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    413 criminal defense lawyers serve Kansas City, MO. Compare the best based on 1654+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Jackson County are listed below.

    Kansas City Has 413 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 1654 Reviews

    David Bell

    PRO

    5.0107 reviews
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    Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian, PC
    1200 Main, Suite 2110, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Helping good people navigate through a bad situation, David brings decades of experience to achieve the best outcomes. Don't wait, call for an initial consultation today.
    David Michael Lurie

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    4.821 reviews
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    David M. Lurie
    1100 Walnut St #2940, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Scared? Anxious? Confused? Help is here. Representing good people who make mistakes.

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    Criminal Defense Lawyers in Kansas City, MO

    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

    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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    Dionne Michelle Scherff

    PRO

    Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC
    926 Cherry St., Suite 200, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement and more
    Bio: Dionne Scherff defends adults and juveniles against criminal charges in Kansas and Missouri federal and state courts. A former prosecutor who focused in child abuse and sex crime cases, Dionne transitioned to criminal defense practice in 2003. Dio...
    R. Christopher Simons

    PRO

    Speedingticketkc.com
    6301 Rockhill Rd., Suite 100C, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 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
    Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian PC
    1200 Main Street Suite 2110, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Expungement, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: My practice focuses on criminal defense at the local, state and federal level in Kansas and Missouri. I have extensive criminal jury trial experience ranging from drug offenses to serious sex crimes. I have successfully helped numerous clients fig...
    The Watt Law Firm, LLC
    700 Broadway Blvd Kansas City, MO 64105, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: Famous for courtroom success, and highly selective about the clients he accepts, Gregory Watt only handles high stakes cases. As a former prosecutor, and a trial lawyer with a verifiable record of wins, his reputation is known nationally.
    Ross Charles Nigro

    PRO

    5.011 reviews
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    816-753-4830
    606 W. 39th Street, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: One of Kansas City’s most respected criminal defense attorneys, ROSS C. NIGRO, JR., has earned a reputation for providing high quality, aggressive legal representation. He has earned this reputation by providing his clients with the highest standa...
    Solomon & Peter LLP
    140 Walnut Street, Suite 10, KANSAS CITY, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Garrett Solomon has spent his entire career fighting the government. Garrett has gained a reputation as a fierce advocate for his clients and as an attorney who always puts his clients needs first. ​ Garrett is a graduate of Kansas University and ...
    Wichman Law Firm, LLC
    1005 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Attorney Kevin Wichman serves individuals throughout and surrounding the metropolitan areas of Kansas City and Miami, Florida, being licensed and practicing regularly in the three states applicable to those areas of Kansas, Missouri, and Florida. ...
    The Regan Law Firm, LLC
    1821 Wyandotte St Ste 200, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 44 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Entertainment
    Bio: Kevin E. J. Regan, the founder of the Regan Law Firm, LLC has been inducted as a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor bestowed on fewer than 1% of lawyers in the U.S. and Canada. The College is considered among the country’s m...
    Kane Law Office
    1100 Main St., Suite 2820, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 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...
    Johnston Law Firm, LLC
    811 Grand Blvd., #101, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
    Bio: Jon's entire career has been focused on representing people accused of criminal offenses. Jon first worked for the Kansas City Public Defender, where he gained vast experience and a reputation as a zelaous advocate and a skilled trial lawyer. Jon ...
    Spradlin Kennedy Attorneys At Law
    4310 Madison Avenue, Suite 180, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 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...
    Freeallprisoners.com
    Central St, Meetings by appointment only, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 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 ...
    Andrew Stephen Talge

    PRO

    Richard T. Bryant & Associates, P.C.
    1111 Main Street, Suite 700, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Tax, Litigation and more
    Bio: I have been practicing Traffic and Criminal Law for over 25 years. I quickly established myself as an attorney that battles in a courtroom to ensure that my client's rights are preserved and protected. For DUI cases, blood and breath tests require...
    Schmitt Law Firm
    2600 Grand Boulevard, Suite 380, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
    Bio: There simply is no substitute for the combination of expertise and proven success. Tim Mudd has more than 25 years of proven courtroom success. Mr. Mudd focuses his practice on two areas of the law: Defending clients charged in federal and state c...
    The Law Office of Preston Jones
    1201 N.W. Briarcliff Parkway, Second Floor, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Federal Crime and more
    Bio: I practice criminal defense, and immigration law. I represent criminal defendants in cases at the state and federal level involving DWI, assault, drug offenses, theft, and sexual offenses. My expertise encompasses all areas of immigration law, wit...
    McGonagle Spencer Johnson LLC
    4505 Madison Avenue, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: My name is Jarrett Johnson, and for more than 30 years I’ve devoted my career to representing people whose lives have been turned upside down by injuries, abuse, and other tragedies. My work centers on sexual abuse at religious boarding schools, n...
    The Angles Law Firm, LLC
    1609 W. 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 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...
    Solomon & Peter LLP
    140 Walnut St., Suite 10, Kansas City, MO
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Josh Peter began his legal career in 2003 when he first volunteered to help at the Public Defender Trial office in Kansas City, Missouri while still in law school. He then spent the next 12 years at the trial office representing thousands of clien...
     
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