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    47 criminal defense lawyers serve Columbia, MO. Compare the best based on 290+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Boone County are listed below.

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    Ben Faber

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    Ben Faber

    5.060 reviews
    Faber Law Firm
    1001 Cherry St., Suite 104, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Exclusively handling criminal cases including DWI, Drug Crimes, Violent Crime, and Federal Offenses.
    Rating:  10
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    D. Adam Dowling

    D. Adam Dowling

    4.933 reviews
    903 E. Ash, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Adam Dowling handles all types of Criminal cases, Felony and Misdemeanor, in State, Municipal and Federal Courts, including: Murder, Manslaughter, Assault, Rape, Sodomy, Molestation, Sexual Assault, Arson, Robbery, Burglary, Fraud, Stealing, Embez...
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    Jennifer Koboldt Bukowsky

    Jennifer Koboldt Bukowsky

    4.713 reviews
    Bukowsky Law Firm
    217 North 9th Street, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: As a criminal defense attorney, I have the privilege of defending our Constitution on a daily basis as I fight to protect my clients' rights, records, and freedom. The Bukowsky Law Firm team is thorough, hard-working, creative, innovative, and ded...
    Rating:  10
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    Andrew Dean Popplewell

    Andrew Dean Popplewell

    4.852 reviews
    Eng & Woods
    1000 W. Nifong Boulevard, Building 7, Suite 201, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Andrew Popplewell focuses his practice on DWI defense, general criminal defense, alcohol and drug offenses and traffic violations. Andrew grew up and worked on a fifth-generation family farm where he learned early on the importance of personal res...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Jeffrey Lee Hilbrenner

    Jeffrey Lee Hilbrenner

    4.714 reviews
    Harper, Evans, Wade & Netemeyer
    401 Locust St, Suite 401, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I represent individuals accused of crimes. My results are the product of hard work, a great team, and aggressive advocacy. I serve clients in state and federal courts across Missouri. My work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington...
    Rating:  8.7
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    Randall Brown Johnston

    Randall Brown Johnston

    5.08 reviews
    Randall B. Johnston PC
    2800 Forum Blvd., Suite 3B, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Business and more
    Bio: Compassionate, assertive, and dependable, Randall Johnston is a wonderful attorney to have on your side as you deal with the complications of Missouri’s legal system. He has a long history of professional success and is eager to use the knowledge ...
    Rating:  10
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    John M. Roodhouse

    John M. Roodhouse

    5.011 reviews
    Roodhouse Law Firm
    108 E. Green Meadows, Suite 8, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: John is a former Boone County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri. As an Assistant Prosecutor, John established a reputation as an aggressive trial attorney, successfully trying both misdemeanor ...
    Rating:  8.5
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    Brian Daniel Sleeth

    Brian Daniel Sleeth

    4.47 reviews
    Rutter and Sleeth Law Offices
    201 West Broadway Suite 3F, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Columbia lawyer Brian D. Sleeth of Rutter and Sleeth Law Offices delivers thorough and personalized family law counsel for our local community. He handles cases involving divorce and dissolution of marriage, child or spousal support, custody and v...
    Rating:  8.6
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    Bogdan Alexander Susan

    Bogdan Alexander Susan

    4.817 reviews
    Holder Susan Slusher Oxenhandler, LLC
    107 North 7th Street, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Although his law firm is located in Columbia, Missouri, Bogdan A. Susan has provided legal representation in matters that have attracted both state-wide and national attention. He has represented a wide array of individuals who have either been in...
    Rating:  6.9
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    David Conrad Kirshner

    David Conrad Kirshner

    4.915 reviews
    Mid-MO Legal Defense LLC
    OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, 3610 Buttonwood Dr Ste 200, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mr. Kirshner provided outstanding representation-professional, communicative, and highly effective. He treated a pro bono case with the same dedication as any retained matter and secured a better outcome than we expected. I highly recommend his se..."
    Rating:  6.3
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    Daniel M. Culp

    Daniel M. Culp

    5.01 review
    1706 Native Dancer Dr, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: I was born in St. Louis County, raised in Sullivan, and have lived in Columbia since 2001 when I began attending Mizzou. In addition to Boone, Cole, and surrounding counties, I am very open to taking criminal and traffic cases in and around Frankl...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Christopher Lee Braddock

    Christopher Lee Braddock

    5.01 review
    Cline, Braddock & Basinger LLC
    224 N 8th Street, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, General Practice and more
    Bio: Each client is important to me, and I believe it is critical to provide one on one personal attention to truly understand each client's unique circumstances. I'd be happy to provide a free consultation to personally discuss your legal matter and d...
    Rating:  7.0
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    William Michael Hamilton

    William Michael Hamilton

    5.02 reviews
    Law Office of Mike Hamilton
    1000 North College Ave. Suite A, Po Box 7117, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Mike is awesome, he's a solid, truthful, no beating around the bush attorney."
    Rating:  6.7
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    Christopher Allen Slusher

    Christopher Allen Slusher

    5.01 review
    Holder Susan Slusher, LLC
    107 N 7th St, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: Christopher A. Slusher is an experienced trial attorney having tried over 60 jury trials in courtrooms across Missouri in cases such as wrongful death, chemical exposure, civil rights violations and capital murder. He has assisted clients in recov...
    Rating:  7.1
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    Landon Todd Miller

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    Landon Todd Miller

    2.01 review
    Landon Miller Law
    401 E. Locust, Suite 202, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 4 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Justice Served with Integrity. When you need a lawyer who will not back down, turn to Landon Miller Law.
    Rating:  6.0
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    Daniel C Hartman

    Daniel C Hartman

    5.03 reviews
    827 E. Broadway, Suite B, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Agriculture
    Review: "I hired Daniel in 2015 to help me clear my record from an arrest back in 2005. Daniel was relentless, going out of his way time and time again to get the job done. Daniel has an excellent ethical and moral compass and does right by his clients. He..."
    Rating:  6.4
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    Richard Berkley Hicks

    Richard Berkley Hicks

    5.03 reviews
    Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor, and Bacon, P.C.
    1103 East Broadway, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family
    Bio: I have been practicing law since 1995. My focus of practice is in litigation, family law, and criminal law. I have been both a criminal defense attorney and a prosecutor. I have tried over 100 cases before juries. As a prosecutor, I have prosecute...
    Rating:  6.5
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    Edwin William Orr

    Edwin William Orr

    5.01 review
    Law Offices of Edwin W. Orr, L.L.C.
    28 N 8th St Ste 417, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, Family and more
    Review: "I have known Ed for years and have found him to be an outstanding attorney. He is responsive and thorough in his decisions and his analytical ability plus his many years of experience provides practical and thoughtful legal advice on a wide variet..."
    Rating:  7.0
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    Floyd Allen McRae

    Floyd Allen McRae

    1.67 reviews
    2101 West Broadway, Suite 206, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "I had a DWI problem and Mr. McRae took care of it. He worked on my case for months and never charged me a dime more than what he said he would. I can't ask for no more than what he did. I can still be with my daughter because of what he did for..."
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    R. Travis Jacobs

    R. Travis Jacobs

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    Law Offices of Travis Jacobs, LLC
    Ste. 201, 2511 Broadway Bluffs, Columbia, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Rating:  7.3
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