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273 lawyers specializing in Criminal Defense are available in the Charleston, SC area.

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Charleston has 273 Criminal defense Attorneys with 1066 Reviews

  • Michael Sahn

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    Sahn Law Firm
    225 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 105, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 29 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Top Rated Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Attorney Who Gets Results! Former State Prosecutor.

    Practice area
    50% Criminal defense, 10% Personal injury, 10% DUI and DWI, and more.

    Cost
    Free Consultation
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    30 minutesContingency A contingency fee is the percent of the final award a lawyer will receive as compensation. For some of these cases, lawyers will only be paid if there is a successful outcome. 33%-33%

    License
    SC, Active since 2007

  • Scott Bischoff

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    Adams & Bischoff
    171 Church St Suite 360, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 11 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Review: “Scott is an amazing attorney. He is very passionate about his work. His dedication, honesty, integrity are amazing. If there are things you need to hear but may not want to hear he will tell you anyway because when he ...

    Practice area
    50% Criminal defense, 40% DUI and DWI, 5% Licensing, and more.

    Cost
    Free Consultation
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    60 minutes

    License
    SC, Active since 2008

  • Christopher Adams

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    Adams & Bischoff
    171 Church St Suite 360, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 14 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Protecting liberty. Finding Solutions. Fights for people facing charges in state and federal courts.
  • Timothy Kulp

    116 Church Street, 3rd Floor, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 24 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Experience. I am proud to be a criminal defense lawyer. I have over three decades of experience in criminal justice as a former FBI agent, former Assistant State Prosecutor (Solicitor), former Charleston City Prosecutor and municipal judge. This d...
  • J. Mastantuno

    171 Church Street, Suite 160, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 20 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Attorney J. Allen Mastantuno was not always a defense lawyer. As a former prosecutor for South Carolina's 9th Judicial Circuit, J. Allen Mastantuno handled hundreds of cases, including Murder, Armed Robbery, Burglary, Trafficking Drugs and Felony ...
  • Rose Parham

    Parham Law Firm, LLC
    231 King Street, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 8 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 9.5  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Highly Experienced & Aggressive Attorney Helping Clients Throughout South Carolina.
  • Paul Thurmond

    Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, P.A.
    15 Middle Atlantic Wharf, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 16 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Paul R. Thurmond was born in Greenwood, S.C., the youngest son of Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy Moore Thurmond. A native of Aiken, South Carolina, Paul Thurmond graduated from Aiken High School and earned an athletic scholarship to Vanderbilt U...
  • Chase Elliott

    Kulp & Elliott
    116 Church Street, 3rd Floor, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 30 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Serving clients in the areas of civil and criminal litigation, issues relating to firearms, and business transactions.
  • Meagan Gentry

    Gentry Law Firm
    1476 Ben Sawyer Blvd. Suite 3, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 23 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Meagan T. Gentry focuses on providing excellent client service and aggressive advocacy for each and every one of her cases.     Meagan graduated magna cum laude and with Honors from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville Arkansas, where she also...
  • Bradford Andrews

    Law Office of Bradford C. Andrews, LLC
    38 Broad Street, Suite 300, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 1 review
    Avvo Rating: 9.3  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    If you've been charged with a criminal offense, Bradford can help you!
  • Adam Young

    Young & Young, Attorneys at Law
    689 King Street, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 10 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    I was selected as a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, which is an invitation-only organization that recognizes the top 100 trial lawyers in each state.  During law school, I worked for the Navy JAG, NCIS division in Washington, DC and ...
  • Calvin Carroll

    Carroll Law Firm, LLC
    44-C Markfield Drive, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 2 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 9.9  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Drew Carroll is a seasoned criminal defense attorney having successfully defended citizens accused of the spectrum of crimes ranging from capital murder to simple traffic offenses. Drew formed the Carroll Law Firm in January 2010 after deciding to...

    Practice area
    10% Criminal defense, 90% DUI and DWI

    Cost
    Free Consultation
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    60 minutes

    License
    SC, Active since 1997

  • David Aylor

    David Aylor Law Offices
    24 Broad Street, Charleston, SC
    4.5 stars 13 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    "Your Client Focused & Commuity Driven Injury Firm!"Attorney David Aylor Since 2007 David Aylor has been building a thriving law practice in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, establishing a dynamic and experienced presence in the region. Local an...
  • Evan Guthrie

    Evan Guthrie Law Firm
    164 Market Street, Suite 362, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 270 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Evan Guthrie is licensed to practice law throughout the state of South Carolina. The Evan Guthrie Law Firm 164 Market Street Suite 362 Charleston SC 294  
  • Gregory Forman

    Suite 160, 171 Church Street, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 58 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Review: “Gregory Forman was the perfect lawyer for me. He is very knowledgeable in the area of child custody, child support and family law. Gregory has a style which I have never seen in a lawyer before. He doesn't waste yo...
  • Michele Forsythe

    Query Sautter Forsythe, LLC
    The Wappoo Centre, 147 Wappoo Creek Dr Ste 202, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 7 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, Michele Patrao Forsythe is a multi-lingual attorney who still uses her linguistic ability and her cultural heritage every day in her dynamic litigation practice. Mic...
  • Cameron Blazer

    Blazer Law Firm
    192 East Bay Street, Suite 202, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 4 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 9.9  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    As a criminal defense attorney, I often meet my clients at their darkest moments. My job is to shine a light—on overlooked facts, on helpful resources, on legal rights—and help to lift that darkness. It is challenging work I feel privileged to do....
  • Sara Turner

    The Law Office of Sara A. Turner, LLC
    142 Williman St Unit A, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 5 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 8.7  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Sara A. Turner is a graduate of The Charleston School of Law. She has handled criminal cases in Magistrate Court, Municipal Court, General Sessions, Family Court, and Federal Court. She has made nearly 400 court appearances in her years practicing...
  • Annie Andrews

    The Steinberg Law Firm
    61 Broad Street, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 7 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 10  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
    Annie focuses her practice on nursing home abuse and neglect, civil rights violations, and various personal injury matters. An experienced litigator, Annie worked for seven years as a trial attorney at the Charleston County Public Defender’s offic...
  • William Crantford

    Crantford Meehan, Attorneys At Law, LLC.
    50 Folly Road, Charleston, SC
    5.0 stars 6 reviews
    Avvo Rating: 9.5  
    Criminal defense Lawyer Licensed
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