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    Teresa Grantham Fiester

    Teresa Grantham Fiester

    5.016 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Experience, skill and compassion. With over 20 years of defending people who need me I can help. Being charged with a crime may be the worst thing that has ever happened to you or your family. Making sure you get the best result possible is my goa...
    Rating:  9.1
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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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    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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    TJ Kirsch

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    TJ Kirsch

    4.919 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    T.J. Kirsch provides zealous advocacy, fights each case, and tries cases to juries.
    Rating:  7.7
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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:  10
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    Kenneth Rader Schwartz

    Kenneth Rader Schwartz

    5.013 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 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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    Preston Lee Jones

    Preston Lee Jones

    5.05 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 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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    Marshall Ross Hoekel

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    Marshall Ross Hoekel

    3.813 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury
    Marshall R. Hoekel, LLC helps people with divorce and family law cases.
    Rating:  9.6
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    Gary D. Bollinger

    Gary D. Bollinger

    5.06 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Bio: I understand the impact of criminal charges on lives. If you are accused, I will work with you to get the best result. That may be dropped or amended charges or a trial to make the prosecutor prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. A 7th-generat...
    Rating:  9.3
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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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    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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    Ronald L. Jurgeson

    Ronald L. Jurgeson

    5.04 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Bankruptcy & Debt and more
    Bio: In addition to practicing law for over 25 years, I am also a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and have great experience dealing with nursing home matters, professional licensing matters for nurses and other professionals and work...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Branden Scott Twibell

    Branden Scott Twibell

    5.016 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Branden Twibell is a Top-Rated Trial Attorney specializing in the areas of Missouri Criminal Defense and Federal Criminal Defense (including Complex Felony Defense, Juvenile Defense, Sexual Assault, Violent Crime, and White Collar Offenses). Brand...
    Rating:  10
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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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    James L. Miller

    James L. Miller

    4.511 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Jimmy Miller graduated from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2014. He spent his time in law school interning for the prestigious firm of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in New York City, NY. Jimmy provides legal representation to clients all ove...
    Rating:  8.8
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    Gregory James Abella

    Gregory James Abella

    4.86 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Bio: I have practiced law for nearly 20 years. I am licensed in Missouri, Kansas and Colorado. The majority of my practice deals with criminal defense with a focus on drunk driving defense. I handle cases from the first time offender to serious felony ...
    Rating:  10
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    Kimberly Benjamin

    Kimberly Benjamin

    4.727 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Kimberly Benjamin is the owner and founder of the Missouri DWI & Criminal Law Center and the Missouri Accident & Injury Law Center at the Benjamin Law Firm, LLC in Kansas City and Belton, MO. Kim has put together a team of lawyers who fight for th...
    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
    Bio: Go to for more information.
    Rating:  9.4
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    Andrew Dean Popplewell

    Andrew Dean Popplewell

    4.852 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Andrew Popplewell focuses his practice on DWI defense, general criminal defense, alcohol and drug offenses and traffic violations. Andrew grew up and worked on a fifth-generation family farm where he learned early on the importance of personal res...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Howard Clifford Hoyt

    Howard Clifford Hoyt

    5.018 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and more
    Bio: I have been practicing law in Lee's Summit and Eastern Jackson County for thirty three years. I am a former Kansas City Assistant Prosecutor. I practice "people Law" and am willing to actually talk to clients in person or over the phone without go...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Benjamin Arens McBride

    Benjamin Arens McBride

    5.01 review
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 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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