Top Rated Fayette County, KY Criminal Defense Lawyers

In Fayette County, Kentucky, there are 178 criminal defense lawyers available with 317+ reviews, ratings and specialties. Best‑reviewed attorneys appear first. Cities within the county are listed below for a more focused search.

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Fayette County Has 178 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 317 Reviews

Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Sex Crime

Bio: As a criminal defense attorney, I am passionate about my work. I strive to achieve the best results possible for my clients by fighting hard to protect their rights and reputation. I approach all cases in a proactive manner in order to aggressivel...

Rating: 10

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Violent Crime and more

Bio: My current practice is primarily criminal defense involving drug related cases and serious matters where firearms or serious physical force is used such as assaults and murders including capital cases, as well as other serious offenses. I prefer c...

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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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, Family and more

Bio: You have a choice when it comes to selecting the right attorney for your case. I am honored you are considering me to help you with your important matter. My main objective is to treat all actual, former, and prospective clients fair and with dign...

Rating: 9.6

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more

Bio: Abe Mashni is the founding attorney of Mashni Law, PLLC. He focuses his entire practice on defending those accused of violating state and federal criminal laws, students and faculty accused of violating university code of conduct rules, and licens...

Rating: 10

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: I was born and raised in Somerset, Kentucky, but moved to Lexington to attend UK for undergad and Law school. During law school I interned for both the Lexington Public Defender's Office and the Jessamine County Attorney's office. I loved living i...

Rating: 8.1

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Derrick Harris has been a licensed attorney for eight years, primarily specializing in criminal defense law. He is immensely passionate about protecting the rights of his clients and has assisted with over 2,000 felony cases in his career thus far...

Rating: 6.7

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Review: "Mr. Durborow is a professional with a keen sense of how to handle the issues brought to him. He and the case manager were incredibly prompt with answering questions thoroughly and efficiently. He took it upon himself to explore every possibility i..."

Rating: 6.1

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor

Bio: I want to represent honest, hard-working individuals and families who have been damaged by the negligent or intentional wrongdoing of others. My experience has mainly been in personal injury and accident cases, employment law including discriminat...

Rating: 9.3

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Randolph Tucker Richardson, III, is a founding member of the law firm of Baldani, Rowland and Richardson established in 1988. He practices in all areas of state and federal criminal defense, from capital murder defense to DUI defense. He also prac...

Rating: 9.8

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 1 year

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Daniel Crall is a native of Danville, Kentucky. He graduated from Centre College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and economics. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of...

Rating: 5.6

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Review: "Atty. Matt Bunch took care of our incident without a hitch. He is knowledgeable and extremely easy to work with, and guided us with options and consequences related to our issue. In a matter of weeks, even though we were out of state we had the th..."

Rating: 7.1

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Personal Injury and more

Bio: I am admitted to practice in all State and FederalCourts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky as well as the United States Supreme Court.

Rating: 9.5

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI and more

Attention. Integrity. Results.

Rating: 7.5

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more

Bio: I didn't come up with a silver spoon and always considered it my duty to help others rather than just cash in. I've been blessed that I found my calling so early and was given opportunities from mentors to start handling serious matters early in m...

Rating: 7.0

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Insurance and more

Review: "Mr. Cooley is an example of a person with very high regards and experience nothing of a lawyer since he talks to you as a person and doesn’t look at you as signs the way lawyers tend to do. I have and would recommend him."

Rating: 6.9

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Bio: I grew up in Louisville, KY and moved to Lexington to attend the University of Kentucky. There, I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. I remained in Lexington, and worked as a Volunteer Manager with Court Appointed Special Advocates of Lexing...

Rating: 7.5

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Litigation, Civil Rights, Construction and Development and more

Review: "Ms. Dawahare has represented us on a custody battled for several years! We could have not asked for a more amazing, dedicated, detail-oriented attorney! We are fortunate and blessed for her guidance and professionalism and would not want anyone el..."

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

Bio: Todd W. Burris is the founder and principal attorney at the Law Office of Todd Burris, PSC, helping people in Lexington and communities throughout Fayette County who have suffered personal injury or wrongful death due to the negligence or wrongful...

Rating: 7.6

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: I have been practicing immigration law since 2000 and have represented thousands of clients in Kentucky and throughout the US. I am knowledgeable in all aspects of immigration law and I make it a point to keep my clients informed of changes in the...

Rating: 8.2

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Fayette County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Personal Injury

Bio: Ms. Montoro obtained her Juris Doctor Degree at the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in Louisville, Kentucky, where she concentrated her studies on Immigration Law, Corporate Law and Intellectual Property Law. She earned h...

Rating: 6.8

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