office.

Posted by Keith | August 01, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

excellent attorney

I hired Daniel Dodson he had all charges dropped without even going to court, he did an amazing job, I have nothing but confidence in this lawyer. Another attorney who charged me a set amount to represent me and then he drug it on for over 8 months and then set it for trial and then told me i would ...have to pay him an insane amount before he would finish the job in court and that wasn't even what it was going to cost for trial, wouldn't even talk to me until i paid in full, so i hired Daniel Dodson, he had all charges dropped.

Posted by anonymous | March 27, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Great outcome ... little hassles

Dan did a great job on a case for a family member of mine. He took care of all the details and we only had to meet with him in his office once. No court appearances were required on our part. The outcome was positive. I would use Dan again!

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Daniel Joseph Dodson's Lawyer Endorsements

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Ryan Waters

Criminal defense lawyer | Apr 12

Relationship: Co-worker

"Dan has an amazing legal mind and will fight and advocate with all of his strength. A great mentor, friend, and colleague who has a passion for the law and gets results."

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Criminal defense lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.7 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2018

Client Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

Associations

2005 - Present

Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Board of Directors

2004 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Board of Directors

2000 - 2004

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Public Affairs Director

Education

1987

University of Illinois

JD - Juris Doctor

1983

University of Missouri, Columbia

Bachelor of Journalism

Languages

English

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