Top Rated Scott County, MN Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Scott County Has 68 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 417 Reviews

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

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

Bio: When I started David Henry Schultz, P.A. it was with the vision of providing aggressive legal representation and outstanding customer service to families and individuals in Minnesota and Wisconsin with a focus on meeting our clients’ objectives an...

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(612) 285-3818

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

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

Charged with a crime? Call Minnesota's largest and most experienced criminal defense law firm.

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(612) 979-1519

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Criminal Defense Lawyers in Scott County, MN

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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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: When I am not otherwise engaged in my work, I enjoy golfing during the summer months, archery hunting in the fall and drilling some ice fishing holes during the early winter. My wife Robin and I are also fortunate enough to be able to squeeze in a...

Rating: 9.4

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion and more

Bio: Voted by his peers as a Minnesota Superlawyer (top 5% of lawyers), Tim Webb is an experienced defense attorney who represents corporate and individual clients in all federal and state criminal investigations and prosecutions. Mr. Webb’s clients ha...

Rating: 10

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Maria Miller (Trafton) is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Minnesota. Maria received her Juris Doctor degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota where she graduated Cum Laude. She received her undergradu...

Rating: 8.2

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Douglas Kans has successfully represented numerous clients charged with all levels of crimes

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(952) 236-4753

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

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

Review: "When Howard took my case all my stress and anxiety subsided. He is a professional lawyer who takes his job seriously. Everything he said was going to happen in my case materialized. Howard exceeded my expectation. If you’re looking for an experien..."

Rating: 8.1

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Omeed Berenjian is a relentless attorney known for delivering results in high-stakes cases. As the founder of BK Law Group, Omeed has built a powerhouse team focused on winning—and being a fierce advocate for clients facing criminal charges and se...

Rating: 7.8

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Consumer Protection and more

Bio: About: Samuel Savage is an attorney who works with real people to get real results - whether its getting compensation for an injury you sustained because as a result of someone else's negligence or getting criminal charges dismissed - he will figh...

Rating: 7.3

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime

Bio: As Minnesota Lawyer's 2011 Attorney of the Year with 30 years of experience as a criminal trial lawyer, Marsh J. Halberg represents the residents of greater Minneapolis and St. Paul area. His track record of trying more than 100 criminal jury tria...

Rating: 10

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Review: "We needed an attorney fast and were given Andrew’s information by a good friend. Andrew called me back within ten minutes of leaving my first voicemail and he provided us with immediate responses every time we reached out to him thereafter. He res..."

Rating: 6.8

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Kristian founded BK Law Group with the goal of assembling a team of aggressive defense attorneys committed to achieving the best possible results for their clients. At the firm, Kristian and his team represent clients in a wide array of cases rang...

Rating: 7.4

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Business

Review: "I met John Daly through a mutual friend. I had been arrested for the first time in my life during the past year and had made some mistakes in handling the terms of my probation. I was very stressed out about my situation and the possibility of hav..."

Rating: 6.8

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: I've been a criminal defense lawyer in the most prestigious criminal defense firms in the Twin Cities area for the last 33 years. I was a founding partner of Halberg Criminal Defense where I now enjoy the status of Senior Partner. The best part of...

Rating: 7.4

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

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

Bio: Justin J. Duffy is an experienced criminal defense attorney and trial lawyer practicing with The Law Office of John J. Leunig who fights tirelessly to defend his clients' reputations, futures and freedoms in both state and federal court. Contact M...

Rating: 8.0

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Employment & Labor and more

Review: "Thank you so much Tim for the advice and the realness of it all. You lead me to the right direction. We need more lawyers like you."

Rating: 6.8

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

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

Review: "Jim Carlson helped me in obtaining custody of my children and much more. He made me feel comfortable and I received everything I needed to start a new chapter in my Life. I cannot thank him enough."

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt

Review: "Even in my free consultation he was absolutely helpful, friendly, clear and detailed oriented."

Rating: 6.7

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration

Bio: Abogado de Inmigracion y Defensa Criminal, quien representa clientes latinos en Minnesota.

Rating: 6.1

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Scott County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Sexual Harassment

Bio: Zach is a dedicated and tenacious criminal defense attorney, zealously representing clients accused of serious felonies down to petty misdemeanors and everything in between. Zach prides himself on being available to and straightforward with his cl...

Rating: 6.1

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