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ArizonaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Phoenix, Arizona

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Arizona, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Arizona should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Jaime C Hindmarch

Jaime C Hindmarch
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 24 years, Jaime C Hindmarch is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Matthew Franklin Leathers

Matthew Franklin Leathers
Matthew F Leathers PC
45 W Jefferson St Ste 501
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Licensed for 17 years, Matthew Franklin Leathers is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona Sta... read more >

James P Leonard

James P Leonard
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 29 years, James P Leonard is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern U... read more >

Melissa Stewart Mcglothlin

Melissa Stewart Mcglothlin
Law Office of Melissa McGlothlin
4455 E Camelback Rd C250
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Licensed for 16 years, Melissa Stewart Mcglothlin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Diego School of Law... read more >

Albert Jaynes Morrison

Albert Jaynes Morrison
Law Offices of Albert Jay Morrison
3145 E Chandler Blvd Ste 110-133
Phoenix, AZ 85048
Licensed for 18 years, Albert Jaynes Morrison is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Rhonda A O'neal

Rhonda A O'neal
Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 30 years, Rhonda A O'neal is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Univers... read more >

Amy B Offenberg

Amy B Offenberg
City of Phoenix
PO Box 4500
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 27 years, Amy B Offenberg is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Boston University School of Law... read more >

William W Owsley

William W Owsley
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 30 years, William W Owsley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Tara Egita Parascandola

Tara Egita Parascandola
Tara Egita Parascandola Attorney at Law
PO Box 9506
Phoenix, AZ 85068
Licensed for 25 years, Tara Egita Parascandola is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Ari... read more >

Daniel B Patterson

Daniel B Patterson
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 45 years, Daniel B Patterson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Miami School of Law... read more >

Rosemarie Pena-lynch

Rosemarie Pena-lynch
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 19 years, Rosemarie Pena-lynch is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. John's University School of Law... read more >

Sara L Priestley

Sara L Priestley
Office of the Legal Defender
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 32 years, Sara L Priestley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Detroit Mercy School of Law... read more >

Jason C Rosell

Jason C Rosell
Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 23 years, Jason C Rosell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Universi... read more >

David Rothschild Jd

David Rothschild Jd
Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 27 years, David Rothschild Jd is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended St. Mary's University School of Law... read more >

Lynda J Russell

Lynda J Russell
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 31 years, Lynda J Russell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended U of Georgia... read more >

Carla A Sanders

Carla A Sanders
Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 31 years, Carla A Sanders is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Nebraska College of Law... read more >

Amy Sitver

Amy Sitver
Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 25 years, Amy Sitver is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

Michael J Smith

Michael J Smith
PO BOX 94328
Phoenix, AZ
Licensed for 38 years, Michael J Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Northern IL... read more >

Zachary Nathaniel Storrs

Zachary Nathaniel Storrs
Storrs Law Firm, PLLC
1641 E Osborn Rd Ste 8
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Licensed for 17 years, Zachary Nathaniel Storrs is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona Stat... read more >

Patrick J Waltz

Patrick J Waltz
Law Office of Patrick J. Waltz, PLLC
13835 N Tatum Blvd Ste 9-219
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Licensed for 21 years, Patrick J Waltz is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Michael T Westervelt

Michael T Westervelt
Michael T Westervelt
850 N 6th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Licensed for 30 years, Michael T Westervelt is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

William H Wynn

William H Wynn
Law Offices of David A Black
40 N Central Ave Ste 1400
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 11 years, William H Wynn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Universi... read more >

Richard G Zielinski

Richard G Zielinski
Law Offices of Richard G Zielinski
49 W Lewis Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Licensed for 28 years, Richard G Zielinski is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Sarah Elizabeth Delaney

Sarah Elizabeth Delaney
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas
400 E Van Buren St # 1900
Phoenix, AZ 85004-2509
Licensed for 10 years, Sarah Elizabeth Delaney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Virginia School of Law... read more >

Chelsea Moritz Mitchell

Chelsea Moritz Mitchell
1850 N Central Ave Ste 1400
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 7 years, Chelsea Moritz Mitchell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Arizona Summit Law School... read more >

Kaitlin Sofia Verdura

Kaitlin Sofia Verdura
Verdura Law Group PLLC
PO Box 45345
Phoenix, AZ
Licensed for 17 years, Kaitlin Sofia Verdura is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Golden Gate University School of Law... read more >

Christopher T Rapp

Christopher T Rapp
Ryan Rapp Underwood & Pacheco, PLC
3200 N Central Ave Suite 2250
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Licensed for 34 years, Christopher T Rapp is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Univ... read more >

Roni Tropper

Roni Tropper
Community Legal Services
PO Box 21538
Phoenix, AZ
Licensed for 28 years, Roni Tropper is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Maurice A. Deane School of Law - Hofstra University... read more >

Debbie Jang

Debbie Jang
Dentons US LLP
850 W Adams St Ste 201
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Licensed for 5 years, Debbie Jang is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Columbia Law School... read more >

Zachary J. Thornley

Zachary J. Thornley
Thornley Law Firm
1650 N Dysart Rd Suite 4
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Licensed for 9 years, Zachary J. Thornley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Arizona Summit Law School... read more >

Alexis Jean Brooks

Alexis Jean Brooks
4455 E Camelback Rd C250
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Licensed for 8 years, Alexis Jean Brooks is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Arizona Summit Law School... read more >

Matthew A Buesing

Matthew A Buesing
4727 E Bell Rd Ste 45-372
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Licensed for 24 years, Matthew A Buesing is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Marquette University Law School... read more >

Carmen Mary Gosselin

Carmen Mary Gosselin
CG Law PLLC
420 W Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Licensed for 16 years, Carmen Mary Gosselin is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Un... read more >

Ashley Renee Oddo

Ashley Renee Oddo
111 E Taylor St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 8 years, Ashley Renee Oddo is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of San Francisco School of Law... read more >

Robert S Shipman

Robert S Shipman
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 21 years, Robert S Shipman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Univer... read more >

Sierra Mariel Taylor

Sierra Mariel Taylor
4201 N 24th St Ste 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Licensed for 10 years, Sierra Mariel Taylor is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Un... read more >

Thomas A Vierling

Thomas A Vierling
4340 E Indian School Rd Ste 21-502
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Licensed for 32 years, Thomas A Vierling is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Indiana University Maurer School of Law... read more >

Maren Emily Sorensen

Maren Emily Sorensen
225 W Madison St
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Licensed for 8 years, Maren Emily Sorensen is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Gonzaga University School of Law... read more >

Jason J Navarro

Jason J Navarro
202 E Earll Dr Ste 370
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2677
Licensed for 5 years, Jason J Navarro is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Arizona Summit Law School... read more >

Mark David Dubiel

Mark David Dubiel
Law Offices of Mark D DuBiel
3420 E Shea Blvd Ste 103
Phoenix, AZ 85028
Licensed for 28 years, Mark David Dubiel is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - Universit... read more >

Marc A Adair

Marc A Adair
Attorney at Law
2942 N 24th St Ste 114
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Licensed for 31 years, Marc A Adair is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended California Western School of Law... read more >

Shabnam Amiri

Shabnam Amiri
Maricopa Legal Defenders Office
222 N Central Ave Ste 8100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 26 years, Shabnam Amiri is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Southwestern U... read more >

David Keith Le Lievre Jr

David Keith Le Lievre Jr
Alcock & Associates PC
2 N Central Ave Fl 26
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 10 years, David Keith Le Lievre Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Arizona Summit Law School... read more >

Michael A Leal

Michael A Leal
Michael A Leal PLC
4001 N 3rd St Suite 405
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Licensed for 28 years, Michael A Leal is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended James E. Rogers College of Law - University of Arizona... read more >

Caroline Ney

Caroline Ney
City of Phoenix
PO Box 4500
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 27 years, Caroline Ney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State University... read more >

Thomas F Stubbs

Thomas F Stubbs
Office of the Legal Advocate
222 N Central Ave Ste 154
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Licensed for 25 years, Thomas F Stubbs is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Arizona State Univers... read more >

John A Phebus

John A Phebus
The Law Offices of John Phebus
17505 N 79th Ave #315
Glendale, AZ 85308
Licensed for 30 years, John A Phebus is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Woodrow C Thompson

Woodrow C Thompson
Gallagher & Kennedy PA
2575 E Camelback Rd # 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Licensed for 23 years, Woodrow C Thompson is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Ariz... read more >

David Eisenberg

David Eisenberg
David Eisenberg PLC
3550 N Central Ave Ste 1155
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Licensed for 28 years, David Eisenberg is a Criminal Defense and Alternative Dispute Resolution lawyer who attended Washington University S... read more >

Donald W MacPherson

Donald W MacPherson
The MacPherson Group PC
24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy STE 103-551
Peoria, AZ 85383
Donald W MacPherson is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended Oklahoma City University School of Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Certifications

State Bar of Arizona Certification in Criminal Law - The State Bar of Arizona recognizes attorneys who have submitted to the highest form of evaluation as specialists in criminal law.


Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice

AACJ seeks to improve the practice of criminal defense law in Arizona, and also serves as an advocate for positive criminal justice reform.


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