Top Rated Grand Traverse County, MI Criminal Defense Lawyers

In Grand Traverse County, Michigan, there are 70 criminal defense lawyers available with 275+ 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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Grand Traverse County Has 70 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 275 Reviews

Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Military Law

Bio: True North Legal Group is led by its Founding Attorney, Josh Traeger. Service, helping others, and delivering world-class legal advocacy are at the core of Josh’s identity. Growing up, Josh volunteered at local homeless shelters, served as a mento...

Rating: 7.4

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

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

Bio: Attorney Patrick S. Fragel is a skilled criminal defense and bankruptcy lawyer based in Traverse City and serving clients throughout the state of Michigan. A U.S. Army veteran and former prosecutor, he has a proven track record of securing favorab...

Rating: 7.4

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Grand Traverse County, MI

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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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Construction & Development, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: I am a dedicated husband and father. We live on a small farm where we raise livestock and crops. We supply our own organic beef, chicken, lamb, turkey, pork, eggs, and milk, in addition to making things like bio-diesel and even our own soap. Our f...

Rating: 9.8

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business, Child Custody and more

Review: "Jason was very prompted he help us keep our house. He was very responsive with the bank and getting in touch with them to see what we had to do. Then kept us informed all the time and was very prompted on getting paperwork into the bank and to us...."

Rating: 6.7

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Expungement and more

Bio: My free time is spent with my wife and two chidlren.

Rating: 6.6

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Divorce & Separation

Bio: Mattias Johnson was born and raised on Traverse City’s Old Mission Peninsula. With a farmer for a father and a social worker for a mother, Mattias quickly learned the value of working hard and caring for others. Mattias attended James Madison Coll...

Rating: 6.6

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation and more

Bio: Attorney David M. Glancy earned his Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University College of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 2004. He received his Bachelors Degree from Hope College (2001). Mr. Glancy is an active member of t...

Rating: 7.0

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice

Bio: Razavi Law Office provides attorneys that you can feel comfortable working with and confident standing behind.When your loved ones depend on you, you can depend on us. Initial consultation is always free. Jason Razavi opened Razavi Law Office, PLL...

Rating: 6.5

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business

Bio: Its your life. Its your career. Its your company. Its your community. And these are all matters that really matter. At 360 LAW, we approach every client with perspective handling litigation, advising businesses and providing a comprehensive look a...

Rating: 7.1

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Stephen J. Kane is an accomplished attorney with a strong record in both litigation and alternative dispute resolution. A cum laude graduate from Arizona State University in 1990, Stephen completed his law degree at the University of San Diego Sch...

Rating: 7.2

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family

Review: "I’m not sure where to start but Ms Neros was everything I was told she was smart, kind, tough and always prepared. The type of toughness that settles the nerves of someone going through an awful situation but she does it with grace and sensibility..."

Rating: 5.8

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Matt is great at his job! Hes kept me from going back to prison multiple times. Everytime I got sentence with Matt as my lawyer I ended up getting less time than my guidelines said. He had me get a court ordered mental evaluation and I pretty much..."

Rating: 6.5

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury

Review: "Jeff is a good guy who is compassionate and attentive. He always answers calls. Always answers questions and does what he says. He's really saved me and taken the stress off my shoulders. I can't appreciate jeff slocombe enough for what he's done ..."

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Litigation

Bio: Ms. Galguera joined NachtLaw in 2020. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction in Political Science. While completing her un...

Rating: 8.1

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, General Practice, Real Estate

Review: "A brilliant attorney, knows what to do right away. empathic, communicative and competent. He helped me with my escrow issues, a case that another attorney was confused about and sat on for two years."

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Real Estate and more

Review: "Joe was my Attorney for a divorce. From start to finish Joe told me exactly what was going to happen and it all happened just as he said. Joe's staff was incredible as well; the whole process was seamless and I feel that I received great.value for..."

Rating: 6.8

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "A no non-sense, committed, honest and dependable lawyer. I would hire her again if applicable."

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Contracts & Agreements, Litigation and more

Review: "Sharpest lawyer I have ever witnessed in trial. His skills are beyond top level and I wish I had found him ten years ago as my other litigation attorneys were no where near his caliber."

Rating: 6.5

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Juvenile

Review: "Teresa helped us in a custody case with our grandchild it was not a usual case but she gave it 110% and even though we ended up settleing out of court I feel we would have won. She was on top of everything and kept us informed and was always one s..."

Rating: 6.4

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Grand Traverse County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, DUI & DWI

Review: "This attorney went above and beyond to help guide me in the direction of seeking my backlog of UIA benefits in Michigan. It has been less than 24 hrs. Since speaking with him and with the matter of short conversation and email, I’ve already accomp..."

Rating: 6.5

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