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    Missouri Has 1381 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 5709 Reviews

    Steven Michael Dioneda

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    Steven Michael Dioneda

    5.07 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: After graduating from St.Louis Universtiy School of Law in 1986, I handled predominantly criminal defense matters for the first 2-3 years logging 17 jury trials over that period. Starting in 1989, I began handling personal injury claims throughout...
    Rating:  10
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    David Cruz

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    David Cruz

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    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: A St. Louis native, David graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 2018. He then found a passion for helping people accused of crimes and honed his skills with the Public Defender for six years. David practiced in Springfield and St. C...
    Rating:  6.0
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    Jill Christine Schaefer

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    Jill Christine Schaefer

    4.964 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Drug Crime, DUI & DWI
    Whatever your criminal law problem, Jill can get you through this. Call today for your consultation. 314-309-3426. 24 years experience.
    Rating:  9.8
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    Charles Louis Barberio

    Charles Louis Barberio

    5.013 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime
    Bio: My name is Charles Barberio. I have won dozens of jury trials and handled hundreds more to favorable dispositions through pleas or dismissals. That being said, I think the thing my clients like about me the most is my genuine personality. Usually ...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Joseph Peggs Welch

    Joseph Peggs Welch

    4.69 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
    Bio: Joseph Welch has the reputation as an extremely aggressive criminal defense lawyer who takes several cases to trial every year and doesn't settle for the first lousy plea bargain the government offers. He fights every case like it was his own and ...
    Rating:  10
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    Brandon L. Kane

    Brandon L. Kane

    5.044 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Brandon Kane is an award winning attorney with nearly 20 years of legal experience, including significant experience with business formation and operations issues, complex commercial litigation, business and commercial disputes, estate planning, r...
    Rating:  10
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    Nicholas Justin Dudley

    Nicholas Justin Dudley

    5.010 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Learn more about me at I represent people in three types of cases: criminal defense, consumer fraud, and firearms.
    Rating:  9.6
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    James Anthony Nadolski

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    James Anthony Nadolski

    3.02 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: With over 40 years of experience, James A Nadolski, P.C. Criminal Justice Attorney provides expert legal representation and unwavering support to clients facing criminal charges.
    Rating:  7.0
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    Allison Robyne Gerli

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    Allison Robyne Gerli

    5.023 reviews
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    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Adoption, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Allison joined The Center for Family Law as an associate in 2013 and concentrates her practice in family law. This includes divorce, child custody and support, third-party custody cases, adoptions, prenuptial agreements, guardianships, and orders ...
    Rating:  10
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    Scott Bradford Pierson

    Scott Bradford Pierson

    5.030 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Client centered representation is Mr. Pierson's focus. Understanding that each client has unique issues that requires unique representation. Scott created Twibell Pierson Criminal Law in 2019. He partnered with Bert and Branden Twibell, two of Spr...
    Rating:  9.8
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    Charles F. James

    Charles F. James

    5.03 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: I was born in Senath, Missouri which is in the Bootheel of Missouri. After graduating from high school, I joined the Air Force where I had the opportunity to see some of the world. I was also in the Navy before attending college at Southeast Misso...
    Rating:  10
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    Denise L. Childress

    Denise L. Childress

    5.015 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Denise L. Childress is an experienced trial lawyer and the President of Childress Legal, LLC. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri and practices criminal, DWI-DUI, and traffic law. Ms. Childress spend the last five and a half y...
    Rating:  10
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    Jason Anton Korner

    Jason Anton Korner

    4.69 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime
    Bio: A full service criminal defense firm that specializes in the areas of DWI, Sex Crimes, and Federal Criminal Defense. Our firm offers an aggressive defense by engaging in a thorough investigation of each case. With the prosecutor's focus on DWI enf...
    Rating:  10
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    Carl Matthew Ward

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    Carl Matthew Ward

    4.912 reviews
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    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury
    Named to Top 10 Criminal Defense Lawyers in Mo. by the National Academy of Crim. Defense Lawyers
    Rating:  10
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    Teresa Grantham Fiester

    Teresa Grantham Fiester

    5.016 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Experience, skill and compassion. With over 20 years of defending people who need me I can help. Being charged with a crime may be the worst thing that has ever happened to you or your family. Making sure you get the best result possible is my goa...
    Rating:  9.1
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    Tracy Leann Barnes

    Tracy Leann Barnes

    5.02 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement and more
    Bio: A criminal defense lawyer who works for you. Tracy chose to become a criminal defense attorney because she wanted to ensure everyone has a fair chance to tell their story. She understands there are many reasons someone might wind up on the wrong s...
    Rating:  10
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    Christopher John Angles

    Christopher John Angles

    5.01 review
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 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:  10
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    R. Christopher Simons

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    R. Christopher Simons

    4.9146 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, DUI & DWI
    Our award winning criminal defense lawyers are at your service. Aggressive experienced representation with multiple defense strategies. Free confidential consultation with our criminal attorneys
    Rating:  10
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    Joseph Michael Harvath

    Joseph Michael Harvath

    4.827 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, General Practice and more
    Bio: Attorney Joseph Harvath runs a General Practice Law Firm in Missouri. He can assist you in any of your legal matters, and specializes in criminal defense litigation. Contact Joe today for a free consultation regarding any legal concerns you may have.
    Rating:  9.0
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    Daniel Joseph Dodson

    Daniel Joseph Dodson

    4.516 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Review: "Dan represented my (x) husband & myself back in 1996. My husband was charged with attempted murder & I was charged with a class C felony. These charges were not true. We lived in a small town in NE Missouri. The case was big news there. Things loo..."
    Rating:  9.7
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