Top Rated Dayton, VA Criminal Defense Lawyers

18 criminal defense lawyers serve Dayton, VA. Compare the best based on 61+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Rockingham County are listed below.

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Dayton Has 18 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 61 Reviews

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: I graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Law. After law school I began my legal career with the employment law defense firm of Wimberly Lawson Seale Wright & Daves, PLLC, upon admission to the Tennessee bar in December of 1997. My ex...

Rating: 9.0

Call for a consultation(540) 730-1907

Robert Stuart Hahn's Website

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

An Experienced Criminal Defense Lawyer With Proven Results

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(540) 534-0838

A. Gene Hart's Website

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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 Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Immigration

Review: "First of all, I’d like to thank Aaron for representing me and the great job he did on my case. I was dealing with a federal conspiracy charge in the western district of Virginia and was facing 10 years to life in prison. Funny thing is he was actu..."

Rating: 9.3

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Family

Bio: H. Eugene Oliver, III is a partner at Evans Oliver, PLC who focuses his practice on criminal defense, traffic matters, and custody/visitation cases. Eugene is committed to providing zealous advocacy and high quality representation for all of his c...

Rating: 10

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Review: "Mr. Evans if a very knowledgeable criminal attorney. He is also very busy, which is a good thing. He will give you all the fact as per the law and will give you all your options. He will guide you through the whole process. He is very level headed..."

Rating: 9.9

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Adoption, Divorce & Separation and more

Rating: 9.7

Call for a consultation(540) 733-7341

Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Expungement

Review: "Excellent lawyer. Very informed. He is not lazy, he does his job and does it very effectively. He knows his laws. I was very impressed with his services."

Rating: 7.5

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

Bio: Trial Attorney is what I prefer to be known as when it comes to my profession. I take on every case with the attitude of "lets get an acquittal." I enjoy assisting my clients and their families when they need the services of an attorney who will w...

Rating: 6.6

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: David Martin brings almost two decades of experience to his practice as both a defense attorney and prosecutor.Martin began his career during his third year of law school, where he was granted temporary admission to the West Virginia Bar to pract...

Rating: 7.4

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more

Bio: I have a simple approach to practicing law. I believe that if I serve and treat my clients in the manner in which I would want to be treated, and if I pursue excellence in my work, my clients will be pleased with my representation and will recomme...

Rating: 6.3

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Joe is amazing. Easy to work with, highly efficient, professional and helpful with speeding incident. He went above and beyond to get the situation resolved for me. I would definitely recommend Joe for any of your legal needs."

Rating: 6.2

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Commercial and more

Review: "Very positive experience going to Obenshain Law Group! Justin and his staff are top quality when it comes to legal services and I always felt like I was in the best hands. Throughout the case, I saw the deep commitment from Justin and Maud to help..."

Rating: 7.0

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Appeals and more

Rating: 8.0

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family

Review: "I waited till the day before court to contact him and met him the day of my hearing and he put up a great fight in my defense! He was court appointed too and I didn’t expect such a good defense! Definitely will use him again!!"

Rating: 6.5

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and more

Bio: Fluent in Spanish. John has been successful in criminal defense at both the state and federal level, immigration (particularly in dealing with the immigration consequences of criminal charges), domestic, business, and civil litigation.

Rating: 7.6

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Litigation, Criminal Defense

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and more

Rating: 8.4

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Criminal Defense Attorney near Dayton (Harrisonburg)

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Immigration, Litigation and more

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