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    Missouri Has 1374 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 5621 Reviews

    Charles Guss Markwell

    Charles Guss Markwell

    5.033 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Litigation
    Bio: Originally from St. Louis Missouri, I grew up in a strong midwest and moral family who taught me right from wrong, and to stand up for my rights and the rights of others. Often, people are facing insurmountable opposition with little or no ability...
    Rating:  9.1
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    J. Denise Carter

    J. Denise Carter

    5.022 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Denise is licensed to practise in Missouri, Kansas and England. Her entire career has been devoted to criminal defense and personal injury. She has handled numerous high profile cases across the world. Now practising in Lees Summit, Missouri, she ...
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    John M. Eccher

    John M. Eccher

    4.951 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Employment & Labor and more
    Bio: -- Seeking Justice for Criminal Defendants and Injury Victims -- "If you've been charged with a serious crime, including DWI, and are okay hiring a cheap lawyer to walk into court, get a recommendation from the prosecutor, and plead you guilty - w...
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Jeffrey Lee Hilbrenner

    Jeffrey Lee Hilbrenner

    4.714 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I represent individuals accused of crimes. My results are the product of hard work, a great team, and aggressive advocacy. I serve clients in state and federal courts across Missouri. My work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington...
    Rating:  8.7
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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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    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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    Matthew Alan Radefeld

    Matthew Alan Radefeld

    4.04 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Military Law, Appeals
    Bio: Matthew is a principal in the law firm of Frank, Juengel & Radefeld, Attorneys at Law in Clayton, Missouri specializing in Federal and State criminal law. He has tried cases throughout Illinois, Missouri, and the District Court of Eastern Missouri...
    Rating:  10
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    Ronald L. Jurgeson

    Ronald L. Jurgeson

    5.04 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 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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    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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    Deborah Ann Hooper

    Deborah Ann Hooper

    4.523 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Military Law, Family
    Bio: Deborah Hooper Attorney At LawDefending Those Who Defend America Since 1984 Serving the Waynesville, St. Robert, Fort Leanord Wood Missouri community area. Deborah Hooper Attorney At Law has more than 22 years of experience in providing expert leg...
    Rating:  8.5
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