Top Rated Cecil County, MD Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Cecil County Has 40 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 132 Reviews

Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Family and more

Bio: Sole Practitioner for the Law Office of Justin B. Hill, LLC. My office is in Elkton, MD, but I handle cases from all over Maryland. If you need legal help, call the Law Office of Justin B. Hill, LLC and ask for me. The Law Office of Justin B. Hill...

Rating: 8.4

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Social Security, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Partner in a general practice law firm concentrating in the areas of Social Security Disability law, Criminal law, Personal Injury law, and Wills & Estates. I have extensive experience handling complex Social Security Disability cases from the ini...

Rating: 6.8

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Cecil County, MD

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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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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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

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

Review: "I was looking at a lot of charges and doing sometime , Shaun stepped in and defused all negative situations with witnesses and got me zero jail time, no probation or fines.working a full-time job and supporting a family I thought I was going to lo..."

Rating: 7.3

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Insurance, General Practice

Bio: In 1974 I was admitted to the Maryland Bar while serving as the Claims Manager for the Indianapolis office of the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland. Working in the field of construction bonding taught me a great deal about construction law. W...

Rating: 6.8

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more

Review: "I’ve been working with Charlie for many years now and he has helped me with so many cases helping the Middletown community. Charlie has done an amazing job in each of the cases, has always been there and always a super lawyer and I would absolutel..."

Rating: 7.7

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

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

Bio: Are you facing criminal charges of any kind? Are you wondering where you can turn and who you can trust to provide you with the help and defense you need at this pivotal time in your life? You can breathe a sigh of relief, because you have come to...

Rating: 6.6

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

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

Bio: Attorney James A Dellmyer received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate at Widener School of Law in Delaware. He has a membership with both the Cecil County Bar Associat...

Rating: 6.7

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: As a former Assistant State's Attorney for Cecil County and the principal in a private criminal defense law firm, I specialize in all criminal and DUI matters. Please visit my website above or at to view a video and for more details about me and m...

Rating: 7.6

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

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

Bio: I am an experienced attorney, with many difficult cases under my belt. Currently, I am an Associate Attorney with Jennifer L. Hammond, LLC, where I handle cases in Maryland. I handle Criminal Defense, Family Law, Personal Injury, and so much more....

Rating: 8.0

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

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

Bio: Ms. Harris practices law in the areas of criminal defense and immigration law. Additionally, Ms. Harris is a certified mediator for both civil and family law matters. Ms. Harris is licensed to practice in State and Federal court in Maryland.As a l...

Rating: 6.9

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Debt, Criminal Defense, Litigation and more

Review: "Mr. Emrey has counseled me for 25+ years, saved me innumerable amounts of money, time and grief. I have never sued anyone, am a Cancer survivor and founder of www.GreenTV.com Reach out to Jay Emrey if you want honesty and the best. J Lake"

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "She was totally awesome in our case and the results were most excellent. Bright, dedicated and very personable. We appreciated her and will absolutely hire her again should the need arises. Very impressed."

Rating: 6.6

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Appeals

Bio: I have been practicing law for over 30 years. My clients come to me because they trust me to handle what are often very serious matters. I've been told many times by them - in a completely unsolicited context - that they trust me. For me that is s...

Rating: 6.6

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, General Practice, DUI and DWI

Review: "Mr. McCool is very knowledgeable and honest. He will be very straight forward about your situation. He helped my family out of a very bad situation."

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: After graduating from Valley Forge Military Academy, I was accepted at the University of Baltimore where I completed my Juris Doctorate in 1973. I was admitted to the Maryland State Bar in 1974, as well as the 8th Judicial Court Supreme Bench of B...

Rating: 7.2

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

Bio: The Law Office of Howard A. Brucker, LLC is an accessible civil and criminal law practice. I understand that my client's want a lawyer who answers thir calls and responds to their emails and texts. My practice focus is all aspects of Family Law. I...

Rating: 7.2

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: Elisabeth is a Maryland admitted attorney focusing on criminal defense among other practice areas. She is in charge of the criminal defense and traffic departments at Bowers Law. Elisabeth has had jury trials in multiple counties in Maryland. She ...

Rating: 9.6

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Social Security, Estate Planning and more

Bio: A lifelong resident of Harford County, Lawrence Demuth graduated from John Carroll High School in 1996. After high school, he attended Salisbury State University and received a Bachelors Degree in Political Science in May, 2000. After college, he ...

Rating: 8.2

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Cecil County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Deputy District Public Defender Maryland Office Of The Public Defender District 3 - Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's & Talbot Counties

Rating: 6.4

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