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    Missouri Has 1374 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 5608 Reviews

    Brandon L. Kane

    Brandon L. Kane

    5.044 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    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...
    Rating:  10
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    Kevin E. J. Regan

    Kevin E. J. Regan

    5.015 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    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...
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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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    Trae Bertrand

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    Trae Bertrand

    5.020 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Wills & Living Wills and more
    In need of an attorney for DWI, Drug Charges, Traffic Ticket, Misdemeanor or Felony? Give us a call.
    Rating:  8.5
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    Charles Louis Barberio

    Charles Louis Barberio

    5.013 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime
    Bio: My name is Charles Barberio. I have won dozens of jury trials and handled hundreds more to favorable dispositions through pleas or dismissals. That being said, I think the thing my clients like about me the most is my genuine personality. Usually ...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Thomas D. Carver

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    Thomas D. Carver

    5.03 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Thomas Carver has practiced law for over 43 years and has represented nearly 300 clients in federal criminal cases. His portfolio includes representing defendants in a number of capital murder prosecutions to sophisticated white-collar criminal in...
    Rating:  10
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    Russell Phillip Dempsey

    Russell Phillip Dempsey

    5.011 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Bio: Russ Dempsey attended the University of Central Missouri where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. He then attended Washburn Law School in Topeka, Kansas, where he graduated with honors in 200...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Taylon McCafferty Sumners

    Taylon McCafferty Sumners

    5.0124 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Taylon Sumners-Schwartz is an award winning attorney who handles criminal matters ranging from complex litigation to minor traffic offenses. Sumners-Schwartz Law, founded by Taylon in April of 2024 is a locally owned law firm serving Mt. Vernon, M...
    Rating:  7.6
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    Scott Bradford Pierson

    Scott Bradford Pierson

    5.030 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: Client centered representation is Mr. Pierson's focus. Understanding that each client has unique issues that requires unique representation. Scott created Twibell Pierson Criminal Law in 2019. He partnered with Bert and Branden Twibell, two of Spr...
    Rating:  9.9
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    Brian James Cooke

    Brian James Cooke

    5.015 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime
    Bio: The Law Offices of Brian J. Cooke, LLC is a top rated criminal defense law firm representing individuals under investigation or facing criminal prosecution in Missouri State and Municipal Courts. Attorney Brian Cooke has been named a Rising Star b...
    Rating:  9.7
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    Joseph Peggs Welch

    Joseph Peggs Welch

    4.69 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    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 ...
    Rating:  10
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    Jennifer Koboldt Bukowsky

    Jennifer Koboldt Bukowsky

    4.713 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    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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    Daniel Joseph Dodson

    Daniel Joseph Dodson

    4.516 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 38 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket
    Review: "Dan represented my (x) husband & myself back in 1996. My husband was charged with attempted murder & I was charged with a class C felony. These charges were not true. We lived in a small town in NE Missouri. The case was big news there. Things loo..."
    Rating:  9.7
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    Nicholas Justin Dudley

    Nicholas Justin Dudley

    5.010 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Learn more about me at I represent people in three types of cases: criminal defense, consumer fraud, and firearms.
    Rating:  9.6
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    Andrew Stephen Talge

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    Andrew Stephen Talge

    5.02 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    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...
    Rating:  10
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    Jason Anton Korner

    Jason Anton Korner

    4.69 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime
    Bio: A full service criminal defense firm that specializes in the areas of DWI, Sex Crimes, and Federal Criminal Defense. Our firm offers an aggressive defense by engaging in a thorough investigation of each case. With the prosecutor's focus on DWI enf...
    Rating:  10
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    Allison Robyne Gerli

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    Allison Robyne Gerli

    5.023 reviews
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    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Adoption, Domestic Violence and more
    Bio: Allison joined The Center for Family Law as an associate in 2013 and concentrates her practice in family law. This includes divorce, child custody and support, third-party custody cases, adoptions, prenuptial agreements, guardianships, and orders ...
    Rating:  10
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    Steven Michael Dioneda

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    Steven Michael Dioneda

    5.07 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Bio: After graduating from St.Louis Universtiy School of Law in 1986, I handled predominantly criminal defense matters for the first 2-3 years logging 17 jury trials over that period. Starting in 1989, I began handling personal injury claims throughout...
    Rating:  10
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    TJ Kirsch

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    TJ Kirsch

    4.918 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, DUI & DWI and more
    T.J. Kirsch provides zealous advocacy, fights each case, and tries cases to juries.
    Rating:  7.7
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    J. Denise Carter

    J. Denise Carter

    5.022 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Denise is licensed to practise in Missouri, Kansas and England. Her entire career has been devoted to criminal defense and personal injury. She has handled numerous high profile cases across the world. Now practising in Lees Summit, Missouri, she ...
    Rating:  10
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    Anthony Joseph Muhlenkamp

    Anthony Joseph Muhlenkamp

    4.813 reviews
    Missouri Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I am a criminal defense attorney. That is all that I do. I do not dabble in other areas of law. I solely practice criminal defense. Whether your case requires a jury trial, plea negotiations, or appellate advocacy, I have done all of these things ...
    Rating:  9.6
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