Top Rated Middletown, OH Criminal Defense Lawyers

46 criminal defense lawyers serve Middletown, OH. Compare the best based on 52+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Butler County are listed below.

Sort by:

Best Match

Best MatchBest reviewed on Avvo Most reviewed on Avvo Years licensed: Most to least Years licensed: Least to most

Middletown Has 46 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 52 Reviews

Combs, Schaefer, Ball & Little
1081 N. University Blvd. Ste B, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Bankruptcy & Debt and more

Bio: TO MY CLIENTS, I offer loyalty, confidentiality, competence, diligence and my best judgment. I shall represent you as I should want to be represented and be worthy of your trust. I shall counsel you with respect to alternative methods to resolve d...

Rating: 10

Save

View Profile

Terri S. King, Attorney at Law
300 N. Main St., Suite 350, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence, DUI & DWI and more

Review: "My experience with Ms. King was eye opening and a realistic experience. She really cared about me n my case and went to bat 110% as my defense attorney once she seen the truth of my story. She is very approachable but a no nonsense woman off the r..."

Rating: 7.2

Save

View Profile

Criminal Defense Lawyers in Middletown, OH

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.

The Avvo Rating explained

Let us know
how we're doing!

We'd like to hear from you!

This anonymous survey will take no more than 1–2 minutes to complete.

Your feedback will be used to improve Avvo and provide better support to people with legal needs like yours.

START THE SURVEY

Criminal Defense

The Avvo Rating explained

PRO

Middletown Title Agency
1081 North University Boulevard Suite B, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice and more

Review: "When I first met him I was unsure but my husband insisted I give it time. As I got to know and work my case with Chris he has become very aware that I am not a bad person just made bad choices. He respects me for how hard I work toward my sobriety..."

Rating: 7.0

Save

Call for a consultation(513) 647-6812

Profile

Chat

Message

Paris K. Ellis
1501 South Breiel Boulevard, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Juvenile and more

Review: "I'm glad I hired a highly experienced attorney to handle my case. Very knowledgeable & has decades of experience & was rated the top 20 lawyers in south west Ohio. Paris & his staff kept me updated every step of the way with a VERY successful outc..."

Rating: 7.1

Save

View Profile

Twelfth District Court of Appeals
1001 Reinartz Blvd, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 46 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Juvenile Law, Family and more

Review: "This man is a no-nonsense man; but in a good way. He does not let ridiculous or petty details cloud the bigger picture, and stays true to his objective. I worked with this man in a child custody issue, and i was impressed with his rationale, despi..."

View Profile

Twelfth District Court of Appeals
1001 Reinartz Blvd, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

View Profile

James E. Sherron
301 N Breiel Blvd Ste 100, The Pratt Building, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

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

Review: "I recommend this lawyer to all my family and friends, he was very professional and down to earth, he tried very hard to settle my matter out of trial saving me so much money with a great outcome. He definitely was looking out for mine and my child..."

Rating: 6.7

Save

View Profile

Matthew T. Dixon, Attorney at Law LLC
16 N. Main St., P.O. Box 44933, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy & Debt, Divorce & Separation and more

Rating: 6.6

Save

View Profile

City of Middletown
1 Donham Plz, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I ended up going to court due to unfortunate circumstances with my car being stolen while I was in grad school. Even as a grad student I made sure I maintained minimum car insurance. Well due to my car being stolen, I did not have money to fix the..."

View Profile

Bradley Bolinger
121 Kensington St, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: General Practice, Criminal Defense

View Profile

Cook Howard Law
1501 1st Ave, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Construction and Development, Litigation, Family and more

Review: "Melynda is brilliant, sharp, very skilled, tested and compassionate attorney. We adore her. She saved our lives. She held our hands through a frightening nightmarish time. She was understanding, has years of experience and was able to be correc..."

View Profile

1701 S. Breiel Blvd, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Elder Law, Estate Planning and more

Rating: 6.7

Save

View Profile

Repper Pagan Law, Ltd.
1501 1st Ave, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Appeals, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and more

View Profile

1001 Reinartz Blvd., Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 43 years

Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Criminal Defense, Family and more

View Profile

City of Middletown
1 Donham Plz, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Speeding and Traffic Ticket, Litigation, Criminal Defense and more

View Profile

Twelfth District Court of Appeals
1001 Reinartz Blvd, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

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

View Profile

Jc Shew of The Shew & Dixon Law Office
16 N Main St, Middletown, OH

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 56 years

Practice Areas: Administrative Law, Litigation, Personal Injury and more

View Profile

Criminal Defense Attorney near Middletown (Springboro)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Antony "Tony" Abboud is a partner and one of the proud founders of Gounaris Abboud, LPA. Mr. Abboud is currently licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He belongs to th...

Rating: 9.9

Save

View Profile

Criminal Defense Attorney near Middletown (Springboro)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Juvenile

Review: "Professional lawyer who got me a dismissal of my felony charge. Would definitely recomend him to anyone looking for a good responsible lawyer in Dayton."

Rating: 6.7

Save

View Profile

Criminal Defense Attorney near Middletown (Springboro)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

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

Review: "Cynthia Brandenburg is hands down THE BEST Attorney I have EVER WORKED/DEALT WITH! This young lady is so incredibly knowledgeable, persistent, educated, driven, motivated, respectful, respected, loyal, faithful, firm, dependable, devoted, committe..."

Rating: 6.7

Save

View Profile

Cleves Dayton Fairfield Franklin Hamilton Lebanon Loveland Milford Oxford Trenton Waynesville Wilmington

See Butler County >

See all cities in Ohio >

DUI and DWI Speeding and Traffic Ticket Domestic Violence

See all practice areas

Additional Resources

Additional User Resources

Below, we’ve provided users with navigation to related Criminal Defense as well as common support documents.

Criminal Defense Legal Questions and Information Ask a lawyer FAQ Are my messages private and secure? What is the Avvo Rating? What are reviews?

Resources for Attorneys and Law Firms

Are you or your law firm looking for new opportunities to grow? Are you looking to take control of your profiles on Avvo to ensure your data is accurate and enable users to reach you? Take a look at the resources below to get started.

How to grow your law practice with Avvo? How do I edit my claimed profile? How can I increase my Avvo rating? How do I edit my unclaimed profile?

Transparency and Trust: Understanding our Data and Reviews

We want to make sure our users have confidence in Avvo’s reviews and ratings, as well as the information we provide and moderate. Data provided on Middletown’s Criminal Defense lawyers has been sourced from the lawyers themselves as well as publicly available directories such as the State Bar of Ohio. Lawyers who verify themselves are able to claim their profiles and provide additional information. They can also provide additional data on their practice areas and other messaging related to their practice. No content provided by Avvo on this directory page is generated by AI.

All reviews have been submitted by individuals that create an account on Avvo.com. The quality and accuracy of these reviews is paramount to Avvo, which is why we maintain internal policies and protocols. Reviews are never removed without manual review by our customer success team. Lawyers are unable to remove or modify reviews on their own.

Do you have an idea of how to make this page better or have you spotted something incorrect? Contact our support team today.

Attorney Insights

The following lists have been provided to help inform. Use the sort link that follows each list to see all results formatted in the same manner.

Licensed the longest 10

Newest to the area 10

Most Reviewed 10

Best Reviewed 10

Which Criminal Defense lawyers have been licensed the longest in Middletown, OH?

James Cyril Shew 56 years licensed
John Edwin Sharts III 51 years licensed
Wayne Paul Stephan 51 years licensed
Steven Michael Runge 50 years licensed
David Allen Chicarelli 50 years licensed
Joseph Anthony Lehman 48 years licensed
Michael Edward Powell 46 years licensed
Paris Kent Ellis 45 years licensed
John David Smith 45 years licensed
Jennifer Jo Batliner 43 years licensed

Sort lawyers by Most Years Licensed

Which Middletown, OH Criminal Defense lawyers are newest to the area?

Krystina Elizabeth Garabis 5 years licensed
Zachary Adam Barnhart 8 years licensed
Grace Hogan 9 years licensed
Keali Lois Chambers 9 years licensed
Kathryn Alyse Rettich 9 years licensed
David Anthony Chicarelli 11 years licensed
Janna Maureen Banks 14 years licensed
William John Beckley 15 years licensed
Ashley Michelle Bretland 15 years licensed
Cheryl Lynn Collins 16 years licensed

Sort lawyers by Most Recently Licensed

Who are the most reviewed Criminal Defense lawyers in Middletown, OH?

Sort lawyers by Most Reviewed

Who are the best reviewed Criminal Defense lawyers in Middletown, OH?

Sort lawyers by Best Reviewed

Middletown, OH Criminal Defense Lawyers

Middletown Has 46 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 52 Reviews

Rocky Gene Ball